'Was Under Pressure To Convert': Woman In Uttarakhand Missionary Case
NDTV
On Friday, villagers had clashed with organisers of an event attended by Christian clerics at Devdhung in Uttarkashi district, accusing them of unlawful conversion
An important witness in the alleged conversion incident here told the police on Monday that people associated with a Christian missionary were offering to bear the costs of her marriage as well as giving her gifts to tempt her to convert, police said.
The woman, who is of Nepali origin, in a statement to the police said one Jagdish Thakur and people associated with the missionary had for days been offering to meet the expenses of her marriage and give her gifts, Deputy Superintendent of Police Surendra Singh Bhandari said.
She had come under their pressure and accepted the invitation to the programme held on December 23, she said in her statement.
They wanted to convert her, she added.
