12 Christians arrested for abandoning the Hindu religion

Within 4 days, 12 Christians were accused of attempted fraudulent conversion under the anti-conversion law of the state of Uttar Pradesh, in India.

On Sunday 18 July, 9 Christians were arrested for violating the anti-conversion law of theUttar PradeshThree days later, 3 other Christians were arrested in Padrauna for the same reason. He brings it back International Christian Concern.

In the Indian district of Gangapur, 25 Hindu nationalists broke into a prayer meeting on Sunday 18 July and accused Christians of illegally luring Hindus to convert to Christianity.

Sadhu Srinivas Gautham, one of the Christians involved, said: “It was as if they wanted to kill me on the spot. The police, however, arrived and escorted us to the police station ”.

Sadhu Srinivas Gautham and six other Christians were taken to the police station and accused of violating the anti-conversion law of Uttar Pradesh which prohibits religious conversion by "fraudulent means or by any other improper means, including marriage". "They told us that we must deny our Christian faith and go back to Hinduism," Gautham added.

And again: "The police officer and district administration officials demonized us by saying that we have abandoned the traditional religion of Hinduism in India and accepted a foreign religion".

After being sentenced to three days in prison, the 7 Christians were released on bail on charges of violating at least six articles of the Indian Code.

Source: InfoChretienne.com.