Pune:
Pune police have filed a case in opposition to a British citizen on the premise of alleged non secular conversion within the identify of preaching at a church within the metropolis, officers have mentioned.
The grievance alleged that the non secular chief from Britain, who had been staying in Pune for the previous few days, was encouraging folks to transform to a different faith below the guise of preaching. Following the grievance, a case was filed on the Khadak police station, with an investigation being initiated.
In line with allegations by Hindutva organisations, the British nationwide was delivering sermons at a church in Guruwar Peth throughout his keep in Pune and utilizing them as a pretext to transform folks.
Following the grievance, police performed a preliminary investigation and registered a case.
The probe revealed that the accused had come to India from Britain on a vacationer visa. In line with Indian legal guidelines and rules, overseas nationals on vacationer visas are prohibited from participating in non secular preaching, missionary actions, or collaborating in public non secular occasions. Regardless of this, it was alleged within the grievance that the chief was preaching on the church.
The case has been registered below the provisions of the newly-implemented ‘Maharashtra Non secular Freedom Act’, which was just lately handed by the Maharashtra Legislative Meeting and Legislative Council.
That is believed to be the primary occasion of a case below the brand new legislation, making it politically and legally important.
Cops are actually investigating what precisely occurred on the church occasion, and whether or not =any non secular conversion try was really made. A crew from the Khadak Police Station is analyzing paperwork associated to the case, visa rules, and the complainants’ claims.
(With inputs from Ajinkya Patil)
