A Christian organization in a northern Indian state has filed a police complaint against a Hindu godman, accusing him of hurting religious sentiments by making baseless statements on religious conversion.
Jatinder Gaurav of the Global Christian Action Committee said they complained against Dhirendra Krishna Shastri to the police in Amritsar, the holy city for Sikh people in Punjab state, on Oct. 23.
Gaurav alleged Shastri targeted the Christian community and used a derogatory word for them. He demanded that the police register a case and take legal action against the godman.
Shastri, the head priest of Bageshwar Dham, a pilgrimage site in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, is considered a rabble-rouser.
On a three-day visit to Punjab, he said Hindus were being lured to convert but the “evil forces” would not be allowed to do it.
Christian groups took offense to a particular word he used for them and sought an apology.
Shastri refused and said: “I have come to know that some people have a problem with my visit. They are objecting to why I used the word… I used it… If you have any problem, stop offending innocent Hindus. We will not offend you.”
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