Over 100 people, accompanied by police, barged into a Christian family dinner gathering at a Jamshedpur housing society, alleging that religious conversion was taking place. However, police later said they found no evidence of conversion.
The incident took place on July 26, in an area of Jamshedpur that comes under the Golmuri police station, when members of the Christian community were having dinner to mark the end of a 21-day fasting prayer. Some residents of the housing society where the dinner was being held raised concerns over what they claimed were suspicious gatherings in two flats, where around 50 people were present.
Jitu Lima, a pastor from the local church in Govindpur, told The Indian Express that 40-50 individuals, mostly relatives and acquaintances of church members from other states, were staying in two flats at CF Flats during the fasting prayer period observed by their fellowship.
“No prayer meeting or religious activity was taking place at the time. The flats were being used only for lodging, and everyone had gathered for dinner as it was the concluding day. From small children to the elderly, everyone was present,” he said.
“Suddenly, a mob, along with police personnel, barged into the flats and began questioning the gathering. After about three hours of inquiry, they took six people to the police station,” Lima said.
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