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JAMMU: Police person registered a lawsuit against a radical of unidentified radical accused of attempting to lure residents of a colony successful Kathua territory of J&K into spiritual conversion.On Oct 24, 8 constabulary unit successful Kathua, including a sub-inspector, were suspended aft a video clip purportedly showing a radical of locals attacking spiritual preachers successful Juthana country went viral.A lawsuit was registered successful transportation with the battle and 1 of the accused was arrested. Police are looking for others.Officials said the incidental took spot successful a agrarian country of Kathua district, wherever Christian missionaries were reportedly “persuading” villagers to alteration their religion.
They said different FIR was registered connected Oct 25 against unidentified radical pursuing a written ailment filed by the locals alleging attempted spiritual conversion.SSP Mohita said further probe is underway.On Sept 20, assorted Hindu organizations had held a objection successful Samba implicit alleged attempts astatine spiritual conversion by groups of missionaries nether the pretext of societal gatherings.Such allegations are not caller to the state.
In 2011, a pastor named C M Khanna was booked for forcible spiritual conversion successful Kashmir and arrested. According to police, helium revealed that during questioning that astir 15 section Muslims had been converted to Christianity by him.Back then, successful the aftermath of specified reports, the Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir, Bashir-ud-Din, had issued a fatwa directing 3 Christian priests to permission the portion successful 2012, portion a 4th priest, who was the main of a salient missionary school, was enactment connected notice.
