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Pastor, his wife arrested in Jabalpur |
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Written by Correspondent
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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
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 Jabalpur: A Pastor and his wife have been arrested for their alleged conversion activities in Jabalpur of Madhya Pradesh.
Pastor Sam Oommen of Full Gospel Church of God, who has been working in Jabalpur, was arrested on 4 August 2008 for his conversion activities. The police also took into custody his wife for allegedly assisting him in the activities.
Full Gospel Church of God is a registered society operating in the area since 1982. The society is involved in serving the Christian community through church-based care and other social activities like running destitute homes and schools for underprivileged children. One of the persons who recently received baptism from the Pastor turned hostile and levelled false charges of forced conversion and allurement against him. On 4 August 2008, around 3:30 pm the police came to the church premises and took the Pastor and his wife with their two children under custody. The children have been e given back to a well- wisher later on. The church has been locked and put under police guard. The Pastor has been charged under section 295 A of IPC (Crime against weaker sections) and under Section 4 of Anti-Conversion Bill of Madhya Pradesh. Efforts are under way to bail out the couple. All India Christian Council has condemned the arrest of the Pastor and his wife and sought their immediate release. |
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