A 60-year-old pastor and his son were arrested on Sunday after members of right-wing extremist group Bajrang Dal protested outside a church in Fatehpur district, accusing the duo of forced conversion by luring Hindu women with money and other promises, reported PTI. The protesters also briefly surrounded the police vehicle in which the pastor, David Gladion, and his son Abhishek Gladion (30) were being transported. During a prayer meeting at the church, the Bajrang Dal workers gathered outside and held a protest for nearly three hours, alleging that Hindu women were being lured to the church with promises of money, jobs and free education for their children.They also alleged that around 150 people, including a large number of women, were present inside the church at the time.On receiving information about the protests, Circle Officer Veer Singh reached the spot with a large police contingent. However, the police took the pastor and son into cutsody. According to Radha Nagar Station House Officer Vinod Kumar Maurya, a case has been registered under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act against the pastor, his son and seven unidentified persons, based on a complaint filed by a local, Dev Prakash Paswan.Meanwhile, a police officer was quoted by the PTI as saying publicity vehicles were being used to invite villagers to prayer meetings. One such vehicle was seized during the protest, and religious literature was recovered from it, he said.
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