Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur is turning into a hub of missionary conversion, over the previous few months as many as six cases have been reported. In all these cases, FIRs (First Information Reports) have been registered and the victims have said that they had been lured to Christianity and Jesus. The victims had a listing of issues that had been promised upon conversion; from lavishing home to money cash, from a greater job to medical therapy, the missionary representatives promised every part.
Other than this, there have been set laws to lure different individuals by way of the chain technique. The one who transformed not too long ago would get two extra individuals to the prayer and the 2 will get one other 4 and in flip, all of them will get their cash. The extra the individuals the extra the wage per 30 days.
Organiser brings to you particulars of those cases and the statements of the victims in respective FIRs.
Case 1: A Church was working on authorities land
Aman Kumar Gautam a resident of the Purana Kanpur space registered a grievance towards Shobhit Daniel son of Thomas and Shobhit son of Gulshan below sections of the Uttar Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act.
Gautam accused the duo of illegally turning a authorities colony right into a Church. He registered the grievance after the accused tried to lure his father to Christianity.
As per the FIR (quantity–163/2023) registered at Nawabganj police station on September 3, Gautam advised the police in regards to the unlawful conversion happening in the colony. He lives in the Vishnupuri labour colony.
The accused advised his father that if he began visiting the Church usually, he may eliminate all his issues. For this he simply wants to turn into Christian, as quickly as he turns into a Christian, he’ll get Rs 50,000 from the Church, a home to dwell and the Church will bear all his medical bills.
He advised the police that the pastor requested his father to apply water given to him by the Church to his eyes and Jesus would remedy all of the illnesses. The precise phrases had been, “Agar ye paani aankho me lagaoge to Prabhu Yeshu ki nemat barsegi”.
The sufferer knowledgeable the members of Bajrang Dal after which this grievance was lodged. As per the FIR, the accused males have been booked below sections Three and 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act. It is noteworthy that each the accused had been apprehended by the Kanpur police on September 3.
Notably, there’s a church named Paternal Gospel Church in India Episcopal and Serving Society at 60/08 Shramik Colony Vishnupuri, Nawabganj. Its chairman Shobhit Singh had registered the church in 2002. On each Sunday he used to assemble individuals on the Church and in the title of getting them jobs, homes and drugs lured them to Christianity.
Case 2: School grew to become therapeutic floor
In June 2023, Organiser reported a case from the Epifani School in Kanpur Nagar the place a so-called medical camp was organised and in the title of therapy, individuals had been lured to Christianity.
On June 24, Narendra Parmar, a resident of the civil strains space of Kanpur registered an FIR (quantity–73/2023 on the Colonelganj police station on June 25) towards the organisers of the occasion at Colonelganj police station. In his grievance, Parmar advised the police that, on June 24 one in every of his buddies Shivam knowledgeable him a few medical occasion to be organised at Epifany School close to Apollo Hospital in the Chunniganj space. The organisers promised that they might remedy any illness. They additionally promised all of the bills from meals to journey can be coated by the managers.
Filing an attention-grabbing report from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh;
On June 24, Epifani School hosted a medical occasion. However, it turned out to be a non secular program as spiritual prayers had been organised, envelopes crammed with money had been distributed amid chants of Haleluya, Here’s a video: pic.twitter.com/KhxfhD2kDn
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In the occasion some oil was distributed among the many individuals with envelopes, some had money and a few didn’t. Some of the occasion volunteers, all Christians took Hindus apart and advised them about their faith.
Offering the cash envelopes they mentioned, “In the next event you will get so much money that you cannot even imagine, it can make you rich and healthy”.
As per the FIR the police booked the accused below sections 3/ 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act.
Case 3: In the final 4-5 years transformed at the very least 200 Hindus
A Hindu lady named Babli Devi gave an FIR (quantity–72/2023) on the Kohna police station of the Kanpur district on August 10, 2023. She alleged that poeple dwelling in their colony have been luring harmless Hindus to Christianity in trade for cash. They provide a sum of Rs 10,000 every in order to convert them. Earlier they had been focusing on different individuals however once they contacted Babli’s household, she knowledgeable the police.
Based on Babli’s FIR police booked Meclon Singh and Marris Singh below sections 3 / 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act.
As per the reviews, ACP Akmal Khan mentioned that the missionaries focused the Manipurwa township and transformed about 200 Hindus to Christianity in about 4 to 5 years. Not solely this, in addition they received a church established in Vishnupuri. People’s prayer conferences began being organized on the Church. They had been referred to as on the pretext of attending prayer conferences and had been transformed to Christianity by luring with cash, jobs, marriage and options to different issues together with medical therapy.
Case 4: Man from Punjab promised to remedy a person in Kanpur
In March 2023, a similar case was reported on the Ravatpur police station of the Kanpur district. Referring to a viral video, the complainant, Vikas Kumar Gupta accused a person for unlawful conversion. This unidentified man from Punjab got here to Kanpur, in order to deal with a person recognized as Neeraj who was an alcoholic. The man carried out some customs and chanted sermons. After his therapy the person introduced Neeraj for example and mentioned, Those who don’t imagine in Jesus will undergo like him. If they begin believing in Christianity, they won’t have to see a day like this in this life.
Based on this FIR (number- 99/2023 registered on the Ravatpur police station of the Kanpur district) the accused recognized in the viral video was booked below sections Three and 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act.
Case 5: Man lured with cash and marriage
In November 2022, a person accused the pastor and his confederate of luring him to Christianity towards cash and the promise of marriage.
As per the FIR (number-584/2023) registered on the Ghatampur police station on November 7, 2022, the complainant Ishu Awasthi accused 4 individuals of illegally changing Hindus to Christianity.
As per the grievance, On October 31, the pastor Prakash Sonare and confederate Rajesh Sankhwar requested him to convert to Christianity. Upon conversion, he’ll begin getting a hard and fast quantity as a month-to-month wage and the pastors will make it possible for he additionally will get a spouse. The pastor will not be alone to do that in the realm, he’s joined by his spouse and others. All of them lure harmless Hindus with such guarantees and get them transformed.
Following this grievance, the police launched a raid on the Church and located spiritual texts in giant numbers.
Joint Commissioner of Police Anand Prakash Tiwari mentioned, “It has been alleged that a particular church is using unfair means to promote religious conversion. We have launched an investigation and people of interest are being questioned. We are trying to find out whether the people were converted by unfair means or by their own choice.”
All these accused particularly, Prakash Sonare, Rajesh Sankhwar, Jagram, and spouse of Prakash Sonare have been booked below sections Three and 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act.
Case 6: 15 unlawful Church constructed in Ghatampur
The Kanpur police raided a Church in Ghatampur the place they discovered spiritual texts in giant numbers. These texts confirmed that the Church was concerned in unlawful conversion actions of scholars from main to faculty degree. Based on these findings the police additionally registered an FIR on the Ghatampur police station.
Shubham Saurya Agnihotri, District Convenor of Bajrang Dal in Ghatampur, knowledgeable the police that Pastor Anil Masih and Pastor Haloon of the P.F. M.B. church conspired to convert the scholars by means of books, on which the Ghatampur police raided the church, the place the police have recovered books starting from junior to diploma faculty.
During the police raid in the church situated in Jawahar Nagar, the police discovered books titled God’s Identity, God is Good, Nigeria’s Light, Good Quality. These books can be found for main to fifth-grade college students, whereas some books have been ready for college students from junior highschool to diploma faculty. Many paperwork related to the Friend Mission Prayer Band had been discovered there. The police additionally discovered a register from the Church, in which the police discovered proof of overseas funding.
Case 7: Gang involving individuals from Korea busted in Kanpur
In a case from the Chakeri Shyam Nagar police station, Kanpur, a Korean man was booked for illegally working a conversion syndicate in town. In two and a half years, his gang transformed lots of of individuals to Christianity. The syndicate was uncovered on March 4, 2023.
The police arrested two accused in the case, Abhijeet and Rajat Gypsum, a resident of Korea, and despatched them to jail. The police investigation has revealed that the mastermind of the jailed conversion gang was Rajat Gypsum, a resident of Korea. For the final two and a half years, he was working conversion courses by taking a rented flat in Shyam Nagar.
The police recovered Pham plates in giant numbers other than the spiritual texts, and a step-by-step information for changing individuals was additionally recovered. Notably, the individuals visiting the non permanent Church had their attendance marked.
Other than these two, Jeevan, Shivansh, Sheetal, and Rana ji concerned in the case labored on the remaining stage of changing individuals.
Two of their victims advised the media how they had been transformed.
Rickshaw puller Shivansh mentioned that his spouse was a affected person of epilepsy. After coming in contact, he alongside together with his household began attending the prayer assembly at Abhijeet and Rajat’s flat. The spouse received numerous reduction from the drugs and worship of Jesus Christ. The kids had been additionally enrolled in the varsity by them. The monetary situation of the household had improved loads. Because of this, he additionally began motivating individuals to turn into Christians.
Jeevan, a avenue vendor, advised that he didn’t have cash for his daughter’s marriage. After coming in contact with the Church they didn’t pay any dowry. Also, the individuals helped loads in the wedding. Due to this, he and his household had been prepared to turn into Christians. Not solely this however now he was leaving his work and going to the slums of Kanpur simply to propagate faith and encourage individuals for conversion.
This is how the syndicate labored; For instance, one one who has not too long ago transformed was requested to convey two individuals to the conversion class. Now each of them got the duty of bringing different individuals. In the identical manner, the entire chain turns into erect. Whatever comes by means of whose community. Their title was registered on their respective account solely. As a rule, cash was given to convey each particular person. The extra individuals in the chain, the extra month-to-month wage and amenities the particular person would get.
Organiser couldn’t discover the FIR for this case.
Readers ought to know that Organiser has been reporting cases like these from totally different elements of Bharat. not too long ago we compiled some cases from Kushinagar the place the ‘Changai Sabha’ was caught changing individuals. Read a report on this case right here.
