05-05-2008, 06:19 AM
Bihar village alleges missionaries harassing people
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Buxar: Residents of Parmanpur village in Biharâs Buxar district have alleged that <b>Christian missionaries lure them to convert and threaten them with violence if they donât obey.</b>
Anjoriya Deviâs husband died death eight years ago and she alleges he was beaten to death by goons hired by missionaries. "They beat up my husband when he refused to convert to Christianity. They have threatened me too," alleges Anjoriya.
Mithilesh Kumar, another resident of the village, alleges the missionaries tried to lure him by offering him a job. <b>âThey said if I remain a Hindu, I will remain unemployed and poor. They said I would have money and a job if I converted to Christianity,â he alleges.</b>
Police in the village say they have arrested two persons after investigating complaints. <b>âInvestigations confirm there have been instances of conversion by intimidation</b>. We have arrested two persons,â said Koran Sahay, officer in charge of the local Kuran Sarai police station.
Missionaries in the village reject the allegations and claim they are being framed. âWe have done no such thing. We are victims of a conspiracy,â said Shyamshun Dayal Ishai, a missionary accused of intimidation.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Buxar: Residents of Parmanpur village in Biharâs Buxar district have alleged that <b>Christian missionaries lure them to convert and threaten them with violence if they donât obey.</b>
Anjoriya Deviâs husband died death eight years ago and she alleges he was beaten to death by goons hired by missionaries. "They beat up my husband when he refused to convert to Christianity. They have threatened me too," alleges Anjoriya.
Mithilesh Kumar, another resident of the village, alleges the missionaries tried to lure him by offering him a job. <b>âThey said if I remain a Hindu, I will remain unemployed and poor. They said I would have money and a job if I converted to Christianity,â he alleges.</b>
Police in the village say they have arrested two persons after investigating complaints. <b>âInvestigations confirm there have been instances of conversion by intimidation</b>. We have arrested two persons,â said Koran Sahay, officer in charge of the local Kuran Sarai police station.
Missionaries in the village reject the allegations and claim they are being framed. âWe have done no such thing. We are victims of a conspiracy,â said Shyamshun Dayal Ishai, a missionary accused of intimidation.
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