Bhopal: Dharmendra Dohar, the man who alleged that he had been illegally converted by a group of Christians, has told reporters that he has been a member of the right wing group, the Bajrang Dal, for a year. The man -- who complained to the police that he was illegally converted and paid Rs. 5,000 for it - was, however, unwilling to confirm that claim before television cameras.
Asked if he has really changed his religion, Dharmendra Dohar told reporters, "I can't speak on this... If I do, I will get embroiled in the issue... it will be said that I'm changing my statement". The "group", he said, doesn't want "such people (Christians) to come in here".
Dharmendra Dohar's complaint had brought to the police to a village in Satna on Thursday, where a pre-Christmas programme had been organized by the local seminarians. Five men, one of them a priest, had been arrested.
"The Fathers and Brothers had gone for the programme, when a group of Bajrang Dal people had turned up and accused us of carrying out conversions and then the police came... After being taken to the police station, they were beaten up by another group of Bajrang Dal members," said Fr Robin.
The Bajrang Dal's accusations of conversions, he said, were entirely false.
No case has been filed on the assault.
Rajesh Hingankar, a senior police officer, said, "18-year-old Vikas Shukla was arrested on Saturday for allegedly torching the car".
Asked if he has really changed his religion, Dharmendra Dohar told reporters, "I can't speak on this... If I do, I will get embroiled in the issue... it will be said that I'm changing my statement". The "group", he said, doesn't want "such people (Christians) to come in here".
Dharmendra Dohar's complaint had brought to the police to a village in Satna on Thursday, where a pre-Christmas programme had been organized by the local seminarians. Five men, one of them a priest, had been arrested.
The carolers -- around 30 of them -- were picked up and questioned by the police.
"The Fathers and Brothers had gone for the programme, when a group of Bajrang Dal people had turned up and accused us of carrying out conversions and then the police came... After being taken to the police station, they were beaten up by another group of Bajrang Dal members," said Fr Robin.
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The Bajrang Dal's accusations of conversions, he said, were entirely false.
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No case has been filed on the assault.
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Rajesh Hingankar, a senior police officer, said, "18-year-old Vikas Shukla was arrested on Saturday for allegedly torching the car".
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