Five Christians get bail a month after arrest for conversion in India
Christian leaders say harassment increased after a revised anti-conversion law was enacted in central India UCA News reporter Updated: March 09, 2021 08:54 AM GMT
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Satprakashan Sanchar Kendra Catholic media center in Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: Facebook)
Madhya Pradesh High Court in central India has granted bail to five of nine Christians arrested a month ago on charges of violating a law that criminalizes religious conversions.
The court on Feb. 4 granted bail after state police failed to substantiate the charges filed against the five.
“The other four in jail are also expected to get bail this week as they have moved the High Court against a trial court that denied them bail,” said Pastor Patras Savil, who is helping those arrested to secure their legal rights.
Christians arrested on conversion charge denied bail in India
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Hindu activists march in Jhabua on Jan. 11 to demand the closure of all Christian churches in the district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. (Photo supplied)
Nine Christians charged under a newly enacted anti-conversion law in central India s Madhya Pradesh state plan to seek bail from the state s High Court after a trial court denied them bail.
The court in Indore city turned down the bail application on Jan. 27, a day after the Protestant Christians were arrested from a Catholic media center where they had gathered for a routine prayer service.