VHP men held, set free on personal bond

Agra | Saturday | 3rd November, 2018

Summary:

Most of the injured men hailed from Kerala and Chhattisgarh. The Christians were booked on the basis of a complaint by VHP activists, who accused them of giving a provocative speech against Hindu religion.On Saturday afternoon police arrested two VHP leaders — Ravi Dubey and Sanjay — and let them go at about 4.30 pm on personal bond.After their release, Dubey and Sanjay claimed, that they had surrendered before police themselves. Agra: Four days after a group of Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( VHP ) activists allegedly attacked a group of Christians while they were delivering a speech in a private hotel at Fatehabad road, two right-wing leaders were arrested and released within five hours on personal bond from Tajganj police station on Saturday.On October 31, Sevala pastor Ravi (who goes by his first name) gave a written complaint against eight named and 15 unidentified VHP men, who allegedly assaulted a group of Christian speakers on October 30 with hockey sticks and clubs while they were addressing a gathering of 150 men and women..