Four detained for creating ruckus at missionary school in MP over "religious conversion"

Bhopal | Tuesday | 7th December, 2021

Summary:

Bhopal, Dec 7 (PTI) Police have detained four persons in connection with vandalism and ruckus allegedly created by activists of right-wing groups at a missionary school in Ganjbasoda town in Madhya Pradesh"s Vidisha district the day before over the purported religious conversion of eight students to Christianity.

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday said the police are directed to ensure that such incidents are not repeated.

Police on Monday registered a case of rioting against unidentified persons after the incident which occurred on the premises of Saint Joseph School in Ganjbasoda, some 105 km from Bhopal, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The education institute had denied the charge of religious conversion.

“The type and nature of Ganjbasoda incident is different.

Four persons have been detained and directions were issued that such incidents should be prevented from recurring," Mishra told reporters.