Ghaziabad: Fifteen persons were arrested from Karhera colony in the district for allegedly persuading residents to convert to Christianity and practise the religion.Police said they acted on a complaint by a local resident, Subhash Chand, who alleged that religious sessions were being organised in a house in the colony to persuade people to take up Christianity against monetary benefits. Dinesh, the owner of the house where the prayer meets were being held, was among the 15 arrested.The complainant alleged that Dinesh had called some members of the Christian community to speak about religious conversion and persuade people with monetary benefits. After he lodged a complaint, we registered a case under relevant sections of the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, said Shubham Patel, DCP (trans-Hindon).Police said that on Monday, they came across a group of people — seven of them women — who arrived at Dineshs house to participate in one such session. They had travelled in a grey van with a Delhi registration number. They told us they had all adopted Christianity and had been called for a prayer meeting at Karhera by Dinesh. People from nearby areas also attended the meeting, where they discussed religion and the power of prayer. They admitted they were planning to persuade more people to join them, Patel said.The 15, police said, had come in touch with one another through a self-styled godman, Bajinder Singh, of Chandigarh.Dinesh would organise the prayer meetings and call people from across NCR to attend them. The Monday meeting, for which he had invited some 100 people, would take place at his house. The participants were told they would be paid for education and health if they adopted Christianity. At times, they would be sent to Chandigarh to attend prayer sessions, the DCP said.Police said they were trying to find out how many people had been converted in the area. An investigation is underway, Patel said.We also published the following articles recentlyAshish Vidyarthi and Rupali Barua respond to trollers who said they were too old to get marriedActor Ashish Vidyarthi and his wife Rupali Barua have responded to criticism and trolling regarding their marriage in a recent interview. Rupali stated that she didnt care about the negative comments because she didnt know those people, and she didnt read the comments anyway. She emphasized that the blessing of having a partner in her life outweighed any negativity. Ashish also discussed his previous marriage and the decision to divorce, and mentioned his upcoming film appearance in Vishal Bhardwajs spy thriller Khufiya.Family had plans to shift to Para, were awaiting registrySatish Chandras family members in Lucknow claimed that he had purchased a property but couldnt shift due to the incomplete registry. Despite requests, his sister-in-law refused to move to a better place. Chandras nephew and wife expressed disappointment over his decision. In another news, the Karnataka High Court denied a womans claim for a job in place of her deceased brother, stating that the definition of "family" under the Karnataka Civil Services Rules does not include a sister.Dinesh, Mamatha emerge winnersRam Dinesh and Mamatha Gotte emerged as champions in the Telangana State ranking tenpin bowling tournament. In the mens final, Dinesh defeated Wivek Singh, while Mamatha triumphed over Sindhura in the womens title clash. Dinesh made a comeback after initially trailing behind Wivek, securing victory by an 11-pin margin. Special prizes were awarded to Wivek Singh for the highest average in a 6-game block and to Mamatha G for the highest average in a 4-game block.

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