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M'lore: Religious Preaching Allowed, But Not Forceful Conversion-ADGP

  •   Tue, Dec 25 2007 08:02:52 AM

M'lore: Religious Preaching Allowed, But Not Forcible Conversion-ADGP

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (KM/RD)
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje and Sphoorti Ullal

Mangalore, Dec 25: The Constitution allows for the religious preaching. But forceful conversion is not allowed as per the law. If anyone finds forcible conversion, one should inform the police instead of taking law into hands. Strict action will be taken, if anyone takes law into his hand in this connection, cautioned Shanker Bidari, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Law and Order.

Speaking at the press meet in DySP’s office, on Monday, December 24 evening, he informed that members of a specific organization have attacked the gatherings of Church of End Time Full Gospel Harvesters of India, on Sunday, December 23, by assuming that the church is being involved in conversion. A total of 12 persons have been arrested in connection to this incident, he added.

The arrested have been identified as Harish Kapikad-Akashbhavan, Tejkumar Navur-Bantwal, Harish Paduvanje, Mukunda Bantwal, Yashodhar Navur-Bantwal, Shashidhar Kaprigudda, Suresh Kannur, Ramesh Padil, Chethan Padil, Praveenkumar Attavar, Navin Kodical and Satish Kannur.



Commenting on the communal riots of October 2006, he said that a total of 324 cases have been registered in this regard. Out of them, charge sheets are being filed for 261 cases, he said.

Coastal police station:

A total of 5 coastal security police stations will be opened in the coming days. Mangalore, Malpe, Bhatkal, Kumta and Karvar will have these police stations. A speed boat of 10 to 15 tonnes capacity which would cost about Rs 25 crore will be provided to each police station, he announced.

Meanwhile, he confirmed that 6 Naxalites were spotted in the vicinity of Tombottu village, comes under the jurisdiction of Udupi district, few days ago. Udupi SP has already reached the spot, ADGP informed.

Earlier, Shanker Bidari paid a visit to the church located at Kankanady, which had been attacked by the miscreants.
  

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  • arul mark cutinha prabhu, mangalore/bangalore

    Thu, Dec 27 2007

    This article draws the line b/w what is permissible & what is not. It states that religious conversion is perfectly legal as long as it depends on the choice of the one to be converted.

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  • Alfred J. Rebello, Kundapur/Dubai

    Thu, Dec 27 2007

    This kind of act only shows what credibilty they have who invloved in such a heniuos crime on innocents. They themselves undermine their own credibility by doing these un-human acts and one day they themselves will find isolated by all the religions be them Hindus, Christians or Muslims because No religion preach any violence.

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  • vishal pinto, mangalore

    Thu, Dec 27 2007

    The officials should take serious actions against the culprits who have been involved in attacking the religious places. The actions should be such that they shouldnt even dare think to do it in future.

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  • Siva , usa

    Wed, Dec 26 2007

    This message is for miscreants who attacked. Your action is highly objectionable and condemnable. When the people in the meeting were peaceful why the hell should you attack them? If you don't agree with the purpose of the meeting, protest in Gandhian way.

    You are being blinded by your (psuedo) stregth. People of Managalore are very sharp. They will silently withdraw all the support you have (if any) if you continue your voilent ways!! By such attacks neither are you helping your ideologies - people will run away from it

    Personally too you young guys will loose opportunity to be good citizens - your name will be in the police records for ever. Stop this non-sense for your sake, for the sake of your own ideology (whatever it may be). But really stop this for the the love of humanity!!

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