MP: Christian priest, two others get two-year sentence for unlawful conversion

Jhabua (MP), Jul 19 (PTI) A court in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district on Wednesday sentenced a Christian priest and two others to two years’ rigorous imprisonment for converting members of a tribal community by offering allurement.

District judge Lakhanlal Garg also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 each on Father Jamsingh, pastor Ansingh and their assistant Mangu.

The three were convicted under section 5 of the Madhya Pradesh Religious Freedom Act, public prosecutor Mansingh Bhuria said.

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