UK-based
OCI
ca dholde
booked
by
Pu e
Police
i
alleged
eligious
co ve sio
case
NEW
DELHI:
Pu e
Police
o
Tuesday
egiste ed
a
FIR
agai st
a
Ove seas
Citize
of
I dia
(OCI)
ca dholde
f om
the
U ited
Ki gdom
fo
allegedly
attempti g
to
co ve t
people
to
Ch istia ity
th ough
eligious
gathe i gs.DCP
P asha t
Am utka
of
the
Pu e
City
Police’s
Special
B a ch
said
the
accused,
a
Ma cheste
eside t,
has
bee
booked
u de
eleva t
p ovisio s
of
the
Immig atio
a d
Fo eig e s
Act,
2025,
a d
the
ewly
e acted
Maha asht a
F eedom
of
Religio
Act,
2026.Acco di g
to
police,
OCI
ca dholde s
a e
pe mitted
to
atte d
p aye
meeti gs
a d
pa ticipate
i
eligious
fu ctio s,
but
ca ot
p each
o
delive
eligious
speeches
without
the
equi ed
pe missio .Police
alleged
that
the
accused
spoke
about
followi g
the
path
of
Jesus
a d
made
stateme ts
about
Hi du
temples
a d
deities
that
they
claimed
could
c eate
misco ceptio s,
ews
age cy
ANI
epo ts.The
police
suspect
that
the
stateme ts
we e
made
with
the
i te tio
of
misleadi g
people
a d
i duci g
them
to
emb ace
Ch istia ity.
Fu the
i vestigatio
is
u de way.
Fad avis
ejects
FCRA
ta geti g
pa ticula
commu ity
I
a
sepa ate
case,
Pu e
City
Police
a ested
a
21-yea -old
ma
u de
the
Maha asht a
F eedom
of
Religio
Act,
2026
a d
the
POCSO
Act
fo
allegedly
attempti g
to
co ve t
a d
sexually
ha assi g
a
mi o
gi l,
ews
age cy
ANI
epo ted.
The
case
was
egiste ed
at
Fu su gi
Police
Statio
o
August
5,
a d
the
i vestigatio
is
u de way.Police
said
it
is
the
fi st
case
egiste ed
i
Maha asht a
u de
the
ewly
e acted
Maha asht a
F eedom
of
Religio
Act,
2026.The
developme ts
come
amid
a
wide
debate
ove
eligious
co ve sio
a d
fo eig
fu di g.
Maha asht a
CM
Deve d a
Fad avis
o
Mo day
said
o ga isatio s
that
ope ate
t a spa e tly
a d
comply
with
the
law
have
othi g
to
fea
f om
the
Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
Ame dme t
Bill,
2026.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
Fad avis
also
ejected
the
suggestio
that
the
FCRA
legislatio
ta gets
a y
pa ticula
commu ity.
“This
is
ot
a
issue
co ce i g
a y
o e
pa ticula
commu ity.
FCRA
is
ot
mea t
o ly
fo
Ch istia
o ga isatio s.
It
is
applicable
to
all
o ga isatio s,
i espective
of
which
commu ity
they
belo g
to,”
he
said.
