| Persecution Watch June 05, 2010 |
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Pastor Warned To Leave His Area in Karnataka Alleged Hindu extremists on May 27 falsely accused a pastor of forcible conversion in Rajanpura village, Hassan district, after disrupting a worship service. Our correspondent Rev. Noel Kotian reported that the extremists led by Manjunath Shastri barged into the rented home of Pastor Siddanagowda Barmanagowda as he led a house church service affiliated with the Karnataka Evangelical Association and warned the pastor to leave the area. The extremists forced the pastor to the Hiriseve police station, where they filed a complaint about the alleged forcible conversions and warned him against conducting worship services in the village, according to the reports. The police told Pastor Barmanagowda to vacate his home and leave the area. |