Overview
- An FIR filed by Devprakash Paswan in Radhanagar names pastor David Gladwin, his son Abhishek and Johan Vishwas alias K K Bengali, along with seven unidentified persons.
- The case invokes BNS Sections 299 and 351 and Sections 3 and 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act.
- Bajrang Dal and VHP workers protested outside the India Presbyterian Church in Deviganj for roughly three hours, blocking exits and urging immediate police action.
- Police said they seized a publicity vehicle and religious literature used to invite villagers to prayer meetings, and they are taking statements from women who were inside the church.
- Officers denied that the accused were assaulted by members of the public and said further steps hinge on the probe, as Christian advocates point to a wider pattern of alleged false-conversion accusations nationwide.