Overview

• The Pimpri-Chinchwad police arrested American citizen Schaefer Javin Jacob and his Indian associate, Steven Vijay Kadam, on July 28 following allegations of offering money to convert a Pune resident to Christianity.
• Police booked the pair under Sections 299 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and invoked Sections 14(b) and 14(c) of the Foreigners Act against Jacob.
• Investigators detained a 16-year-old in connection with the case before releasing him to his mother.
• Two mobile phones were seized and are undergoing forensic analysis to trace communication and financial records.
• Authorities are examining Jacob’s repeated tourist and business visa entries since 2016 for potential misuse in facilitating religious outreach.