Villagers in Haryana's Hisar allege conversions, miscreants raze church

HISAR (Haryana): A church under construction was demolished in Haryana's Hisar district on Sunday. The miscreants even hoisted a flag with "Shri Ram" written at the site in Kaimri village, 10km from here.

Sources said villagers were angry over the priest's alleged efforts to convert some of the local residents.

Police have registered a case against 14 people named by the priest and started investigation into the matter. But no arrests have been made so far.

"Believers Church" is a Christian denomination with congregations and parishes across the world.

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President of All India United Christian Front Sukhdev said, "This is a matter of shame that the villagers demolished a church. We will hold a press conference in Hisar soon and request the SP to take action against the culprits".

Village sarpanch Dalbir Singh told TOI, "There is not even a single Christian family in Kaimri village. Priest Subhash is trying to convert some of the families by luring them with money, food and other facilities."

"The villagers who have been booked by the police on the complaint of the priest were not involved (in razing the structure). The land where the church was being built was bought by him (priest) from some society and it had even issued a notice to him about the illegal construction of the church. The priest is engaged in occult practices for conversion," Dalbir alleged.

Asked about the flag on the church wall, the villagers refused any knowledge about it. One of them said some children must have hoisted it.

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Villagers in Haryana's Hisar allege conversions, miscreants raze church