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New Delhi: The police in Rajasthan detained a German couple and four others on Thursday from a rented house in Sri Ganganagar, as they were allegedly involved in illegal religious conversions.
The place is located close to the India-Pakistan border. According to a Times of India report, the main accused are German nationals Swan Baz Bat Jaler and his wife Sandra, Mathew from Kerala, Santosh Varghese from Karnataka, Baljinder Singh Khosa, and Rajesh Kamboj alias Poppy.
As per the police, the German couple recently visited a restricted zone near the international border. The law reportedly states that foreign nationals need prior authorisation to visit those places, and the security agencies are probing how they got access to go there.
The accused, according to the reported probe, were engaged in religious conversions. SP Amrita Duhan said, "A case has been registered under the religious conversion law based on a complaint."
The incident has raised concern among police officials over foreign nationals visiting restricted border areas. They are probing whether the German couple went to other prohibited places. They will be questioned, and the security agencies will verify their travel history.
Earlier in December, the police reportedly arrested at least ten people in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur for alleged religious conversion. According to the complainant, the accused were trying to convert villagers by offering money and other benefits, and pretended to propagate a particular religion.
