Three women missioners manhandled in Karnataka

According to police the women went to Bhandari’s house to pray on his request.

Hubballi:  Local people in Dalimber Pet area of Old Hubballi in Karnataka state manhandled three women Christian missionaries on Saturday evening accusing them of converting a resident, Narayan Bhandari, to Christianity, police said.

According to police the women went to Bhandari’s house to pray on his request. The residents manhandled the women and recovered some religious pamphlets and books and later handed them over to police, Indian Express reported.

Old Hubballi police inspector Shivanand Chalwadi told the paper that Bhandari had been suffering from knee pain for the past few years. On the suggestion of friends, he started visiting Mantur Road Church to offer prayers and since then, he began feeling better. On his request, the three women went to his residence to pray, he said.

But Bhandari's neighbors started abusing the women claiming that they had come to carrying out conversions. However, the police reached the spot in time and prevented any untoward incident, he added.

Source: New Indian Express