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Mangalore: New Life Activists Arrested for Attempting to Convert

  •   Sat, Oct 18 2008 03:44:04 PM

Daijiworld Media Network- Mangalore (SNK/SP)

Mangalore, Oct 18: A case was filed with the Suratkal police station and a New Life activist was arrested by the policemen thereof, for his alleged attempt for religious conversion on Friday October 17.

The accused Dilip Stephen Peirera (36), a resident of Akashbhavan, who is suspected to be a New Life activist, was arrested. The accused is said to be a friend of Rajesh, son of Kashinath M Naik, resident of Katipalla fourth Block and an employee of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers.

On reaching home from work in the afternoon after finishing first shift, Kashinath found that Stephen was preaching his wife and children on the contents of the Bible. The accused was produced in the court.
  

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  • Walter Saldanha, mangalore

    Mon, Oct 20 2008

    Would somebody explain what is 'conversion'. Here in this case what was converted, who was converted and how much? Has conversion become so simple and easy. Are these Naiks so fragile and their faith is so shallow that anybody speaks to them will convert them? Please let us know was it a forcible conversion or an induced one? In this case now people will not speak to the people of other religion, due to the fear of police arresting them.

    Is it possible for anybody to go to the house of a person who is following different faith. Is this conversion rule meant only for Christians and not for others? In Orissa, so many Christians are forced to be Hindus by the VHP, these rules do not apply there, no arrests have been made so far. This is injustice, this is not democracy but only dictatorship. Even worst types of dictators have respected other religions.

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  • Roshu, Dubai/Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 20 2008

    Finally police seems to be awake. Bravo.

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  • Sagar , Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 19 2008

    Ronald Point No. 1. 2. 3. & 4. I totally agree with you. If , Suppose I am a very good friend of Mr. Naik & he invite’s me to visit him does he going to arrest me? I don’t think so….. Mr. Naik will never do this….. I can clearly see this is not him somebody else trapped activist's visiting him.

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  • Ravi Poojari, Moodabidri

    Sun, Oct 19 2008

    This is nothing but barbaric act of police. Why arrest & for what? Naik family do they become Pereira now? Ravi

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  • ronald, barkur

    Sun, Oct 19 2008

    This incident is yet another bizarre claim and the following arguments are in order:
     1. If Mr Naik came back from work and found his son’s friend preaching to his family, it obviously follows that he (Mr Naik) found his family members listening to his preaching. Did Mr Naik ask his family why they were paying attention to the preacher ?
    2.If Mr Naik’s family members were willingly paying attention, that means they (particularly adults) were “Partners in the preacher’s crime” and Mr Naik ought to have them arrested too -now that he has acquired special legal rights (not according to the Indian Constitution) to serve Notice to people who participate in preaching
    3.Suppose Mr Naik’s family (wife) told him they were not paying attention to the preaching, then what’s Mr Naik’s problem?
    4.If ,on the other hand, Mr Naik’s wife complained that they were unhappy about the unsolicited preaching, then why did they politely tell the preacher that they were not interested ? In short, Mr Naik has no case against the preacher. The reported Case violates both Sense and Sensibility.

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  • cyril mathias, udupi

    Sun, Oct 19 2008

    The police are acting as the agents of sangh parivar.Did they lack muscles to arrest people distributing communal books to innocent children near the schools in Belthangadi? The police want immidate promotions.So they want to please their communal boss.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves , Bannur Puttur/Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 18 2008

    Why arrested? Have any sense? Conversion is a Constitutional Guaranteed Right. The Police can arrest only the innocents. Does the law enforcement have any sense? The accuser should be arrested immediately for falsely accusing. Is it so easy to convert any person??? Police dare to arrest associates of BJP

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