RAMPUR:  In connection with an alleged case of forced religious conversion in Rampur, a priest from a nearby church has been arrested.

Police said, Polo Messiah, the accused priest, has been charged under several sections of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act.

Sansar Singh, additional DCP, Rampur said, the case was registered when Rajeev Yadav, a local resident, filed a complaint against the defendant, who would be imprisoned.

The DCP said, "The local police station got the information that a priest, Polo Messiah, a resident of Civil Lines, was gathering people from other communities and trying to convert them."  "We are questioning him and he will be sent to jail tomorrow," said the police official.

In a related case, the Sitapur Police filed an FIR against two individuals on December 21 in relation to an alleged forced religious conversion that occurred in the state.

According to the police, two Indians and four Brazilians allegedly staged a programme in Shahbajpur hamlet where they allegedly persuaded residents to convert to Christianity.

Nine people were previously named in an FIR filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police in October for allegedly being forced to convert to Christianity in Meerut.

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