09-08-2008, 08:31 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Religious act sparks protest
DH News Service, Bangalore:
The attempts by a group of six persons allegedly to promote religion resulted in a foreign national and another person from Andhra Pradesh being dragged to the Halasur police station by locals.
An American national Cannon, Raju and Valluri and three others were engaged in a door-to-door campaign at Muniswamy Appa Road in Jogupalaya in Halasur from 4.30 pm. Presenting visiting cards to people, they urged them to visit their Church every Sunday and that their prayers would get answered.
<!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Trouble began an hour later when they allegedly started taunting a group of five teenaged boys in front of a mammoth Ganesha pandal. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->The youngsters who were provoked decided to take them to the police station. As they approached them, the duo tried to abscond but were caught and dragged to the Halasur police station around 6 pm, said Naveen Kumar, who runs his business here. Over 50 people from Halasur joined them. As no inspector was around, the police refused to register any complaint. The group then created a commotion outside the station. Activists from Kannada Rakshana Vedike also landed at the spot.
The group then squatted in front of the station and raised slogans in Kannada, Tamil and Hindi and chanted âBharat Mata Ki Jaiâ. We did not beat them or assault the duo in any manner, claimed the crowd.
A youngster said he had caught two other people a couple of months ago at Cambridge Road and brought them to Halasur police station but they refused to take any action against them. Halasur police have registered a case.
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DH News Service, Bangalore:
The attempts by a group of six persons allegedly to promote religion resulted in a foreign national and another person from Andhra Pradesh being dragged to the Halasur police station by locals.
An American national Cannon, Raju and Valluri and three others were engaged in a door-to-door campaign at Muniswamy Appa Road in Jogupalaya in Halasur from 4.30 pm. Presenting visiting cards to people, they urged them to visit their Church every Sunday and that their prayers would get answered.
<!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Trouble began an hour later when they allegedly started taunting a group of five teenaged boys in front of a mammoth Ganesha pandal. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->The youngsters who were provoked decided to take them to the police station. As they approached them, the duo tried to abscond but were caught and dragged to the Halasur police station around 6 pm, said Naveen Kumar, who runs his business here. Over 50 people from Halasur joined them. As no inspector was around, the police refused to register any complaint. The group then created a commotion outside the station. Activists from Kannada Rakshana Vedike also landed at the spot.
The group then squatted in front of the station and raised slogans in Kannada, Tamil and Hindi and chanted âBharat Mata Ki Jaiâ. We did not beat them or assault the duo in any manner, claimed the crowd.
A youngster said he had caught two other people a couple of months ago at Cambridge Road and brought them to Halasur police station but they refused to take any action against them. Halasur police have registered a case.
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