Christian school heads among 20 arrested in Madhya Pradesh over 'exorbitant' fees

Christ Church Boy’s Senior Secondary School, Jabalpur. (Photo: Christian Today India) Authorities in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district have arrested 20 individuals, including principals of several prominent Christian-run schools and Rt. Rev. Ajay Umesh Kumar James, the Bishop of the Church of North India and Chairman of Christ Church Schools. They are accused of violating fee … Read more

Key suspect in 2010 T.J. Joseph hand-chopping case arrested after 13 years

(Photo: Unsplash) In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Savad, the first accused in the shocking 2010 hand-chopping case of professor T.J. Joseph. Savad, 38, was apprehended on January 9 from Kannur district where he had been living under the assumed name Shajahan and working as a carpenter. The arrest comes … Read more

Vice chancellor of prestigious agricultural university arrested amidst controversial circumstances

Dr. Lal’s arrest. (Photo: Circulated on Twitter) In a shocking development, Dr. Rajendra Bihari Lal, the Vice Chancellor of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on charges of attempted murder. The incident, which unfolded on 31 December 2023, involved allegations that two individuals accompanying Dr. … Read more

Two pastors arrested, jailed under Unlawful Religious Conversion in Uttar Pradesh

(Photo: Pixabay) Two Christians were arrested and booked under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act for praying on New Year’s Eve in Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh. Pastor Arun Kumar and Pastor Ram Tahal gathered to pray on New Year’s Eve along with about 100 believers on December 31 in Ram … Read more

Christian in Uttar Pradesh arrested for praying in his house on New Year’s Eve

Police in Uttar Pradesh detained a Christian, along with a guest, for praying in his own house on New Year’s Eve in Maharajganj district yesterday. Pastor Raj Kishore along with some of his friends had gathered in his own house for New Years’ Eve in Sonbarasa village on December 31, when the Kothibari police reached … Read more

Calls for end to India's anti-conversion laws after hundreds of Christians arrested

(Photo: Unsplash/Arihant Daga) There have been calls for India to do more to protect the religious freedom of minority faiths after reports that hundreds of Christians have been arrested under controversial anti-conversion laws. UCA News reports that 398 Christians – mostly Protestant pastors and church members – have been arrested in the state of Uttar … Read more

Pentecostal mission center demolished in Uttar Pradesh; pastor, 17 others arrested

Hindu nationalist government officials in Uttar Pradesh have demolished a Pentecostal mission centre and arrested 18 people amid concerns over the persecution of the Christian minority in the country, according to reports. The demolition took place last Wednesday in the Bhulandih area of Jaunpur district, according to the Union of Catholic Asia News. A special … Read more

Imphal court grants bail to arrested Meitei youths: unraveling the backlash

People in Mizoram demonstrate against the horrifying occurrences and continued assault against women in Manipur. (Photo: Screenshot of images shared on social media) After a 48-hour bandh early last week in Imphal valley against the arrest of five Meitei youth for possessing firearms, an Imphal court recently granted bail to the five. The court’s decision … Read more

Christians in UP arrested and released on bail after being accused of conversion

(Photo: Unsplash) On August 15, the police in Uttar Pradesh accused 37 individuals, including 19 women, of engaging in purported conversion charges in Jaunpur district’s Rajjupur village. Five individuals, three of whom were pastors, were detained and freed on bail the same day after being brought before a sub-divisional magistrate. Pastor Dinesh Kumar told UCA … Read more