MUMBAI, India – In India, police arrested 19 Christians for distributing religious literature at two government-run schools without the permission of the school staff.
The arrests took place on Friday in Bihar, a state in Eastern India, on Sep. 26.
According to the Times of India, the police said 17 of the 19 arrested persons were from the South Indian state of Telangana.
The religious literature included Bibles, photos and pamphlets. This literature – along with three four-wheelers and a bike – were seized by the police.
The arrests were made after a complaint by the headmaster of a school in Nibiya village.
Bihar is the third most populous state in India, with over 130 million people. However, there are only around 100,000 Christians.
The Christians were charged with trespassing, obstructing government work and propagating religion in an illegal manner. They were granted bail after the charges were issued.
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