Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
Silchar: The Assam Police on Saturday morning detained two US nationals in Assam’s Sonitpur district for allegedly propagating Christianity, officials aware of the matter said.
Police said they were detained following complaints from local residents in the district’s Tezpur area.
Sonitpur superintendent of police (SP) Susanta Biswa Sarma said the duo were fined $500 for their alleged attempt to propagate Christianity without proper permission.
“They were on tourist visas, and as per the provisions, they cannot perform religious activities or propagate religious ideologies. Hence, we called them to the police station and imposed fines of $500 each,” SP Sarma said.
Police, however, did not reveal their names. No case was registered against them, said police.
In October 2022, seven German nationals and three Swedish nationals were detained from Assam’s Golaghat and Dibrugarh district for allegedly flouting visa norms by indulging in missionary activities.
The police took them to Guwahati and later deported them to their country.
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