A Christian man from Koproli, Panvel approached the Bombay High Court alleging that him and his family have been receiving threats against holding prayer meets at their house on Sundays.
By Vidya
The Bombay High Court has directed the Navi Mumbai Police to provide protection and ensure that a Christian family and their relatives in Koproli, Panvel, can pray in their house on Sundays. The family alleged that they received threats from a right-wing group for holding prayer meetings.
The bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Manjusha Deshpande heard a petition filed by advocate Sharland Davidson (60) who said the newly elected Chairman of his housing complex told him that he could no longer hold prayer meetings. The Chairman allegedly told Davidson that certain anti-social elements had made threats to him that if the meetings were allowed to continue, they would take the law into their own hands and the residents of the complex would also face dire consequences.
Davidson told the court that for six years, he and his family, along with relatives, have conducted prayer meetings on Sundays at their residence. He said he is a devout Protestant Christian and the leader of his local congregation and added that around 20 to 25 people used to gather for these prayer meetings.
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