A Christian prayer meeting was violently disrupted on 14 July when a Hindutva mob forcefully entered a residence in Dehradun’s Nehru Colony.
The mob, led by Devendra Dobhal, a self-proclaimed former Army soldier and RSS worker, accused the participants of conducting mass conversions, despite no evidence supporting this claim.
The prayer meeting, organised by Pastor Rajesh Bhoomi, quickly turned into a scene of chaos. “They misbehaved with the children too. They slapped their heads and asked them why they participated in this prayer. They told them to never take part in Sunday prayers in the future,” Newslaundry quoted Bhoomi as saying.
“When they kept banging on our door, I finally opened it and asked them what’s the matter. And without even talking to me, they just barged inside and started accusing us of religious conversion…I told them whatever problem you have with us, we can sit and discuss it. But they did not listen to me. Instead, they started shouting at us. They said that people from our faith drink blood and our women do not apply sindoor. I told them that whatever I do in my personal life is none of your business…after that, they vandalised our house.” Complaint registered by Bhoomi’s wife, Deeksha Paul, read.
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