As many as 19 members of the Christian community , including 11 women, have been arrested in Bihar's Kaimur district for distributing religious literature among students of two government-run schools without taking permission from the headmasters concerned.
Police said 17 of the arrested persons were from Telangana . Three four-wheelers, a bike and religious literature, including Bibles, photos and pamphlets, were seized from them. The arrests were made after a complaint by the headmaster of a school in Nibiya village.
The arrested persons were produced before a CJM court in Bhabua and remanded in judicial custody on charges of trespassing, obstructing govt work and propagating religion in an illegal manner, the SDPO said.
Police said 17 of the arrested persons were from Telangana . Three four-wheelers, a bike and religious literature, including Bibles, photos and pamphlets, were seized from them. The arrests were made after a complaint by the headmaster of a school in Nibiya village.
The arrested persons were produced before a CJM court in Bhabua and remanded in judicial custody on charges of trespassing, obstructing govt work and propagating religion in an illegal manner, the SDPO said.
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