Christian missionaries in the tribal areas of the Sukma district in Chhattisgarh are enticing and offering allurements to tribals to get converted.
Sukma Superintendent of Police Sunil Sharma issued an alert to all the police stations in the district to keep an eye on the activities of the Christian missionaries and the converted tribals.
“The Christian missionaries and the tribal Christians are routinely venturing in internal areas of the district and persuading the non-Christian tribals to get converted by enticing and offering them allurement. Owing to this, the situation resulting into a conflict between the local tribals and those converted (to Christianity) can’t be ruled out”, stated the letter.
It added, “Maintain a consistent watch over the activities of Christian missionaries and converted tribals residing in the district and report if any of their acts perceived as suspicious.”
Sharma said the alert was a preventive measure to check any untoward incident.
The New Indian Express quoted the Superintendent of Police Sharma, “The circular is more as preventive in nature rather than prohibitory. Keeping in view some nearby districts where conflicts were reported owing to religious conversions, I intended such a situation shouldn’t arise in Sukma and the social harmony prevails. The police have been asked to gather its own information through their network on religious conversion activities by enticement.”
