Attack on pastor: Sulthan Bathery police register suo motu case

The Sulthan Bathery police have registered a case as a part of the persevering with investigation into the alleged manhandling try by a bunch of suspected Bajrang Dal activists towards a pastor accusing him of conducting a door-to-door spiritual marketing campaign for conversion in Wayanad district.

The suo motu case was registered on August 2 after a video clip of the alleged assault, which passed off on April 2, 2025 following allegations over forcible religions conversion makes an attempt, resurfaced on numerous social media platforms.

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The assertion of the pastor who represented the Pentecost church can be recorded quickly. However, no formal criticism was raised by the threatened pastor until date.        

Police sources stated efforts had been on to determine the attackers concerned within the incident. The suo motu case was registered underneath Sections 192 (wantonly giving provocation with the intent to trigger riot), 351 (3) [criminal intimidation to cause death or grievous hurt] and Section 3(5) [criminal act done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention] of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 

A senior police officer related to the continuing investigation stated the pastor was threatened by the gang when he reportedly went to a tribal settlement at Cherukad close to Sulthan Bathery to ask youngsters to a summer season trip camp on April 2. “The assertion of the tribespeople on the settlement can be recorded quickly for extra readability,” he added.

The incident involves mild at a time when the State goes via an intense political storm over the current arrest and imprisonment of two catholic nuns in Chhattisgarh, alleging forcible spiritual conversion and human trafficking makes an attempt. The Bajrang Dal and the BJP activists had drawn the criticisms of their political opponents and the church within the identify of supporting the authorized motion.