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BJP leaders held

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They forcibly vacated the tenant of the Lower Mission Bungalow situated near the Ajmer Club


  • Complaint filed on behalf of CNI Bishop of the Diocese of Rajasthan
  • Christian leaders alleged the move was part of a conspiracy to take possession of church properties

    JAIPUR: More than a dozen persons, including local leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, were arrested in Ajmer for allegedly trying to encroach upon the property of the Church of North India. This followed a complaint filed on behalf of Collin S. Theodore, the CNI Bishop of the Diocese of Rajasthan, in the Civil Lines police station.

    There was tension in the area on Monday as Gopal Choudhary of Srinagar Panchayat Samiti, along with a group of supporters, forcibly vacated the tenant of the Lower Mission Bungalow situated near the Ajmer Club.

    Mr. Choudhury, who claimed a lease deed for the property in his name for 20 years, issued by Solomon Smith of Indore, was among the 13 persons arrested. Mr. Choudhary and another arrested,Vishnu Prasad Chokriwal, are local BJP leaders.

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