Mangalore (Karnataka): A woman was reportedly attacked by a group of suspected Hindu group for converting into Christianity at Ullal on the outskirts of the city on January 17.
The woman was waiting at a bus stand for her husband, a conductor with the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, on that day when a petty shop owner there asked her what her name was and whether she was a Hindu.
She responded, saying she had converted into Christianity 15 years ago. The shop owner then alerted a few people present there about her conversion, following which the group, suspected to be Hindu fundamentalists, beat her up, secretary of the Karnataka Mission network Walter J Maben said in a complaint to the police.
He alleged that the police, who arrived at the spot, beat her with lathis and detained her at the police station. The woman was released only after local MLA U K Khader intervened.
Meanwhile, superintendent of police N Satish Kumar confirmed that the incident had taken place and said the deputy superintendent of police Dharmaiah would conduct an enquiry into the incident.
Based on the report, action would be taken against those responsible, he added.
Source: http://sify.com/news/
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