Three Christian families allege assault, threats to abandon faith in Bengal; police deployed in area

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Three Christian families in Bengal allege that they were assaulted, threatened, and pressured to abandon their faith or take part in religious rituals against their wishes. Police have been deployed in the area and the families have filed complaints.

The aggrieved families, which have been residing in the area for the past 30 years and converted to Christianity around 18 months ago, have also complained to police that they were forced to participate in certain religious rituals against their wishes, a senior officer told