Additional Name(s): Kumtu Vasunia

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: India

Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: December/5/2021

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Conversion

Kumtu Vasuniya

Extra Bio Info:

Kumtu Vasuniya was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

On December 5, 2021, authorities arrested Vasuniya and five others, including her husband, after they were accused of trying to forcibly convert people to Christianity. They were charged under Madhya Pradesh's 2021 Freedom of Religion Act.

On January 17, 2022, the Indore High Court granted Vasuniya bail. She was released around this time. 

Vasuniya is married with at least one son.

Related Cases: Ramesh Vasuniya, Ranga Ben, Sama Ben, Adya, Saju Ben

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