Additional Name(s): Mangu Singh

Gender: Unspecified

Perpetrator: India

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 2 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: December/27/2021

Date of Sentencing: July/19/2023

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Conversion

Mangu Mehtab Bhuriya

Extra Bio Info:

Mangu Mehtab Bhuriya was detained in relation to their religious activity. 

On December 26/27, 2021, authorities arrested Bhuriya and two others after they were accused of trying to forcibly convert someone to Christianity. A first information report (FIR) was lodged against Bhuriya reportedly under Sections 3, 5, and 10(2) of Madhya Pradesh's 2021 Freedom of Religion Act.

On July 19, 2023, a court in Madhya Pradesh reportedly sentenced Bhuriya to two years in prison. The court also granted Bhuriya bail pending appeal. Bhuriya was likely released shortly after the ruling. 

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