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
Sama Ben was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.
On December 5, 2021, authorities arrested Ben and five others 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 Ben bail. Ben was released around this time.
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"A Christian pastor’s plight points to a community under siege in Madhya Pradesh" Scroll.in
"Nine Christians in Central India Arrested on False Forced Conversion Charges" International Christian Concern (ICC)
"Investigation: How VHP and Madhya Pradesh police colluded to put a Christian pastor in jail" Scroll.in