Dr Anand P S, casualty medical officer of the hospital, in his complaint, said that the accused Manjula (48), Pal Santhosh (27), Chandru (24), Chandran (38) and Prasad (30) were converting the patients into Christianity, illegally.
Some of the in-patients alerted the officer and within no time another huge group from the Hindu community managed to stall the proceedings and informed the police.
Two bags of pamphlets and many empty forms of Bible Training Centre for Pastors were seized by the police at the hospital.
Venkat Swamy Reddy, a patient said, “They took my address and said that they would counsel me personally at home.”
Ramakrishna, a patient at the hospital, said: “The accused have been coming here every Sunday since I was admitted a month ago. They distributed the pamphlets and said ‘Jesus is the only God who’ll come for your rescue.’
Another patient Raju, who was admitted 10 days ago, said, “They told me that I’ll be cured only by praying. There is no need for medicines or surgery.”
Some workers alleged that a section of the hospital staff supported the missionaries mission of conversion.
Interestingly, a few people have captured the entire proceedings in camera.