<p class="title">Three persons have been arrested for allegedly trying to influence some people to undergo religious conversion in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The accused approached a group of persons in Bhiwandi town on Sunday and criticised Hindu Gods. They then allegedly asked the group to convert to Christianity, an official at Napoli police station said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The accused also told the group members that they would be suitably rewarded if they spread the message about conversion in society, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">One of the group members later complained to police about the incident, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police subsequently arrested the accused, identified as Gajendra Maruti Devnoor (26), a resident of Lokmanya Nagar in Thane city, Ajay Gautam and Amar Wadvav.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The three were booked under Indian Penal Code Sections 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or beliefs) and 34 (common intention), he added. </p>
<p class="title">Three persons have been arrested for allegedly trying to influence some people to undergo religious conversion in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The accused approached a group of persons in Bhiwandi town on Sunday and criticised Hindu Gods. They then allegedly asked the group to convert to Christianity, an official at Napoli police station said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The accused also told the group members that they would be suitably rewarded if they spread the message about conversion in society, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">One of the group members later complained to police about the incident, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police subsequently arrested the accused, identified as Gajendra Maruti Devnoor (26), a resident of Lokmanya Nagar in Thane city, Ajay Gautam and Amar Wadvav.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The three were booked under Indian Penal Code Sections 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or beliefs) and 34 (common intention), he added. </p>