<p>Four people were detained for their alleged involvement in the assault of a man over charges of religious conversions in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, police said on Thursday.</p><p>The detention was made on the basis of a complaint by the man's wife that he was assaulted and paraded with a garland of shoes around his neck by a mob over allegations that he converted some people to another religion, Dhenkanal SP Abhinav Sonkar said.</p><p>"Based on the complaint lodged by pastor Bipin Naik’s wife, we have detained four people after examining several individuals. A case has been registered at Parjang Police Station under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS),” he said.</p>.Odisha: Security tightened in Puri Jagannath Temple after social media post threatens bomb attack.<p>The injured pastor has undergone medical examinations, and the statements of witnesses have been recorded so far, the SP said.</p><p>Though the incident happened on January 4 in the Parjang Police Station area, it came to light after the man's wife lodged the complaint, following which an investigation was initiated, another officer said.</p><p>According to the complaint, a group of 15 to 20 people, armed with bamboo sticks, attacked his house when he was praying.</p><p>The mob allegedly beat the man, a Christian, forcibly smeared him with vermilion, garlanded him with footwear and paraded him in the village.</p><p>Naik was also compelled to bow before a temple, his family alleged.</p><p>The wife rejected the allegation that the man was involved in religious conversions.</p><p>On the allegation that the victim was forced to drink water from a drain, the SP said the claim was found to be incorrect during the preliminary inquiry.</p>
<p>Four people were detained for their alleged involvement in the assault of a man over charges of religious conversions in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, police said on Thursday.</p><p>The detention was made on the basis of a complaint by the man's wife that he was assaulted and paraded with a garland of shoes around his neck by a mob over allegations that he converted some people to another religion, Dhenkanal SP Abhinav Sonkar said.</p><p>"Based on the complaint lodged by pastor Bipin Naik’s wife, we have detained four people after examining several individuals. A case has been registered at Parjang Police Station under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS),” he said.</p>.Odisha: Security tightened in Puri Jagannath Temple after social media post threatens bomb attack.<p>The injured pastor has undergone medical examinations, and the statements of witnesses have been recorded so far, the SP said.</p><p>Though the incident happened on January 4 in the Parjang Police Station area, it came to light after the man's wife lodged the complaint, following which an investigation was initiated, another officer said.</p><p>According to the complaint, a group of 15 to 20 people, armed with bamboo sticks, attacked his house when he was praying.</p><p>The mob allegedly beat the man, a Christian, forcibly smeared him with vermilion, garlanded him with footwear and paraded him in the village.</p><p>Naik was also compelled to bow before a temple, his family alleged.</p><p>The wife rejected the allegation that the man was involved in religious conversions.</p><p>On the allegation that the victim was forced to drink water from a drain, the SP said the claim was found to be incorrect during the preliminary inquiry.</p>