Gurgaon: Four women were arrested for allegedly trying to persuade children from economically weaker families to convert to Christianity by offering free education, books, food and outings at a makeshift school in Ghata village.The case came to light after a man approached Sector 56 police station on Saturday, alleging that some women were running a school for children living in slum settlements and makeshift rooms near a service station along Southern Peripheral Road (SPR). He alleged that the women distributed food and essential items while engaging in activities aimed at religious conversion.Acting on the complaint, a team led by SHO Sukhpal raided the premises and found four women and several children there. The women were subsequently arrested.“They used to come there to educate the children and work towards their development. By offering books, food items and the lure of picnics, they were allegedly motivating children towards religious conversion and encouraging them to adopt Christianity,” ACP (Sadar) Kapil Ahlawat said.Police said the women had been visiting the premises every Saturday for nearly a year. One of them, Suman Kumari (21), regularly taught the children, while the others also visited and gradually became acquainted with them.Apart from Suman, a recent graduate from Azadpur in Delhi, the others who were arrested are Lalnunpuii (31), an HR professional from Mizoram living in Dwarka; Ashmita Chahar (35), a Nepal native living in Kotla who volunteered with cancer patients at a hospital; and Rajkumari Chaoba Singh (36), a Manipur resident who worked as a lead analyst in a private company in Gurgaon.Police recovered a CCTV camera, a mobile phone from Suman and a register containing the children’s names and other details. “We are examining CCTV footage and the register. More names have emerged, and a team has been formed to trace these children,” Ahlawat said.An FIR was registered under Section 3(a)(i) of Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2022, which prohibits conversion through allurement, coercion, force, threats or fraudulent means, and Section 3(5) of BNS, which deals with criminal acts committed by several people in furtherance of a common intention.
