{"id":4706,"date":"2023-11-09T08:07:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T08:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/pastor-arrested-under-anti-conversion-law\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T08:07:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T08:07:07","slug":"pastor-arrested-under-anti-conversion-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/pastor-arrested-under-anti-conversion-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastor Arrested Under Anti-Conversion Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hindu radicals disrupted a worship service on Feb. 6, 2022, accusing Pastor Ramesh Verma of breaking anti-conversion laws. Police arrested Ramesh and placed him in jail. For the first 15 days, Ramesh asked God why he allowed this to happen. But when his son brought him a Bible and other prisoners became interested in what it had to say, Ramesh&rsquo;s perspective changed: he began to minister to his fellow prisoners and lead them to Christ. He and his younger son distributed 60 New Testaments in the prison. After three months in jail, Ramesh was released on bail, but the church has been forcibly closed and his evangelism efforts are restricted while the case is pending. The family has faced considerable hardship from the arrest and detention, including job loss and rejection by family members. Nevertheless, Ramesh continues to visit and encourage church members while he awaits a verdict. <br \/>Ramesh Verma; Police arrested Pastor Ramesh for allegedly breaking an anti-conversion law.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/india\/\">Click here<\/a> to find out about Christian persecution in India and learn how to pray.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icommittopray.com\/request\/2587\/pastor-ramesh-verma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Post a prayer for Pastor Ramesh Verma on iCommitToPray.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hindu radicals disrupted a worship service on Feb. 6, 2022, accusing Pastor Ramesh Verma of breaking anti-conversion laws. Police arrested Ramesh and placed him in jail. For the first 15 days, Ramesh asked God why he allowed this to happen. But when his son brought him a Bible and other prisoners became interested in what it had to say, Ramesh&#8217;s perspective changed: he began to minister to his fellow prisoners and lead them to Christ. 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