Bhiwandi, Oct. 6 -- Thane Rural police in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi said on Monday that it has booked three persons, including an American national, for allegedly practising "banned religious activities" and "illegal conversion"

Thane rural police in Bhiwandi have booked three persons, including one American national, for practising banned religious activities and illegal conversion, police said.

Thane Rural police stated that Sainath Sarape, James Watson and Manoj Kolha are booked under Various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) (299,302, 3(5),223, 126 (2), Foreign Nationals Act (section 14) and the anti-superstition law of Maharashtra( section 3).

"All three have been arrested. Matter is being investigated further," they added. ...