India, July 28 -- Two people, including an American, have been arrested for allegedly attempting to convert a Pune resident to Christianity by promising financial support and mental peace.

The complainant, Sunny Bansilal Danani, 27, accused Schaefer Javin Jacob, 41, who is from California, Stiven Vijay Kadam, 46, and a 16-year-old of visiting his home and allegedly urging him to convert to Christianity on Sunday.

The three allegedly said accepting Jesus as the only true God would bring Danani peace, prosperity, and happiness, dismissed other religions and deities as myths, and promised financial aid upon conversion.

Police registered a case based on Danani's complaint under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita Sections 299 (deliberate and malicious ...