Mob attacks 12 tourists in India for allegedly forcing citizens to convert to Christinity after Facebook post
A group of 12 foreign tourists, accused via Facebook of practicing forced conversions to Christianity in Tangmarg area north of Jammu and Kashmir in India were attacked by a mob. The incident occurred late in the evening of February says Asia News on Tuesday. (see photo and post details below)
Sajan George, president of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) reports that a crowd gathered at 10pm in front of a Srinagar hotel and began throwing stones against the walls and asking for the immediate trial of foreigners, eight Americans and four Koreans.
Police arrived and searched the luggage of all of the tourists, reviewed their documents and found nothing. The crowd was then dispersed.
The police reported that the group has also visited other Muslim countries, including Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.
The violent reaction was triggered by a photo published on the Facebook page Gulmarg News.
The image shows three oriental girls, while the caption warns:
Attention Kashmir!!!
Islam in Kashmir under attack, christians trying to convert muslims into chirtians.Nowadays everyone is aware about christians that they are trying to convert Muslims into christians. Everyday news are coming about such incidents. Today a 15 years boy from Tangmarg, north Kashmir Sajad (Name changed) presented Injeel before some Tableegi Jamaat Members of Tangmarg.
These are the lines that Sajad said”on last thurusday, our neighbouq who is a tourist guide let some unknown foreigners to stay at home at a night as they where his customers. In the next morning they told children to invite their friends and family there because they are going to surprise them. They collected many people there and gave them chocolates, gramants, etc. After that they started speech and said some crazy things like”everbody say There is no Allah. Jesus is God, etc”some illitrate people said it who were present there but i didn’t. They invited me alone to a room when i go there they forced me to accept christianity and gave me chocolate, breslet and a book”Muqadas e Injeel”translated into urdu and told me to read book. I receved by force and went to home when i told my parents they punished me and told me to present it before Moulvi sahib and i did so and recited Kalima again”“in room i asked the names of 4 christian girls, one’s name was”Sungmi kang”and i forgot other three names they that that they were from New york.”he added.
After that Islamic organisations in Tangmarg tried to find christian girls but they couldn’t. They told people to contact them if they found them anywhere their shape is like chinees.