Additional Name(s): Ramesh Vasunia

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: India

Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: December/5/2021

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Conversion

Ramesh Vasuniya

Extra Bio Info:

Ramesh Vasuniya was detained in relation to his religious activity.

On December 5, 2021, authorities arrested Vasuniya, a pastor, and five others, including his wife, after they were accused of trying to forcibly convert people to Christianity. They were charged under Madhya Pradesh's 2021 Freedom of Religion Act.

On September 20, 2022, the Madhya Pradesh High Court granted Vasuniya bail. He was released around this time.

Vasuniya is married with at least one son.

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