Tribal man accuses pastor of assault

Ramesh also alleged that when he went to the Songadh police station to file a complaint, the PSI sent two constables to the church and asked the pastor to lodge a complaint that Ramesh had attempted to set fire to the church.

However, deputy superintendent of police DySP M P Nakum told Express Newsline that a complaint was lodged at the Songadh police station on the same day that Gamit approached the police. He added that Ramesh Gamit could spell out only two of the eight names mentioned in the complaint.

Nakum also said that when he asked the BJP leader accompanying the complainant to his office why eight people had been named when the complainant could identify just two, he was told: 8220;Try to understand, this is a matter of religion.8221; In fact, Ramesh did very little talking at the press conference8217;; BJP district secretary Vasant Gamit and Jamunaben, who took Ramesh to Songadh police station, did most of the talking.