Church built on forest land demolished in Uttar Pradesh

A church and another building were demolished by district authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district citing illegal construction on forest land.

The demolition was carried out in the presence of police. According to reports, the church and the building were allegedly constructed by



two men, Vinod Kumar and Ramakant in the forest area of Ahirura. The men reportedly conducted religious conversions among the tribal population.

Police, who received several complaints of the alleged religious conversions, conducted an investigation and discovered the buildings were illegal.