India, Oct. 5 -- Three persons, including an American, have been arrested in connection with alleged religious conversion in Bhiwandi. They were arrested in Bhuishet in Bhiwandi taluka on Friday.

According to the police, the accused are Sainath Ganpati Sarpe, 42, a resident of Gokhivare, Vasai; James Watson, 58, currently residing at Hiranandani Estate in Thane and an American national; and Manoj Govind Kolha, 35, a resident of Bhuishet, Chimbipada in Bhiwandi.

Police said Watson, who had come to India on a business visa, was allegedly organising a religious event in Bhuishet without administrative permission.

In his complaint, Ravindra Bhurkut, 27, said that on Friday, at around 11:30 am, he saw some people preaching Christianity to 3...