Police in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district have registered a case against unidentified individuals accused of attempting to lure villagers into religious conversion. This follows an incident where locals reportedly attacked religious preachers, leading to the suspension of eight police personnel. Allegations of forced religious conversion by missionaries have surfaced previously in the region.
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