A group of Hindu right-wing activists on Saturday set Bible on fire alleging conversions by the church in the Kolar district of Karnataka.
The police informed the media that no member of any right-wing group has been arrested. The Christian community was warned against distributing religious booklets, the police said in his statement.
However, the incident took place when the Christian representatives were on a door-to-door preaching drive in Kolar. In an attempt to stop them, the right-wing members stopped them and finally snatched Bible and set them on fire.
A police official told the reporters that the police have warned the Christian preachers to not create any communal disharmony by going door-to-door preaching.
There has been a wave of church attacks since the BJP-led state government started considering a bill to ban forcible religious conversions. The Kolar incident is the 38th attack on religious minorities in Karnataka in the last 12 months.
From January to September this year, 32 church attacks have been reported in Karnataka, of which 6 were reported between October and December, the fact-finding report documented by the United Christians Forum, Association for Protection of Civil Rights and United Against Hate said.
On Sunday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the bill on forcible religious conversion will be up for discussion in the Winter Session of the state assembly. As per the government, the bill is meant to avoid the forced religious conversions that are rampant in the state.
BJP-ruled Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have already considered a similar law in the state.