TUR files FIR against social media user for trespassing church at Mawlynnong

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaDecember 26, 2024

The Thma U Rangli-Juki (TUR) leader Angela Rangad on Thursday filed an FIR against a social media user for criminally trespassing the Church of Epiphany at Mawlynnong in East Khasi Hills – also known as the cleanest village in Asia – and shouted non-Christian slogans allegedly aimed at creating communal disharmony.

In a complaint lodged with the Laitumkhrah police station, Rangad said, “Recently I came across videos on social made, Facebook and Instagram by one Akash Sagar, where he is found criminally trespassing the Church of Epiphany, Mawlynnong, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya and deliberately desecrating the religious sanctity of the church by deliberately and in a premeditated and planned way trespassed into the altar area and shouted non Christian slogans and mockingly sang non Christian songs.”

“This act was deliberately and in collusion with two others who appear in the video, done to create communal disharmony, insulting the minority culture and to establish a majoritarian culture of hate in violation of all constitutional rights of religious freedom,” she added.

Rangad also alleged that this video creates a culture of fear and is liable to creating public disorder while adding moreover these videos are being shared widely by handles promoting religious majoritarianism and hate. 

“I therefore appeal to you to take strong legal action against this person involved in this criminal act and criminal conspiracy and also ask the social media platforms to ban these videos, their creator and the people and groups that are sharing these. This person needs to be booked and legal action should ensue to ensure that such criminal acts that threaten the peace do not take place again,” TUR leader stated in the FIR.