Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to immediately entertain a plea filed by a US citizen, who sought a declaration that his arrest in a religious conversion case was illegal. The court directed him to first amend his petition before it could be considered.

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James Watson, 58, was arrested on October 3 by the Bhiwandi taluka police for allegedly attempting to convert villagers to Christianity and hurting religious sentiments. He is currently in judicial custody until October 17. The high court will now hear his amended plea today. The police claimed that Watson misused his business visa for religious activity. He and two locals, Sainath Sarpe, 42, of Palghar and Manoj Kolha, 35, of Chimbipada, preached against Hinduism, promoted Christianity, and promised prospe

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