Guwahati: Assam Police have detained two US nationals in central Assam’s Sonitpur district for allegedly propagating Christianity.
According to reports, the two US nationals identified as John Matthew Bone and Michael James Flinchum were detained by Sonitpur police on Saturday based on complaints from local residents in Tezpur area.
Sonitpur SP Susanta Biswa Sarma said the duo were fined $500 for their alleged attempt to propagate Christianity without proper permission.
“They were on tourist visas, and as per the provisions, they cannot perform religious activities or propagate religious ideologies. Hence, we called them to the police station and imposed fines of $500 each,” SP Sarma said.
Police, however, have not registered case against them.
In October 2022, seven German nationals and three Swedish nationals were held from upper Assam’s Golaghat and Dibrugarh districts for allegedly flouting visa norms by indulging in missionary activities.