Karnataka police arrested a pastor after allegedly Hindu extremists lodged a complaint against him of forceful conversion on March 15 in Borgunta, Sullai Taluk, Mangalore. The incident took place when Pastor Valsalan of Bethesda Assembly of God's Church and his family were visiting a church member's home when about 30 Hindu extremists barged into the house and accused the pastor of forceful conversion. They then filed a police complaint & the area Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and other extremists pressured the police authorities to arrest the pastor. The pastor was sent to central jail in Mangalore.