Jesus statue and crosses atop a hill in Devanahalli removed after locals allege religious conversions

12 foot Jesus statue and crosses planted atop a hill in Devanahalli removed after locals allege land encroachment and conversions

Karnataka: Jesus statue and crosses on a hill removed by local authorities after local groups allege encroachment and conversions

The Hindu activists and villagers have alleged the church authorities had obtained the government plot illegally. The villagers claimed that the church had not only encroached the land but had renamed the hill as ‘Mahima betta’.