Lucknow: Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district halted a prayer by over 100 people, including American tourists, to investigate allegations of forced conversion made by the right-wing Hindu Yuva Vahini, which was founded by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The group alleged that the prayer meeting was a “cover” for religious conversion, a charge denied by the pastor.

On investigation, however, the police found no truth to the allegations and allowed the Americans to leave after verifying their documents. Local police told CNN-News18 that no formal case had been registered till early Saturday.

This was the first time an allegation of the sort was levelled against the British-era church.

Maharajganj is one of the hotspots frequented by tourists on their way to Nepal.