“How Foreign Missionaries Misuse Visas For Proselytization: 14 Cases Of Covert Conversion Operations Across India”, The Commune, November 29, 2025
“On 25 November 2025 in Hyderabad, Telangana, Immigration officials stopped Nigerian evangelist Chris Oyakhilome and his foreign associates from entering a Christian event at LB Stadium after the LRPF alleged that the programme was a covert evangelism and conversion drive presented as a “Christian Leaders Conference” to evade visa rules prohibiting preaching. Authorities barred their participation, while the LRPF asked FRRO Hyderabad and the Union Home Ministry to take action under the Foreigners Act, 1946.
In this report, we look at 14 documented cases from 2017 to 2025 in which foreign nationals were found engaging in religious conversion activities in India in violation of visa rules or local anti-conversion laws. The incidents span multiple states across the country and involve evangelists, missionaries, foreign NGOs and groups accused of proselytising under the guise of conferences, healing sessions or community gatherings. In each case, police or immigration authorities initiated action under relevant provisions of the Foreigners Act, anti-conversion laws or visa regulations.
#1 Nigerian Evangelist Stopped for Visa Misuse in Hyderabad – 25 November 2025 – Hyderabad, Telangana
The Immigration Department in Hyderabad prevented Nigerian evangelist Chris Oyakhilome and his associates – Ose Oyakhilome, Chiwetal Mokeme and others – from entering an event at LB Stadium after a complaint by LRPF alleged that the programme, labelled a “Christian Leaders Conference,” was intended for covert evangelism. Authorities said visa conditions prohibit foreign nationals from preaching or conducting conversion activities. Immigration officials blocked their participation, while LRPF requested the FRRO Hyderabad and Union Home Ministry to initiate punitive action under the Foreigners Act, 1946……”
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