The pastor, identified as Ambati Anil Kumar alias Prema Das, a native of Krishnalanka in Vijayawada, Krishna district, was earlier working as a TTE in the railway.

In 2017, he resigned from his job, left his family and settled in Payakaraopeta to set up a Christian missionary.

— Arun Pudur (@arunpudur) February 17, 2022