FIRST of all I would like to express how simply horrific it was to read of Sangeeta Pesaud losing her life at such a young age and in such a manner, terrible while still yet undetermined. Now in reference to the two opinions expressed through the letter pages of the Kaieteur News by Dr. Prem Misir, dated April 4, 2010 and S. Majeed, April 7, 2010; I would have to say I agree with both views.  However, Majeed seems to have not quite grasped the role that human behaviour, or vulnerability, and the incidence of poverty play in tragedies such as Sangeeta’s.
Dr. Misir in his letter sought to show how some sects of the Christian faith not so much prey on, but lure the susceptible of other religions, in most cases because of economic and other circumstance, to their faith, and in the process, these persons tend to abandon the path of their forebears due to this.
In such a scenario, maybe the Church is offering much needed help to a poor family and due in no small part to gratitude or the lack of similar help from their own faith, individuals are easily tempted away from their religion through a debt of gratitude.  I do not think there is anything inherently deceitful or malicious in this from a religious standpoint, but it stands to reason that a poor man will not turn away help from wherever it is offered.
While I am not completely au fait with the circumstances of Sangeeta’s family, the fact, as reported in the media, that she was shunted from home to home with absolutely no stability in her young life, speaks to  certain financial constraints and/or instability within her family.  The latter of which could prove another aspect of vulnerability and susceptibility to conversion.
I am also sure that the point to be made here is that religious pillars in society need to take more of an interest, financial and otherwise, in their following, in this case the Hindu faith.  More needs to be done to help out the vulnerable within all religious persuasions and we need to start letting religious leaders, Christian and otherwise, know that unless they are certified with whichever theological order, exorcisms are not the way to cure illnesses in our society.
The best course is a medical intervention and failing that, prayers to and faith in whatever deity one worships.