A former traffic police officer who claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus has been arrested in a special operation staged by Russian security agents. Sergei Torop, who is known to his followers as Vissarion, was arrested along with two other leaders of the group, Vadim Redkin and Vladimir Vedernikov. Russia’s investigative committee said it would charge him with organising an illegal religious organisation, alleging that the cult extorted money from followers and subjected them to emotional abuse. A spokeswoman for Russia’s Investigations Committee said that the group is suspected of “establishing...