( CNN ) -- Members of a fringe Christian group in China have been rounded up for spreading rumors of an impending apocalypse , pegged to the Mayan calendar . Known as the `` Almighty God '' cult , the group latched on to the Mayan doomsday scenario to predict the sun will not shine and electricity will not work for three days beginning on December 21 , an official with the Department of Public Security in the northwest province of Qinghai told CNN . Group members would spread doomsday rumors door-to-door or at public venues and claimed only they could save people 's lives , according to authorities . What a year for China in 2012 -- what about next year ? The state-run Xinhua news agency reported that almost 100 people have been arrested so far , including 37 in Qinghai and 34 in Fujian province in the east of the country . A large number of banners , discs , slogans , books and printing machines were seized by police , Xinhua said . According to Xinhua , the cult was established in 1990 in central China and requires its members to surrender their property to the group . December 21 , 2012 , is the endpoint of a more than 5,000-year Great Cycle marked on the `` Long Count '' calendar of the Mayans -- an ancient native American civilization . Some say this date marks the end of the world , while other suggest it marks the beginning of a new era . CNN 's CY Xu contributed to this report .
Police : Members of a group arrested in Mumbai for spreading ' doomsday propaganda ' Relates to Mayan prophecy about the world ending on December 21 , 2012 . Banners , discs , slogans , posters and printing presses were seized by police .