Uttar Pradesh Police arrests seven for forced religious conversion of Bahraich man
7 years, 8 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Police arrests seven for forced religious conversion of Bahraich man

Firstpost  

Seven persons were arrested from Nawabganj area in Bahraich after some local residents alleged that a man was forced to convert to Islam. Bahraich : Seven persons were arrested from Nawabganj area in Bahraich after some local residents alleged that a man was forced to convert to Islam. Their elder brother Sunder Gupta and some local residents objected to the conversion, alleging it hurt their religious sentiments. Based on Gupta’s complaint, an FIR was filed on Tuesday against Brijmohan, Jamal, Nanku, Irfan and three others for “luring people into religious conversion”.

Religious Conversion Islam Man Bahraich Seven Persons Brijmohan Some Local Residents  persons  seven  man  religious  residents  local  forced  conversion  bahraich  pradesh  area  nawabganj  arrests  uttar  arrested

History of this topic

Uttar Pradesh pastor arrested for attempting to convert people to Christianity with bribes
1 week, 1 day ago

Uttar Pradesh pastor arrested for attempting to convert people to Christianity with bribes

Hindustan Times  

A pastor was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly luring people here with financial incentives to convert to Christianity, officials said. Uttar Pradesh police have arrested a pastor for allegedly attempting to convert people to Christianity by offering them financial incentives Ravi Kumar Azad alias Ravi Pastor, the main accused in the Meerut religious conversion case, had been on the run …

Maharajganj: Police arrest 4 for forcing Hindus to convert to Christianity
1 week, 3 days ago

Maharajganj: Police arrest 4 for forcing Hindus to convert to Christianity

Op India  

On Saturday, the police arrested four individuals accused of coercing members of the Hindu community into converting to Christianity. The FIR has been registered under Sections 3 and 5 of Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 against Nagendra Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Imarti and Radha. Allegations of forced conversion According to media reports, RSS activists learned that …

Uttar Pradesh: Man booked under anti-conversion law in Shravasti for running conversion racket in the guise of prayer meetings
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Uttar Pradesh: Man booked under anti-conversion law in Shravasti for running conversion racket in the guise of prayer meetings

Op India  

On 3rd March, a man named Harish Singh was booked by Ikona Police, Shravasti district in Uttar Pradesh, under Sections 3 and 5 of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act for forcefully converting Hindus under the guise of prayer meetings. Hindu organisations, including Vishva Hindu Mahasangh and Vishwa Hindu Parishad, informed the police about the prayer …

Rajasthan rape and blackmail case: 3 more Muslim men arrested in Beawar for sexual exploitation, grooming of minor girls
Trending News
1 month, 1 week ago

Rajasthan rape and blackmail case: 3 more Muslim men arrested in Beawar for sexual exploitation, grooming of minor girls

Op India  

On 19th February, Beawar police said that they have detained three more accused in the case where Muslim men trapped, raped, and forced Hindu girls to convert to Islam. Five accused, who were arrested earlier, have been sent to police remand, and two minors have been sent to a juvenile house.” When OpIndia asked about the names of the detained …

All three accused arrested in case of forced religious conversion of a minor Hindu Dalit boy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

All three accused arrested in case of forced religious conversion of a minor Hindu Dalit boy

Op India  

Uttar Pradesh police have reportedly arrested the owner of a restaurant named Afifa restaurant in the Nabiganj area in Barabanki in connection with the forced religious conversion of a minor Dalit boy. The minor boy approached a Bajrang Dal leader The matter came to light last year in December when a case was filed by a Bajrang Dal leader named …

UP: Missionary couple arrested for luring poor Hindus to Christianity using money and woman
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UP: Missionary couple arrested for luring poor Hindus to Christianity using money and woman

Op India  

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday, 26th January arrested an Odisha-based missionary couple for attempting to convert Hindus to Christianity. The accused persons identified as Samrendra Singh and his wife Sushmita Singh had been practising forceful religious conversion in the Bindki Kotwali area of ​​Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh. As per the local reports, the police took action against the …

UP: Pastor arrested for forced Christian conversion in Lakhimpur Kheri
2 months ago

UP: Pastor arrested for forced Christian conversion in Lakhimpur Kheri

Op India  

On 26th January, Lakhimpur Kheri police arrested two individuals, Baburam and Pastor Pramod Kumar Balmiki, over allegations of forced religious conversions in Bejham village under Neemgaon police jurisdiction. Details of the incident As per media reports, Hindu organisations, including Vishva Hindu Parishad, got information about forced religious conversions happening in Bejham village. Pastor Pramod Kumar Balmiki, the other accused, further …

Haryana: Bajrang Dal, VHP disrupt Christian 'prayer meet' in Ambala, Haryana, allege deceitful conversion of scheduled caste Hindus
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana: Bajrang Dal, VHP disrupt Christian 'prayer meet' in Ambala, Haryana, allege deceitful conversion of scheduled caste Hindus

Op India  

On Monday, 30th December, several Hindu individuals associated with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal filed a police complaint against some Christians in Barnala village of Haryana’s Ambala district. One of the Bajrang Dal activists talked to the media and confirmed that illegal conversion of Hindus had been taking place in the Barnala village for a very long time. …

Dalit man beaten, paraded by Bajrang Dal workers for 'attempting religious conversion’ in UP's Fatehpur
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dalit man beaten, paraded by Bajrang Dal workers for 'attempting religious conversion’ in UP's Fatehpur

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: A 47-year-old Dalit man from Behlopur Alai village of Fatehpur district was beaten and paraded with his head tonsured for allegedly trying to "coerce a group of residents to convert to Christianity" on Friday. However, on the basis of the complaint filed by Shivbadan, Fatehpur police lodged and FIR against Rohit Dixit, Lavlesh Singh, and Somkaran along with a …

UP: Christian conversion racket busted in Amethi, three arrested
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UP: Christian conversion racket busted in Amethi, three arrested

Op India  

On Tuesday, Amethi Police exposed a Christian conversion racket in the Agresar village and arrested three people. The accused identified as Ramlal Kori, Sandeep Kori, and Omprakash organised a Bible reading session on Tuesday wherein they promised financial and other incentives to the people belonging to the Dalit Hindu community to lure them into converting to Christianity. In #Amethi, gangs …

Indian police arrest seven for breaking into Bangladesh consulate
Trending News
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian police arrest seven for breaking into Bangladesh consulate

Hindustan Times  

GUWAHATI, India, - Police in India's northeastern state of Tripura arrested seven members of a Hindu group and charged them with breaking into the Bangladesh consulate and vandalising property, a police officer said on Tuesday. Indian police arrest seven for breaking into Bangladesh consulate The move came hours after Muslim-majority Bangladesh called for immediate action against protesters who broke into …

Raigarh: 2 arrested over allegations of forced conversions, 10 detained
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Raigarh: 2 arrested over allegations of forced conversions, 10 detained

Op India  

On Sunday, 10th November, a case of alleged forced Christian conversion stirred tension in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. According to media reports, members of Hindu organisations, including the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, gathered outside a house where the alleged conversion was taking place in the name of mass prayers. Two persons, identified as Saul Naga and Indrajeet Khare, were arrested by the police, …

UP: Nine arrested in Barabanki on charges of forceful religious conversion bid
4 months, 2 weeks ago

UP: Nine arrested in Barabanki on charges of forceful religious conversion bid

India TV News  

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday said they have arrested at least nine people from Barabanki in connection with allegedly attempting to convert members of the Dalit community to Christianity under the guise of faith healing and prayers. Details of the incident Speaking about the incident, Assistant Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Narayan said the accused, under the guise of faith …

Bareilly court to cops: Use provisions of illegal religious conversion Act properly
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bareilly court to cops: Use provisions of illegal religious conversion Act properly

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW While pronouncing life imprisonment to a key accused in a rape case, a Bareilly fast track court on Monday admitted that the case appeared to be an incident of the accused raping the unmarried woman on the promise of marriage by posing as a Hindu and also an attempt of forced religious conversion. The court, however, expressed its displeasure …

UP: Christian pastor ‘Kuldeep’, 3 others arrested for converting Hindus to Christianity by offering money, VHP leader says they have converted 60 people
8 months, 1 week ago

UP: Christian pastor ‘Kuldeep’, 3 others arrested for converting Hindus to Christianity by offering money, VHP leader says they have converted 60 people

Op India  

In Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district, four people, including a Christian pastor from Uttarakhand, were arrested for converting people to Christianity under the guise of providing ‘assistance’. On 14th July, the police informed that the accused persons had been booked under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021. Pankaj …

Azamgarh Police arrests one for luring Hindus and converting them to Christianity
1 year, 5 months ago

Azamgarh Police arrests one for luring Hindus and converting them to Christianity

Op India  

On Sunday, October 1, the Uttar Pradesh Police arrested one of the persons who attempted to convert the religion of Hindus to Christianity in the Sathiaon block of Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. According to the Bhaskar report, the incident came to light after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal members came to know about the event and caught …

UP: Two nabbed in Kaushambi for converting Hindus to Christianity
1 year, 8 months ago

UP: Two nabbed in Kaushambi for converting Hindus to Christianity

Op India  

On 15th July 2023, two individuals were arrested by the police in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi district for their involvement in converting Hindus to Christianity under the guise of quack medical treatment. According to the complaint, a group of people, including Ramchandra Pal, Gulbbo, Nanka, Panna, Govind from Athraha Mawai, and Gulbadan from Rasoolpur in Pipri, were organising a weekly gathering …

Gorakhpur: Khurshid Hashmi rapes, abuses 32-year-old Hindu woman, forces her for abortion, and conversion to Islam
1 year, 8 months ago

Gorakhpur: Khurshid Hashmi rapes, abuses 32-year-old Hindu woman, forces her for abortion, and conversion to Islam

Op India  

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday arrested a man identified as Khurshid Hashmi for assaulting and raping a Hindu woman and forcing her to convert to Islam. The accused also forced the victim woman to abort her child and asked her to convert to Islam. The Uttar Pradesh Police filed an FIR in the case based on the complaint filed …

Two arrested under anti-conversion law in Uttarakhand: Police
1 year, 9 months ago

Two arrested under anti-conversion law in Uttarakhand: Police

Hindustan Times  

Two persons were arrested under the anti-conversion law in Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar, police said. A case in this regard was registered under sections 3 and 5 of the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act 2018 at Kichha police station. Dhirendra Kumar, Kichha police station in-charge, said, “On the complaint of a gram pradhan, we registered the case on Saturday and …

Uttarakhand: US Nagar police book five under anti-conversion law
1 year, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand: US Nagar police book five under anti-conversion law

Hindustan Times  

The Uddham Singh Nagar police have booked five people under the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act 2018 based on the complaint filed by a woman against her husband and relatives. Uttarakhand: US Nagar police book five under anti-conversion law The Uttarakhand Freedom Of Religion Act was passed in April 2018 making “forced or fraudulent conversions done through force or allurement” …

6 detained in Chhattisgarh for deceptively converting villagers to Christianity under the guise of providing medical treatment
2 years, 1 month ago

6 detained in Chhattisgarh for deceptively converting villagers to Christianity under the guise of providing medical treatment

Op India  

The Chhattisgarh Police, on Monday, February 27, detained around 6 people, including women, for conducting a gathering to forcefully convert people to Christianity. A similar case was reported from Chhattisgarh in November last year wherein a group of non-Christians was being encouraged to convert to Christianity by pastors. Chhattisgarh has recently become a hotbed of forced religious conversions, wherein Christian …

Indore: Pastor’s attempt to convert to Christianity foiled, 7 arrested
2 years, 2 months ago

Indore: Pastor’s attempt to convert to Christianity foiled, 7 arrested

Op India  

A case of religious conversion under the garb of treatment has come to light in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The pastor also lured Man Singh by saying ‘if you convert to Christianity, your children will get many facilities including good education and health care for free’. On Monday, 23rd January 2023, pastor Resingh along with his wife, son, and others reached …

UP: Police arrest 3 men of same family over alleged rape of woman, forced religious conversion bid in Noida
2 years, 2 months ago

UP: Police arrest 3 men of same family over alleged rape of woman, forced religious conversion bid in Noida

India TV News  

Forced religious conversion: A 30-year-old Muslim man was apprehended in Noida on the charges of alleged rape and attempted religious conversion bid on a woman on the pretext of marriage. He further said that the woman has filed a case at the Bisrakh police station, alleging rape, assault and forced attempt of religious conversion. FIR lodged under relevant section He …

Indian pastor arrested after ‘enticing’ 100 people to ‘convert to Christianity’
2 years, 2 months ago

Indian pastor arrested after ‘enticing’ 100 people to ‘convert to Christianity’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A priest in the northern …

Church priest arrested over forced religious conversion in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
2 years, 3 months ago

Church priest arrested over forced religious conversion in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh

Op India  

A priest from an Uttar Pradesh church has been arrested over an alleged case of forced religious conversion in Rampur, police said. The accused priest, Polo Messiah, has been booked under sections of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, police said. On December 21, in a similar case, Sitapur Police filed an FIR against two persons …

Uttarakhand: FIR filed against Christian priest over alleged forced conversion
2 years, 3 months ago

Uttarakhand: FIR filed against Christian priest over alleged forced conversion

Op India  

On Friday, December 23, just two days ahead of Christmas, locals of the Purola village in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi alleged that a Christian organisation was carrying out a mass conversion program. The incident took place on Friday afternoon at the Hope and Light Centre, where the villagers and the event organisers indulged in a heated argument over an alleged attempt by …

Forced conversion and molestation case in Damoh, MP: 2 Christian missionaries arrested from Delhi, police move to Kerala to search for others
2 years, 3 months ago

Forced conversion and molestation case in Damoh, MP: 2 Christian missionaries arrested from Delhi, police move to Kerala to search for others

Op India  

On Thursday, the Madhya Pradesh Police left for Kerala to arrest six Christians accused of performing religious conversion in the Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh. The Madhya Pradesh Police took action on a complaint that was filed by Rajesh Ahirwar, a resident of Bhairavbihar village in the district, and booked eight persons in the case including the Pastor. The panel …

Women, children main targets of foreign-funded religious conversions, PIL petitioner tells SC
2 years, 3 months ago

Women, children main targets of foreign-funded religious conversions, PIL petitioner tells SC

India TV News  

Delhi: Women and children are the main targets of 'foreign-funded' religious conversion in the country and the Centre and state governments have failed to take appropriate steps to check it, the Supreme Court has been told. In a written submission filed before a bench of Justices M R Shah and C T Ravikumar which is hearing a plea against religious …

UP: Six Booked on Charges of Forced Conversion
2 years, 4 months ago

UP: Six Booked on Charges of Forced Conversion

News 18  

Six persons have been booked for allegedly luring some people to convert to Christianity, police said. Additional Superintendent of Police Rahul Bhati said on Sunday the action was taken after police got information that religious conversion was going on at the Vanshi Nagar locality here where 60-70 people were present. Those named in the FIR lodged by activist Himanshu Patel …

10 members of Christian outfit booked for religious conversion of children in Damoh
2 years, 4 months ago

10 members of Christian outfit booked for religious conversion of children in Damoh

Deccan Chronicle  

DAMOH: An offence has been registered against 10 members of a Christian organisation for alleged religious conversion of children and other violations in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district, police said on Monday. NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo had on Sunday inspected the premises of the Christian organisation and alleged that it had indulged in religious conversion. Children were being taught Christian religion …

Eight booked for religious conversion in Ramanagara distt : Police
2 years, 4 months ago

Eight booked for religious conversion in Ramanagara distt : Police

Hindustan Times  

Eight people were booked and later taken into custody on the charges of allegedly carrying out forced religious conversion in Kanakapura taluk of Ramanagara district in Karnataka, police said on Tuesday. A first information report has been registered against the accused following a complaint from activists of the right-wing organisation, Sri Ram Sene, police said A first information report has …

Six Islamists arrested in Prayagraj for hurting Hindu sentiments
2 years, 5 months ago

Six Islamists arrested in Prayagraj for hurting Hindu sentiments

Op India  

On Thursday, six people were arrested by Sarai Mamrez Police, the trans-Ganga region in Prayagraj for hurting religious feelings while protesting against the installation of a saffron flag at a Ramleela venue. The accused were arrested for allegedly hurling abuses at Hindu deities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and tearing a saffron flag. The …

Conversion program by Christian missionaries cancelled in Gujarat
2 years, 10 months ago

Conversion program by Christian missionaries cancelled in Gujarat

Op India  

Last week, a pamphlet of an alleged spiritual gathering called ‘New Life in Christ’ organized by a Christian missionary was circulated in and around the Sankadibari village in Naswadi taluka of Chhota Udepur district and in the surrounding villages in Gujarat. When the local Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal activists knew about the conversion of Hindu tribals, they petitioned …

Abdul, Shabbir, Hasan, Ismail arrested in Bharuch mass religious conversion case
2 years, 10 months ago

Abdul, Shabbir, Hasan, Ismail arrested in Bharuch mass religious conversion case

Op India  

On Friday, April 29, the Gujarat Police arrested four more people in the case of forceful religious conversion in the Kakariya village of Bharuch district, Gujarat. The four accused have been identified as Abdul Samad Dawood Patel, Shabbir Mohammed Patel, Hasan Ibrahim Patel and Ismail Yacoob Patel, all residents of town Amod, Bharuch. The Amod Police had registered a case …

Over 6 religious conversions in one-and-a-half month in MP
3 years, 3 months ago

Over 6 religious conversions in one-and-a-half month in MP

India TV News  

Over 6 religious conversions in one-and-a-half month in MP Following a fresh episode, the Madhya Pradesh police claimed to have arrested a couple in Barwani district for allegedly trying to lure tribal women to convert to Christianity. Following a fresh episode, the Madhya Pradesh police claimed to have arrested a couple in Barwani district for allegedly trying to lure tribal …

MP Police arrests couple for bribing tribal women to convert to Christianity: Details
3 years, 3 months ago

MP Police arrests couple for bribing tribal women to convert to Christianity: Details

Op India  

Madhya Pradesh police in Barwani district of the state have arrested a couple identified as Anar Singh Jamre and his wife Laxmi Jamre under the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act on Friday, according to reports. The complaint filed by Prakash Chauhan, a resident of Madil village stated that the couple bribed the tribal women with money, free education, free …

340 People Under Anti-conversion Law in Uttar Pradesh So Far
3 years, 4 months ago

340 People Under Anti-conversion Law in Uttar Pradesh So Far

News 18  

Over 340 persons have been booked through 108 FIRs lodged under the provisions of the anti-conversion law that came into existence last year. According to the Uttar Pradesh Police data, 189 people were arrested and charge sheets were filed in 72 cases. According to the police spokesman, a final report was filed in 11 cases, which included six cases in …

Etawah police arrests Christian priest for illegal conversion activities
3 years, 6 months ago

Etawah police arrests Christian priest for illegal conversion activities

Op India  

Uttar Pradesh Police arrested a Christian priest named Shyam Sundar in the Etawah district on Saturday afternoon for carrying out illegal religious conversions in an illegal manner under the anti-illegal conversion law of Uttar Pradesh. “FIR has been booked under section 3/5 of UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act at Bakewar police station of Etawah district. He will …

Man moves Gujarat HC after police 'refuse' to register case under anti-conversion law
3 years, 6 months ago

Man moves Gujarat HC after police 'refuse' to register case under anti-conversion law

India Today  

The Gujarat High Court has sought more information from the authorities after a man filed a petition claiming that police did not register FIR on his complaint under the recently amended Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act. Justice Ilesh J Vora on Friday directed the Assistant Public Prosecutor to get instructions from the police regarding the complaint dated June 24, 2021, …

UP: Man arrested in Mahoba district for threatening and forcing neighbour to convert to Christianity
3 years, 6 months ago

UP: Man arrested in Mahoba district for threatening and forcing neighbour to convert to Christianity

Op India  

On Saturday, the police arrested a 40-year-old man for attempting to forcibly convert his Hindu neighbour to Christianity. As per Dwivedi’s complaint, a few days later, the accused Ashish John forced the victim to accompany him to the local church. The accused was nabbed from the Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh following a complaint by his neighbour Sachin Dwivedi. 5 …

Grooming Jihad in Gujarat: Akhtar poses as Mukesh to marry Hindu girl
3 years, 7 months ago

Grooming Jihad in Gujarat: Akhtar poses as Mukesh to marry Hindu girl

Op India  

In yet another case of grooming jihad, a 50-year-old Muslim man lured and impregnated a young Hindu girl using a false identity and also tried to convert her to Islam. Victim discovered the ‘real identity’ of the accused through his Aadhar card Akhtar also solicited ₹12 lakh from the family members of the girl under the pretext of landing her …

UP: Three arrested for assaulting man over forced 'conversion' in Kanpur
3 years, 7 months ago

UP: Three arrested for assaulting man over forced 'conversion' in Kanpur

India TV News  

A man in Kanpur was beaten up on a road in public view by a mob reportedly belonging to Bajrang Dal over allegations of forced religious conversion. "Rahul, Aman and Rajesh have been arrested after the incident and further investigation is underway," said senior Kanpur police officer Dr Anil Kumar in a late-night statement on Thursday. According to the victim's …

Man arrested for ‘forcing’ former live-in partner to change religion in MP
3 years, 8 months ago

Man arrested for ‘forcing’ former live-in partner to change religion in MP

Hindustan Times  

A 40-year-old man was on Friday arrested in Satna under Madhya Pradesh’s anti-conversation law after his former live-in partner of 15 years and the mother of their 13-year-old daughter accused him of raping her and forcing her to convert. Police superintendent Dharamveer Yadav said Rafi Khan has been booked under the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act and Indian Penal …

Gujarat police arrests three for forcefully converting woman, domestic violence
3 years, 9 months ago

Gujarat police arrests three for forcefully converting woman, domestic violence

Op India  

The Gujarat police have arrested three men under the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2021, for forcing a Hindu woman to convert to Islam. According to the reports, a 23-year-old woman had registered a complaint at the Fatehgunj police station in Vadodara on Wednesday, accusing her husband Mohib Pathan of forcefully converting her religion. On June 19, the Gujarat police …

Gujarat police register first Grooming Jihad FIR under the state's new anti-conversion law
3 years, 9 months ago

Gujarat police register first Grooming Jihad FIR under the state's new anti-conversion law

Op India  

Gujarat police have registered the first FIR in the state in a case of grooming jihad, under the newly-notified anti-conversion law and detained six people in connection with the case. Based on her complaint, the police arrested Samir Qureshi and detained six people including his parents, sister, uncle as well as one of his accomplice who facilitated the alleged sexual …

Two Arrested in UP's Kannauj District Under New Anti-conversion Law, Say Police
4 years, 3 months ago

Two Arrested in UP's Kannauj District Under New Anti-conversion Law, Say Police

News 18  

Two people have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj district in separate cases under the state’s new anti-conversion law, police said on Monday. Mohammad Taufeeq was arrested on Sunday for allegedly marrying a 29-year-old woman by hiding his religion and then forcing her to convert, Superintendent of Police Prashant Verma said. Besides being charged under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of …

UP court orders release of 2 brothers held under anti-conversion law
4 years, 3 months ago

UP court orders release of 2 brothers held under anti-conversion law

India TV News  

A court in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district has ordered the release of two brothers who were arrested earlier this month under the anti-conversion law, an official said on Saturday. A video purportedly showed Bajrang Dal activists asking the couple if the woman had given notice to the district magistrate over her intention to change her religion, a requirement under the …

Two UP Brothers Arrested over Interfaith Marriage after Bajrang Dal Workers Call the Cops
4 years, 3 months ago

Two UP Brothers Arrested over Interfaith Marriage after Bajrang Dal Workers Call the Cops

News 18  

Police arrested a Muslim man and his brother under Uttar Pradesh's new anti-conversion law when he visited the registrar's office here to record his marriage to a Hindu woman. A video clip purportedly showed Bajrang Dal activists asking the couple if the woman had given notice to the local district magistrate over her intention to change her religion, a requirement …

Seven arrested under anti-conversion law in Uttar Pradesh
4 years, 3 months ago

Seven arrested under anti-conversion law in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

After arresting a youth in Bareilly and filing cases in Mau and Muzaffarnagar, the Uttar Pradesh police have arrested seven persons in Sitapur district under the newly promulgated ordinance against unlawful conversions. On November 27, on the “basis of facts” in an application submitted by the girl's family, relevant sections under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion …

UP Police makes first arrest under new ‘love jihad’ law; Muslim man held for 'pressuring' Hindu girl to convert
4 years, 3 months ago

UP Police makes first arrest under new ‘love jihad’ law; Muslim man held for 'pressuring' Hindu girl to convert

Firstpost  

In an FIR lodged on Sunday, the girl’s father accused Owais Ahmad of trying to convert his daughter through ‘allurement’ and threats to her life Bareilly: The Uttar Pradesh Police has made its first arrest under the new anti-conversion law, days after a man complained that someone is harassing his daughter in a bid to change her religion, officials said …

Discover Related