Lucknow, July 16 -- Jamaluddin, alias Chhangur Baba, who was recently arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in connection with an alleged mass religious conversion racket, has denied all charges, claiming he is "innocent" and unaware of any such activities.

"I am innocent. I don't know anything," Chhangur Baba told ANI while being escorted by police after a medical examination at the Community Health Centre in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Wednesday. He was accompanied by his aide, Nasreen.

The ATS had earlier arrested the duo for allegedly masterminding a covert network involved in religious conversions across Uttar Pradesh and beyond.

On July 11, the ATS secured a seven-day remand for both Jamaluddin and Nasreen to fu...