ATS busts religious conversion gang; mastermind held
LUCKNOW, July 6 -- Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Saturday busted a gang involved in illegal religious conversions, confirmed senior police authorities. They said the mastermind, one Jalaluddin alias Chhangur Baba, and one of the co-accused Neetu alias Nasreen had been arrested.
The officials said the gang allegedly lured poor individuals into converting to Islam by offering them financial incentives and threatening them with false cases. The gang also used "love jihad" tactics to convert Hindu women to Islam. They said Chhangur Baba claimed to be a Sufi saint and published a book called "Shijar-e-Taiyya" to promote Islam.
In a note to media, ATS said Chhangur Baba and Nasreen were wanted in a case registered under sections 121A, 153A, 417, and 420 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3, 5(1), 5(2), 5(3), and 8(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 and a reward of Rs 50,000 was announced for their arrest....
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