Religious Conversion Racket: ED Attaches Rs 13 Crore in Assets of Chhangur Baba’s Associate

The Enforcement Directorate has seized immovable assets valued at Rs 13 crore belonging to an associate of Chhangur Baba as part of an investigation into an illegal religious conversion scheme. The assets are linked to Nitu Navin Rohra and are located in Utraula, Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. She is the wife of Navin Rohra, a close aide of Chhangur Baba. The ED’s investigation concerns a money laundering case related to Chhangur Baba and others, focusing on unlawful religious conversions, the use of foreign funding, and actions considered a potential threat to national security. Chhangur Baba, whose real name is Jalaluddin, was previously arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for running a conversion racket. The ATS investigation revealed the network received about Rs 500 crore in foreign funds, with approximately Rs 300 crore flowing through illegal hawala channels via Nepal. Those implicated include Chhangur Baba, Neetu alias Nasreen, and others, who are accused of involvement in a conspiracy concerning unlawful religious conversions, the use of foreign funding, and actions that threaten national security and communal harmony. The UP Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested Chhangur Baba and his aide in Lucknow on July 5.