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  • Yogi’s Uttar Pradesh Proposes Lifetime Imprisonment For ‘Love Jihad’ Convicts |

    Uttar Pradesh government under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has moved to make significant changes in the love jihad law. The Yogi government has introduced the Uttar Pradesh Unlawful Religious Conversion Prohibition Bill 2024 in the assembly, proposing a lifetime imprisonment for the convicts. The bill also proposes to make funding for unlawful religious conversions a crime under this law.

    The Uttar Pradesh’s Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 had provisions for sentences ranging from 1 to 10 years. Under this act, conversions solely for the purpose of marriage is deemed invalid. Conversions carried out through deceit or falsehood is also considered criminal offenses. For voluntary conversions, individuals must inform the magistrate two months in advance.

    According to the Act, forced or deceitful conversions will result in a jail term of 1 to 5 years along with a fine of Rs 15,000. If such actions involve minors, women, or members of the SC-ST community, the penalty increases to a jail term of 3 to 10 years and a fine of Rs 25,000. The Act also stipulates that individuals seeking to convert must notify the district magistrate using a prescribed form two months in advance. Failure to comply will result in a jail term of 6 months to 3 years and a minimum fine of Rs 10,000.

    The love jihad and religious conversion have been a hot topic in Uttar Pradesh and other BJP-ruled states.   

  • UP on-line gaming conversion case: Top accused Shahnawaz Khan held in Maharashtra’s Raigad

    Through PTI

    THANE: Shahnawaz Khan alias Baddo, the high accused sought after by way of UP police for allegedly running a racket concerned within the spiritual conversion of children via a web-based gaming software, has been arrested from Raigad district of Maharashtra, an reputable mentioned on Sunday.

    He used to be arrested from Alibaug the town.

    Ghaziabad Police had been on the lookout for Khan, who hails from Mumbra township in Thane district of Maharashtra, the reputable mentioned.

    Khan is being taken to Mumbra for wondering, he mentioned whilst refusing to elaborate.

    As in step with the case main points, Khan and the cleric of a mosque in Ghaziabad had been booked below the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Illegal Conversion of Faith Act according to a criticism.

    A person from Ghaziabad had lodged a criticism with the police closing month alleging that the cleric and Baddo had unlawfully transformed his son, who not too long ago handed the category 12 board examination, to Islam, police had mentioned.

    The complainant alleged that his son got here in touch with Baddo via a web-based gaming app and incessantly spoke to him, following which he were given prone in opposition to adopting Islam, the police mentioned.

    The boy informed his father that he had transformed to Islam after being satisfied by way of Baddo, in keeping with police.

    THANE: Shahnawaz Khan alias Baddo, the high accused sought after by way of UP police for allegedly running a racket concerned within the spiritual conversion of children via a web-based gaming software, has been arrested from Raigad district of Maharashtra, an reputable mentioned on Sunday.

    He used to be arrested from Alibaug the town.

    Ghaziabad Police had been on the lookout for Khan, who hails from Mumbra township in Thane district of Maharashtra, the reputable mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Khan is being taken to Mumbra for wondering, he mentioned whilst refusing to elaborate.

    As in step with the case main points, Khan and the cleric of a mosque in Ghaziabad had been booked below the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Illegal Conversion of Faith Act according to a criticism.

    A person from Ghaziabad had lodged a criticism with the police closing month alleging that the cleric and Baddo had unlawfully transformed his son, who not too long ago handed the category 12 board examination, to Islam, police had mentioned.

    The complainant alleged that his son got here in touch with Baddo via a web-based gaming app and incessantly spoke to him, following which he were given prone in opposition to adopting Islam, the police mentioned.

    The boy informed his father that he had transformed to Islam after being satisfied by way of Baddo, in keeping with police.

  • Preventing instances of conversion is a huge problem… Bajrang Dal reiterates dedication to prevent Love Jihad

    Prayagraj: Bajrang Dal has reiterated its dedication to prevent and finish spiritual conversions and love-jihad around the nation. As a part of its enlargement force, the group is making plans to succeed in each boulevard, mohalla, colony, village, block and town to offer protection to and unfold Hindu faith, tradition and custom.

    Bajrang Dal’s nationwide convenor Neeraj Doneria mentioned, Bajrang Dal was once shaped according to Jihad. And the group will do its actions on a big scale and no person can put any more or less hindrance in it. He additionally mentioned that Bajrang Dal is a corporation which provides a befitting respond to traitors.

    Except this the group is operating tirelessly to serve and offer protection to the Hindu neighborhood. At a time when conversions and love-jihad are posing giant demanding situations around the nation, all patriots are taking a look as much as Bajrang Dal activists to deliver mass consciousness and take a look at conversions and love-jihad.

    He mentioned, each time there may be an assault on Hindu dignity and religion. Bajrang Dal employees stand like a rock. We need to play a big function to prevent the conversion and love-jihad on the grass root degree.

  • Haryana notifies regulations beneath anti-conversion regulation, DMs to ask objections ahead of approval

    By means of PTI

    CHANDIGARH:  The Haryana executive has notified regulations to put into effect its regulation towards non secular conversion via drive, undue affect or allurement beneath which district magistrates should put up a public understand and invite objections, if any, to an supposed conversion.

    The state meeting handed the Haryana Prevention of Illegal Conversion of Faith Invoice in March this 12 months. The anti-conversion regulation used to be notified a month later after the governor’s assent.

    The brand new regulations, Haryana Prevention of Illegal Conversion of Faith Regulations, 2022, had been notified on December 15 beneath the Act for implementation after the state cupboard not too long ago authorized them.

    Identical expenses had been handed within the fresh previous in BJP-ruled states together with Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

    Consistent with the notified regulations, somebody meaning to convert to any other faith shall, previous to such conversion, give a declaration in Shape ‘A’ to the district Justice of the Peace of the district by which he’s completely dwelling.

    “In case the individual supposed to be transformed is a minor, either one of the oldsters or surviving dad or mum, because the case is also, shall give a declaration in Shape ‘B’.

    “Any non secular priest and/or somebody who intends to organise conversion beneath the Act shall give prior understand in Shape C to the district Justice of the Peace of the district the place such conversion is proposed to be organised,” the principles state.

    The district magistrates should put up a public understand and invite objections in writing, if any, to the supposed conversion.

    Such notices might be post within the district Justice of the Peace’s place of business as soon as a declaration is made by means of an individual who intends to transform to any other faith willfully “with none misrepresentation, use of drive, danger, undue affect, coercion, allurement or by means of any fraudulent method or by means of marriage or for marriage”.

    Whilst creating a declaration ahead of the district Justice of the Peace, such folks should specify main points like a reason why for the conversion, how lengthy they have got been professing the faith which they have got determined to surrender, whether or not they belong to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, profession and per month source of revenue.

    “The district Justice of the Peace shall at the receipt of written objections to such supposed conversion. check and get the subject inquired into by means of such officer or company, as he would possibly deem are compatible,” the principles state.

    Upon verification, if the district Justice of the Peace reveals that drive or inducement has been used or is most likely for use in any conversion and {that a} conversion has taken position with out understand, he would possibly refer the case in conjunction with all subject material adduced all the way through the process the inquiry to the involved police station for registration of a case and its investigation.

    “The district Justice of the Peace, if glad that the conversion is willful and with none misrepresentation, use of drive, danger, undue affect, coercion, allurement or by means of any fraudulent method or by means of marriage or for marriage, will factor a certificates to that impact,” the principles state.

    Somebody aggrieved by means of any order of a district Justice of the Peace handed beneath the related provisions of the Act would possibly record an enchantment inside of 30 days from the date of receipt of a licensed replica of the order ahead of the involved divisional commissioner.

    A clergyman or somebody who intends to organise the conversion should search prior permission from the district Justice of the Peace, giving complete main points of this kind of rite, in line with the principles.

    Underneath the Act, in circumstances the place courts claim such marriage as null and void, the regulation supplies the suitable to repairs to the sufferer husband or spouse and the minor kid born out of wedlock till she or he turns grownup, regardless that it’s going to proceed in case the kid is bodily challenged.

    Consistent with the anti-conversion regulation, the weight of evidence as as to whether the conversion used to be no longer effected via misrepresentation, drive, undue affect, coercion, marriage or every other fraudulent method carried out for the aim of wearing out conversion lies at the accused.

    Additional, if the conversion is finished by means of allurement, use of drive, coercion or fraudulent method, together with the usage of virtual mode, there’s a provision for imprisonment of 1 to 5 years and a superb of no longer not up to Rs 1 lakh.

    Any individual concealing his faith with an goal to marry can be punished with imprisonment for a time period of no longer not up to 3 years, which would possibly prolong as much as 10 years and can be vulnerable to pay a superb no longer not up to Rs 3 lakh.

    Any individual engaging in a mass conversion is punishable with imprisonment for a time period which shall no longer be not up to 5 years and would possibly prolong as much as 10 years and shall even be vulnerable to pay a superb no longer not up to Rs 4 lakh, in line with the regulation.

    CHANDIGARH:  The Haryana executive has notified regulations to put into effect its regulation towards non secular conversion via drive, undue affect or allurement beneath which district magistrates should put up a public understand and invite objections, if any, to an supposed conversion.

    The state meeting handed the Haryana Prevention of Illegal Conversion of Faith Invoice in March this 12 months. The anti-conversion regulation used to be notified a month later after the governor’s assent.

    The brand new regulations, Haryana Prevention of Illegal Conversion of Faith Regulations, 2022, had been notified on December 15 beneath the Act for implementation after the state cupboard not too long ago authorized them.

    Identical expenses had been handed within the fresh previous in BJP-ruled states together with Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

    Consistent with the notified regulations, somebody meaning to convert to any other faith shall, previous to such conversion, give a declaration in Shape ‘A’ to the district Justice of the Peace of the district by which he’s completely dwelling.

    “In case the individual supposed to be transformed is a minor, either one of the oldsters or surviving dad or mum, because the case is also, shall give a declaration in Shape ‘B’.

    “Any non secular priest and/or somebody who intends to organise conversion beneath the Act shall give prior understand in Shape C to the district Justice of the Peace of the district the place such conversion is proposed to be organised,” the principles state.

    The district magistrates should put up a public understand and invite objections in writing, if any, to the supposed conversion.

    Such notices might be post within the district Justice of the Peace’s place of business as soon as a declaration is made by means of an individual who intends to transform to any other faith willfully “with none misrepresentation, use of drive, danger, undue affect, coercion, allurement or by means of any fraudulent method or by means of marriage or for marriage”.

    Whilst creating a declaration ahead of the district Justice of the Peace, such folks should specify main points like a reason why for the conversion, how lengthy they have got been professing the faith which they have got determined to surrender, whether or not they belong to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, profession and per month source of revenue.

    “The district Justice of the Peace shall at the receipt of written objections to such supposed conversion. check and get the subject inquired into by means of such officer or company, as he would possibly deem are compatible,” the principles state.

    Upon verification, if the district Justice of the Peace reveals that drive or inducement has been used or is most likely for use in any conversion and {that a} conversion has taken position with out understand, he would possibly refer the case in conjunction with all subject material adduced all the way through the process the inquiry to the involved police station for registration of a case and its investigation.

    “The district Justice of the Peace, if glad that the conversion is willful and with none misrepresentation, use of drive, danger, undue affect, coercion, allurement or by means of any fraudulent method or by means of marriage or for marriage, will factor a certificates to that impact,” the principles state.

    Somebody aggrieved by means of any order of a district Justice of the Peace handed beneath the related provisions of the Act would possibly record an enchantment inside of 30 days from the date of receipt of a licensed replica of the order ahead of the involved divisional commissioner.

    A clergyman or somebody who intends to organise the conversion should search prior permission from the district Justice of the Peace, giving complete main points of this kind of rite, in line with the principles.

    Underneath the Act, in circumstances the place courts claim such marriage as null and void, the regulation supplies the suitable to repairs to the sufferer husband or spouse and the minor kid born out of wedlock till she or he turns grownup, regardless that it’s going to proceed in case the kid is bodily challenged.

    Consistent with the anti-conversion regulation, the weight of evidence as as to whether the conversion used to be no longer effected via misrepresentation, drive, undue affect, coercion, marriage or every other fraudulent method carried out for the aim of wearing out conversion lies at the accused.

    Additional, if the conversion is finished by means of allurement, use of drive, coercion or fraudulent method, together with the usage of virtual mode, there’s a provision for imprisonment of 1 to 5 years and a superb of no longer not up to Rs 1 lakh.

    Any individual concealing his faith with an goal to marry can be punished with imprisonment for a time period of no longer not up to 3 years, which would possibly prolong as much as 10 years and can be vulnerable to pay a superb no longer not up to Rs 3 lakh.

    Any individual engaging in a mass conversion is punishable with imprisonment for a time period which shall no longer be not up to 5 years and would possibly prolong as much as 10 years and shall even be vulnerable to pay a superb no longer not up to Rs 4 lakh, in line with the regulation.

  • Maha government panel set as much as acquire knowledge on inter-faith {couples}, Opposition slams ‘retrograde’ transfer

    Via On-line Table

    MUMBAI: In a hectic building, the Maharashtra authorities has arrange a committee to assemble data on inter-faith and inter-caste marriage {couples} and the maternal households of the ladies concerned if they’re estranged. The panel can have 13 participants from authorities and non-government fields to review insurance policies referring to similar welfare schemes and rules.

    The opposition Nationalist Congress Birthday party (NCP) has condemned the “retrograde” step, pointing out that the Eknath Shinde authorities had no appropriate to secret agent at the non-public lives of other folks. Senior NCP chief and previous state minister Jitendra Awhad tweeted, “What is this garbage of committee to test inter-caste/faith marriages? Who’s government to secret agent on who marries whom? In liberal Maharashtra this a retrograde, nauseating step. Which method is innovative Maharashtra heading against. Avoid other folks’s personal existence.”

    A Govt Answer (GR) issued on Tuesday by means of the state’s Ladies and Kid Construction Division stated the “Intercaste/Interfaith marriage-family coordination committee (state point)” can be headed by means of Lodha.

    They’re going to hang common conferences with district officers and acquire data on registered and unregistered inter-faith and inter-caste marriages together with elopement, it stated.

    The committee will track district-level tasks for girls all in favour of such marriages who is also estranged from their households, in order that help may also be equipped if vital, it stated. Ladies and their households too can use the platform to avail of counselling and get to the bottom of problems.

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    State minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha who’s heading the committee head claimed it used to be “an try to make sure that the Shraddha Walkar case does no longer occur once more.”

    “The truth that Walkar’s kin used to be no longer mindful that she had died six months in the past is frightening… the committee is being arrange to verify ladies in such marriages aren’t clear of their households,” he stated.

    Walkar used to be murdered allegedly by means of her spouse Aaftab Poonawala in Delhi in Would possibly this yr who had strangled and reduce her frame into 35 items which he saved in a 300-litre refrigerator for just about 3 weeks at his place of abode in Mehrauli, sooner than dumping them around the town over a number of days.

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    Maharashtra Deputy Leader Minister Devendra Fadnavis had lately stated that his authorities would learn about rules on freedom of faith enacted by means of different states, however had no longer but made up our minds on introducing a identical regulation within the western state.

    “Love jihad”, utilized by right-wing activists, alleges a ‘ploy’ by means of Muslim males to trap Hindu ladies into conversion via marriage.

    (With PTI inputs)

    MUMBAI: In a hectic building, the Maharashtra authorities has arrange a committee to assemble data on inter-faith and inter-caste marriage {couples} and the maternal households of the ladies concerned if they’re estranged. The panel can have 13 participants from authorities and non-government fields to review insurance policies referring to similar welfare schemes and rules.

    The opposition Nationalist Congress Birthday party (NCP) has condemned the “retrograde” step, pointing out that the Eknath Shinde authorities had no appropriate to secret agent at the non-public lives of other folks. Senior NCP chief and previous state minister Jitendra Awhad tweeted, “What is this garbage of committee to test inter-caste/faith marriages? Who’s government to secret agent on who marries whom? In liberal Maharashtra this a retrograde, nauseating step. Which method is innovative Maharashtra heading against. Avoid other folks’s personal existence.”

    A Govt Answer (GR) issued on Tuesday by means of the state’s Ladies and Kid Construction Division stated the “Intercaste/Interfaith marriage-family coordination committee (state point)” can be headed by means of Lodha.

    They’re going to hang common conferences with district officers and acquire data on registered and unregistered inter-faith and inter-caste marriages together with elopement, it stated.

    The committee will track district-level tasks for girls all in favour of such marriages who is also estranged from their households, in order that help may also be equipped if vital, it stated. Ladies and their households too can use the platform to avail of counselling and get to the bottom of problems.

    ALSO READ | Anti-conversion regulation: MP government to transport SC towards period in-between aid from motion given to interfaith {couples}

    State minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha who’s heading the committee head claimed it used to be “an try to make sure that the Shraddha Walkar case does no longer occur once more.”

    “The truth that Walkar’s kin used to be no longer mindful that she had died six months in the past is frightening… the committee is being arrange to verify ladies in such marriages aren’t clear of their households,” he stated.

    Walkar used to be murdered allegedly by means of her spouse Aaftab Poonawala in Delhi in Would possibly this yr who had strangled and reduce her frame into 35 items which he saved in a 300-litre refrigerator for just about 3 weeks at his place of abode in Mehrauli, sooner than dumping them around the town over a number of days.

    READ HERE | Anti-conversion rules, tedious Particular Marriage Act harm interfaith unions

    Maharashtra Deputy Leader Minister Devendra Fadnavis had lately stated that his authorities would learn about rules on freedom of faith enacted by means of different states, however had no longer but made up our minds on introducing a identical regulation within the western state.

    “Love jihad”, utilized by right-wing activists, alleges a ‘ploy’ by means of Muslim males to trap Hindu ladies into conversion via marriage.

    (With PTI inputs)

  • Factor of compelled conversions ‘severe’ and would possibly have an effect on safety of country: SC

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    NEW DELHI: Terming the problem of fraudulent and compelled spiritual conversion as ‘severe’ and ‘unhealthy,’ Very best Court docket on Monday requested centre to document affidavit through Nov 22 detailing steps taken in opposition to forcible conversion. 

    The court docket warned a “very tough scenario” will emerge if proselytisation via deception, allurement and intimidation isn’t stopped.

    The bench of Justices MR Shah and Hima Kohli mentioned mentioned, “Everybody has proper to freedom of faith however now not through compelled conversion. It’s an excessively unhealthy factor.” 

    The bench additionally added that the problem would possibly in the long run have an effect on the safety of the country in addition to the liberty of faith and sense of right and wrong of the electorate. 

    “The problem with recognize to the alleged conversion of faith, whether it is discovered to be right kind and true, is an excessively severe factor which might in the long run have an effect on the safety of the country in addition to the liberty of faith and sense of right and wrong of the electorate. Due to this fact, it’s higher that Union govt might make their stand transparent and document counter on what additional steps will also be taken through Union and/or others to curb such compelled conversion perhaps through pressure, allurement or fraudulent manner,” the court docket mentioned. 

    Responding to Solicitor Common Tushar Mehta’s rivalry that spiritual conversion is rampant in tribal spaces, the bench mentioned, “You must step in now.”

    Mehta submitted ahead of the highest court docket that the problem used to be debated even within the Constituent Meeting.

    “There have been two Acts. One used to be through the Odisha govt and some other one through Madhya Pradesh coping with law of any forcible conversion through deceit, falsehood or fraud, cash. Those problems got here ahead of this court docket for attention and the highest court docket upheld the validity,” Mehta mentioned.

    The solicitor basic mentioned compelled spiritual conversions are rampant in tribal spaces.

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    Many a time the sufferers don’t seem to be mindful they’re the subject material of felony offence and would say they’re being helped, Mehta mentioned.

    The highest court docket seen there is also freedom of faith however there can’t be freedom of faith through compelled conversion.

    The court docket’s remarks got here in a plea filed through BJP chief Ashwini Upadhyay to claim spiritual conversion through fraud, intimidation, risk and deceiving through luring presents and financial advantages as violative of basic rights. 

    Upadhyay’s plea which used to be filed in opposition to the backdrop of suicide of 17 12 months outdated woman Lavanya in Tamil Nadu had searched for taking stringent steps to keep an eye on spiritual conversion and instead prayed for steering the Regulation Fee of India to arrange a record in addition to a invoice to keep an eye on “Deceit Non secular Conversion”. 

    “There isn’t even one district which is freed from spiritual conversion through hook and criminal and the carrot and the stick,” the plea said. It used to be additionally argued that the placement is alarming as many people and organisations are sporting out mass conversions of SC-STs in rural spaces. 

    “The mass conversion of socially economically underprivileged folks, specifically belonging to SC-ST, has been on a steep upward thrust for the final 2 a long time. Those organisations function very easily focused on socially economically underprivileged sections specifically belonging to the SC-ST group,” the plea additionally said.

    (With inputs from PTI)

    NEW DELHI: Terming the problem of fraudulent and compelled spiritual conversion as ‘severe’ and ‘unhealthy,’ Very best Court docket on Monday requested centre to document affidavit through Nov 22 detailing steps taken in opposition to forcible conversion. 

    The court docket warned a “very tough scenario” will emerge if proselytisation via deception, allurement and intimidation isn’t stopped.

    The bench of Justices MR Shah and Hima Kohli mentioned mentioned, “Everybody has proper to freedom of faith however now not through compelled conversion. It’s an excessively unhealthy factor.” 

    The bench additionally added that the problem would possibly in the long run have an effect on the safety of the country in addition to the liberty of faith and sense of right and wrong of the electorate. 

    “The problem with recognize to the alleged conversion of faith, whether it is discovered to be right kind and true, is an excessively severe factor which might in the long run have an effect on the safety of the country in addition to the liberty of faith and sense of right and wrong of the electorate. Due to this fact, it’s higher that Union govt might make their stand transparent and document counter on what additional steps will also be taken through Union and/or others to curb such compelled conversion perhaps through pressure, allurement or fraudulent manner,” the court docket mentioned. 

    Responding to Solicitor Common Tushar Mehta’s rivalry that spiritual conversion is rampant in tribal spaces, the bench mentioned, “You must step in now.”

    Mehta submitted ahead of the highest court docket that the problem used to be debated even within the Constituent Meeting.

    “There have been two Acts. One used to be through the Odisha govt and some other one through Madhya Pradesh coping with law of any forcible conversion through deceit, falsehood or fraud, cash. Those problems got here ahead of this court docket for attention and the highest court docket upheld the validity,” Mehta mentioned.

    The solicitor basic mentioned compelled spiritual conversions are rampant in tribal spaces.

    ALSO READ | Top priest tells Sikh adolescence to show martial, flags upward thrust in conversions

    Many a time the sufferers don’t seem to be mindful they’re the subject material of felony offence and would say they’re being helped, Mehta mentioned.

    The highest court docket seen there is also freedom of faith however there can’t be freedom of faith through compelled conversion.

    The court docket’s remarks got here in a plea filed through BJP chief Ashwini Upadhyay to claim spiritual conversion through fraud, intimidation, risk and deceiving through luring presents and financial advantages as violative of basic rights. 

    Upadhyay’s plea which used to be filed in opposition to the backdrop of suicide of 17 12 months outdated woman Lavanya in Tamil Nadu had searched for taking stringent steps to keep an eye on spiritual conversion and instead prayed for steering the Regulation Fee of India to arrange a record in addition to a invoice to keep an eye on “Deceit Non secular Conversion”. 

    “There isn’t even one district which is freed from spiritual conversion through hook and criminal and the carrot and the stick,” the plea said. It used to be additionally argued that the placement is alarming as many people and organisations are sporting out mass conversions of SC-STs in rural spaces. 

    “The mass conversion of socially economically underprivileged folks, specifically belonging to SC-ST, has been on a steep upward thrust for the final 2 a long time. Those organisations function very easily focused on socially economically underprivileged sections specifically belonging to the SC-ST group,” the plea additionally said.

    (With inputs from PTI)

  • 4 extra held for alleged ‘forceful’ conversions in UP’s Meerut; 8 arrested up to now

    By way of PTI

    MEERUT (UP): 4 extra other folks had been arrested for his or her alleged involvement in spiritual conversions right here, taking the entire selection of arrests to 8, police stated on Sunday.

    They’ve been booked underneath Segment 3, 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Illegal Conversion Prohibition Act following a grievance through citizens of Mangatapuram Colony right here.

    Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rohit Singh Sajwan stated the 4 contemporary arrests have been made on Saturday evening.

    The ones arrested are known as Anil, Sardar, Nikku and Basant. 4 others Binwa, Prema, Titli and Reena have been arrested previous. Every other accused Chhabili alias Shiva is absconding, police stated.

    Right through COVID-19, some other folks equipped meals and monetary help to the deficient in Mangatapuram Colony after which allegedly compelled them to transform to Christianity, the police stated.

    In line with the grievance, the accused additionally got rid of photos of Hindu deities from their properties.

    “On protesting or complaining, the accused come house with knives and sticks and threaten to kill,” the grievance said.

    Whilst there is not any point out of the selection of conversions, native BJP chief Deepak Sharma claimed that greater than 100 other folks had allegedly been transformed to Christianity.

    “This has been occurring for the previous 3 years. Right through the COVID-19 length, other folks got ration and cash to transform to Christianity. Now, different persons are being threatened to transform as smartly,” Sharma alleged.

    MEERUT (UP): 4 extra other folks had been arrested for his or her alleged involvement in spiritual conversions right here, taking the entire selection of arrests to 8, police stated on Sunday.

    They’ve been booked underneath Segment 3, 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Illegal Conversion Prohibition Act following a grievance through citizens of Mangatapuram Colony right here.

    Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rohit Singh Sajwan stated the 4 contemporary arrests have been made on Saturday evening.

    The ones arrested are known as Anil, Sardar, Nikku and Basant. 4 others Binwa, Prema, Titli and Reena have been arrested previous. Every other accused Chhabili alias Shiva is absconding, police stated.

    Right through COVID-19, some other folks equipped meals and monetary help to the deficient in Mangatapuram Colony after which allegedly compelled them to transform to Christianity, the police stated.

    In line with the grievance, the accused additionally got rid of photos of Hindu deities from their properties.

    “On protesting or complaining, the accused come house with knives and sticks and threaten to kill,” the grievance said.

    Whilst there is not any point out of the selection of conversions, native BJP chief Deepak Sharma claimed that greater than 100 other folks had allegedly been transformed to Christianity.

    “This has been occurring for the previous 3 years. Right through the COVID-19 length, other folks got ration and cash to transform to Christianity. Now, different persons are being threatened to transform as smartly,” Sharma alleged.

  • Shah claims some NGOs taken with non secular conversion; opposition to tasks to stall financial enlargement

    Through PTI

    SURAJKUND: Union House Minister Amit Shah on Thursday claimed that some NGOs have indulged in non secular conversion, anti-national actions and misuse of budget to stall the rustic’s financial development, and powerful motion has been taken in opposition to such entities.

    He additionally mentioned that despite the fact that regulation and order is a state topic, crimes have change into without borders because of the development of era and good fortune will also be accomplished in opposition to such trans-border crimes handiest when states and the Centre sit down in combination and formulate a approach to curb them.

    Addressing a two-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ of house ministers of all states organised by way of the Union house ministry right here, he mentioned that the federal government has amended the International Contributions (Laws) Act (FCRA) which was once being misused by way of some NGOs to behavior anti-national actions, non secular conversion, political opposition to construction tasks and developing stumbling blocks in financial development.

    “In 2020, the federal government took robust motion to forestall overseas investment of such NGOs by way of amending the FCRA,” he mentioned.

    Shah additionally mentioned that the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) will arrange a minimum of one workplace in all states by way of 2024 to increase a powerful anti-terror community.

    The house minister mentioned it’s the collective duty of states to successfully take on crimes being dedicated from around the nation’s border or states’ borders, and in addition take care of regional crimes to make society loose from worry.

    “In our Charter, regulation and order is a state topic. However we will be able to achieve success in opposition to trans-border or without borders crimes handiest when all states sit down in combination to contemplate over them, make a not unusual technique and (make) efforts to curb them,” he mentioned.

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    The character of crime is converting in lately’s global and crime is turning into without borders, that is why the states need to formulate a not unusual approach to struggle in opposition to it, he mentioned.

    Shah reiterated that it’s the collective duty of states and the Centre to successfully take on trans-border crimes.

    The ‘Chintan Shivir’ is being organised with the target to organize an motion plan for the implementation of ‘Imaginative and prescient 2047’ and ‘Panch Pran’ introduced in High Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech.

    The ‘shivir’ can change into a just right platform to talk about methods to counter cyber crimes, narcotics and cross-border terrorism, amongst others, and to switch just right practices in regulation and order, he mentioned.

    Shah additionally mentioned that a lot of proposals to amend the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Code of Felony Process (CrPC) were gained, and those are being analysed.

    “In an overly couple of minutes, we can get a hold of new drafts of the CrPC and the IPC prior to Parliament,” he mentioned.

    The house minister mentioned that significance must be given to 3 ‘Cs’ — cooperation, coordination and collaboration — to reach the targets of cooperative federalism, “entire of presidency” and “crew India” manner, useful resource optimisation and integration.

    The Modi executive has recorded good fortune on all fronts of inside safety be it Jammu and Kashmir, the Northeast or narcotics smuggling, Shah claimed.

    “Our inside safety is thought of as robust,” he mentioned, noting that “35,000 police and CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) group of workers have laid down their lives up to now since independence to stay the cohesion and integrity of the rustic intact”.

    Shah mentioned that each one spaces thought to be scorching spots from the protection standpoint were cleared because of synergy and cooperation between states and the Centre.

    “The spaces suffering from left-wing extremism (LWE), Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast, which have been as soon as scorching spots of violence and unrest, at the moment are turning into scorching spots of construction,” he sfurther claimed.

    The house minister mentioned there’s a 74 in step with cent dip in terror assaults within the nation and 90 in step with cent lower in terror-related killings since 2014 which is a “large fulfillment”.

    “We’ve got entered into long-term agreements with rebel teams such because the NLFT, rebel teams of of Assam’s Bodo spaces, Karbi Anglong district.

    About 9,000 insurgents within the Northeast have surrendered up to now and it guarantees long-term peace within the Northeast,” he mentioned.

    Shah mentioned the rustic has made large strides in tackling LWE, recording a lower of 77 in step with cent in naxal violence and 87 in step with cent in lives claimed by way of it after 2014.

    “As soon as a upon a time, the pink hall between Pashupati Nath to Tirupati was once infamous. States and the Centre have effectively fought this struggle and accomplished good fortune. In 2014, there have been 113 districts which have been suffering from the LWE however now it has come right down to 46 districts. This is a large good fortune,” he mentioned.

    He mentioned a brand new generation began in Jammu and Kashmir after the abolition of Article 370.

    “All the way through the closing 37 months after August 5, 2019, terror incidents have diminished by way of 34 in step with cent in Jammu and Kashmir as in comparison to numbers recorded in 37 months previous the date.

    Sixty-four in step with cent much less deaths were reported and civilian deaths in terror incidents have long gone down by way of 90 in step with cent all the way through the length,” the house minister mentioned.

    Jammu and Kashmir had gained a complete funding of Rs 19,000 crore until 2019 since Independence whilst within the closing 3 years, an funding of Rs 57,000 crore has been made which displays that the Union Territory has moved forward at the trail of good fortune, Shah mentioned.

    “We’ve got made essential adjustments within the NIA and the UAPA (Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act) to offer extra powers to the anti-terror company. The company has been given extra-territorial jurisdiction,” he mentioned.

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    “The company has additionally were given powers to clutch houses of a terrorist. We’ve got determined that each state may have a NIA unit to increase a powerful anti-terror community,” Shah mentioned.

    The house minister mentioned cyber-crime is a large problem prior to the rustic and the sector lately and the house ministry is dedicated to struggle in opposition to it.

    The federal government led by way of Narendra Modi is made up our minds to save lots of the rustic and the formative years from the risk of narcotics and its coverage is appearing effects, with medication value greater than Rs 20,000 crore being seized up to now, Shah mentioned.

    High Minister Modi will deal with the ‘Chintan Shivir’ thru video conferencing on October 28.

    Building of an ecosystem for cybercrime control, modernisation of police forces, build up in utilization of data era within the legal justice gadget, land border control and coastal safety and different inside safety problems will probably be mentioned on the tournament.

    SURAJKUND: Union House Minister Amit Shah on Thursday claimed that some NGOs have indulged in non secular conversion, anti-national actions and misuse of budget to stall the rustic’s financial development, and powerful motion has been taken in opposition to such entities.

    He additionally mentioned that despite the fact that regulation and order is a state topic, crimes have change into without borders because of the development of era and good fortune will also be accomplished in opposition to such trans-border crimes handiest when states and the Centre sit down in combination and formulate a approach to curb them.

    Addressing a two-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ of house ministers of all states organised by way of the Union house ministry right here, he mentioned that the federal government has amended the International Contributions (Laws) Act (FCRA) which was once being misused by way of some NGOs to behavior anti-national actions, non secular conversion, political opposition to construction tasks and developing stumbling blocks in financial development.

    “In 2020, the federal government took robust motion to forestall overseas investment of such NGOs by way of amending the FCRA,” he mentioned.

    Shah additionally mentioned that the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) will arrange a minimum of one workplace in all states by way of 2024 to increase a powerful anti-terror community.

    The house minister mentioned it’s the collective duty of states to successfully take on crimes being dedicated from around the nation’s border or states’ borders, and in addition take care of regional crimes to make society loose from worry.

    “In our Charter, regulation and order is a state topic. However we will be able to achieve success in opposition to trans-border or without borders crimes handiest when all states sit down in combination to contemplate over them, make a not unusual technique and (make) efforts to curb them,” he mentioned.

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    The character of crime is converting in lately’s global and crime is turning into without borders, that is why the states need to formulate a not unusual approach to struggle in opposition to it, he mentioned.

    Shah reiterated that it’s the collective duty of states and the Centre to successfully take on trans-border crimes.

    The ‘Chintan Shivir’ is being organised with the target to organize an motion plan for the implementation of ‘Imaginative and prescient 2047’ and ‘Panch Pran’ introduced in High Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech.

    The ‘shivir’ can change into a just right platform to talk about methods to counter cyber crimes, narcotics and cross-border terrorism, amongst others, and to switch just right practices in regulation and order, he mentioned.

    Shah additionally mentioned that a lot of proposals to amend the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Code of Felony Process (CrPC) were gained, and those are being analysed.

    “In an overly couple of minutes, we can get a hold of new drafts of the CrPC and the IPC prior to Parliament,” he mentioned.

    The house minister mentioned that significance must be given to 3 ‘Cs’ — cooperation, coordination and collaboration — to reach the targets of cooperative federalism, “entire of presidency” and “crew India” manner, useful resource optimisation and integration.

    The Modi executive has recorded good fortune on all fronts of inside safety be it Jammu and Kashmir, the Northeast or narcotics smuggling, Shah claimed.

    “Our inside safety is thought of as robust,” he mentioned, noting that “35,000 police and CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) group of workers have laid down their lives up to now since independence to stay the cohesion and integrity of the rustic intact”.

    Shah mentioned that each one spaces thought to be scorching spots from the protection standpoint were cleared because of synergy and cooperation between states and the Centre.

    “The spaces suffering from left-wing extremism (LWE), Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast, which have been as soon as scorching spots of violence and unrest, at the moment are turning into scorching spots of construction,” he sfurther claimed.

    The house minister mentioned there’s a 74 in step with cent dip in terror assaults within the nation and 90 in step with cent lower in terror-related killings since 2014 which is a “large fulfillment”.

    “We’ve got entered into long-term agreements with rebel teams such because the NLFT, rebel teams of of Assam’s Bodo spaces, Karbi Anglong district.

    About 9,000 insurgents within the Northeast have surrendered up to now and it guarantees long-term peace within the Northeast,” he mentioned.

    Shah mentioned the rustic has made large strides in tackling LWE, recording a lower of 77 in step with cent in naxal violence and 87 in step with cent in lives claimed by way of it after 2014.

    “As soon as a upon a time, the pink hall between Pashupati Nath to Tirupati was once infamous. States and the Centre have effectively fought this struggle and accomplished good fortune. In 2014, there have been 113 districts which have been suffering from the LWE however now it has come right down to 46 districts. This is a large good fortune,” he mentioned.

    He mentioned a brand new generation began in Jammu and Kashmir after the abolition of Article 370.

    “All the way through the closing 37 months after August 5, 2019, terror incidents have diminished by way of 34 in step with cent in Jammu and Kashmir as in comparison to numbers recorded in 37 months previous the date.

    Sixty-four in step with cent much less deaths were reported and civilian deaths in terror incidents have long gone down by way of 90 in step with cent all the way through the length,” the house minister mentioned.

    Jammu and Kashmir had gained a complete funding of Rs 19,000 crore until 2019 since Independence whilst within the closing 3 years, an funding of Rs 57,000 crore has been made which displays that the Union Territory has moved forward at the trail of good fortune, Shah mentioned.

    “We’ve got made essential adjustments within the NIA and the UAPA (Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act) to offer extra powers to the anti-terror company. The company has been given extra-territorial jurisdiction,” he mentioned.

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    “The company has additionally were given powers to clutch houses of a terrorist. We’ve got determined that each state may have a NIA unit to increase a powerful anti-terror community,” Shah mentioned.

    The house minister mentioned cyber-crime is a large problem prior to the rustic and the sector lately and the house ministry is dedicated to struggle in opposition to it.

    The federal government led by way of Narendra Modi is made up our minds to save lots of the rustic and the formative years from the risk of narcotics and its coverage is appearing effects, with medication value greater than Rs 20,000 crore being seized up to now, Shah mentioned.

    High Minister Modi will deal with the ‘Chintan Shivir’ thru video conferencing on October 28.

    Building of an ecosystem for cybercrime control, modernisation of police forces, build up in utilization of data era within the legal justice gadget, land border control and coastal safety and different inside safety problems will probably be mentioned on the tournament.

  • MP: Bajrang Dal, VHP Activists prevent car wearing tribal youngsters, allege non secular conversion

    By means of PTI

    KHANDWA: Proper-wing activists created ruckus by way of intercepting a car transporting a bunch of youngsters to a programme at a college in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa on Monday, accusing the organisers of non secular conversion, police stated.

    The incident passed off when a car was once transporting a bunch of tribal girls and boys to a programme being organised at Saint Pius Faculty in Khandwa, an legitimate stated.

    Activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal stopped the car close to the varsity, alleging that the kids had been being taken for non secular conversion.

    Consistent with eye-witnesses, the right-wing activists stopped the car for a very long time until the police and district officers reached the spot.

    The VHP’s district secretary Animesh Joshi claimed that they’d stopped the car after receiving knowledge {that a} team of tribal girls and boys had been being introduced for non secular conversion.

    Motion will have to be taken towards the organisers, as they had been undertaking the programme with out permission, he stated.

    Sub-divisional Justice of the Peace (SDM) Arvind Chouhan, who additionally reached the spot following the incident, stated the police had been investigating the subject, because the programme was once organised with none prior permission.

    The police have recorded the statements of the kids, organisers and college academics and extra prison steps might be taken after a probe, he stated.

    In the meantime, Father Jose, the organiser of the programme, claimed that simplest catholic girls and boys had been invited for the programme, and efforts to hunt permission for the development from the district management weren’t a success.

    KHANDWA: Proper-wing activists created ruckus by way of intercepting a car transporting a bunch of youngsters to a programme at a college in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa on Monday, accusing the organisers of non secular conversion, police stated.

    The incident passed off when a car was once transporting a bunch of tribal girls and boys to a programme being organised at Saint Pius Faculty in Khandwa, an legitimate stated.

    Activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal stopped the car close to the varsity, alleging that the kids had been being taken for non secular conversion.

    Consistent with eye-witnesses, the right-wing activists stopped the car for a very long time until the police and district officers reached the spot.

    The VHP’s district secretary Animesh Joshi claimed that they’d stopped the car after receiving knowledge {that a} team of tribal girls and boys had been being introduced for non secular conversion.

    Motion will have to be taken towards the organisers, as they had been undertaking the programme with out permission, he stated.

    Sub-divisional Justice of the Peace (SDM) Arvind Chouhan, who additionally reached the spot following the incident, stated the police had been investigating the subject, because the programme was once organised with none prior permission.

    The police have recorded the statements of the kids, organisers and college academics and extra prison steps might be taken after a probe, he stated.

    In the meantime, Father Jose, the organiser of the programme, claimed that simplest catholic girls and boys had been invited for the programme, and efforts to hunt permission for the development from the district management weren’t a success.

  • Ayodhya Information: After 12 years spouse worship seems to be Hasina Bano….Know the entire subject

    Ayodhya: Pooja turns into a Haseena after 12 years of her marriage. This subject of conversion has reached the police investigation at the moment. The sufferer’s husband Jagbir Kori alleges that Hasina’s brother has threatened her to transform to Islam. On the identical time, it has additionally been warned that if the faith isn’t transformed, then the top shall be severed from the frame.

    The tale of a lady who become a good looks from Pooja may be odd. The subject is of Purva village of Halkara of Ayodhya Kotwali. About 12 years in the past, Jagbir’s brother-in-law discovered a tender girl crying close to Faizabad railway station. The person who had given his identify as Pooja. Her brother-in-law took pity on her and a couple of days later were given her married along with her brother-in-law Jagbir Kori. After that the husband and spouse began residing fortunately in combination. A son and a daughter have been born to each. Now the aggrieved husband Jagbir alleges that once 12 years of marriage, his spouse Pooja is now telling her identify as Hasina Bano. His brother is now threatening to behead him.

    The sufferer’s husband says that the girl, who used to be married as a Hindu, has began telling the Muslim neighborhood. Now not simplest this, the aggrieved husband alleges that his pals, together with the members of the family of the spouse, have began forcibly pressurizing the Hindu circle of relatives to transform to Islam, and then Jagbir Kori has lodged a criticism with the police. They have got additionally demanded the security in their lives and belongings.

    In line with SP Town Madhuban Singh, this subject has been printed within the investigation of the police in regards to the subject. Within the police investigation, a case of spiritual conversion via forcible drive has come to the fore. Wherein Nisar alias Raju used to be arrested via the police in an stumble upon prior to now. When the police reached to arrest Nisar, he began firing. He grew to become out to be a ten Hazari Inamiya accused. In retaliation via the police, the bullet hit Nisar’s ft. Now its strings were hooked up with Pooja aka Haseena Bano, as a result of Nisar grew to become out to be the brother of Pooja aka Haseena Bano.

    On the identical time, Jagbir says that he were given married bearing in mind Pooja as a lady of Hindu faith. Little did she know that once 12 years she would turn into a Muslim girl named Hasina Bano and take part in pressurizing her circle of relatives to transform. On this case, Acharya Paramhans Das of Tapasvi Cantonment has demanded strict motion in opposition to the accused who threatened to transform and kill.

    Any other case of affection jihad
    The Muslim formative years of Telia Garh, a fab boulevard of the Thana Goshaiganj house, has escaped with a Hindu lady. It’s alleged that he has additionally taken one lakh money and jewelery value lakhs of the woman. It’s alleged that the members of the family of the Muslim formative years had threatened to transform the Hindu lady right into a daughter-in-law. A case has been registered in opposition to 5 folks together with the principle accused and investigation has been began.