9 held in alleged forced conversion case in UP

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By  India Blooms News Service   Oct 30, 2022

Nine people have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut for forcing 400 people to convert to Christianity, media reports said.

The victims approached the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and complained that they were lured to convert to Christianity, reported India Today.

In their complaint, the vctims alleged that they were coerced to do away with the idols of Hindu gods and godesses.

The victims filed the police complaint at Brahmaputri police station where they reached with a BJP leader.

They said that the accused came in touch with them during Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.

According to India Today repoort, the complainants told the police, We were pressurised to religious conversion and were asked to change our names on our Aadhaar Cards. When we were worshipping on the day of Diwali, the accused barged into our houses and vandalised the idols of deities. They said when you have converted your religion, then why are you doing this? When we protested against this, they threatened us to death.

The report further quoted SP Piyush Singh as saying, On Friday, some people reached our office and gave an application. It is alleged that people of other religions want to forcibly convert the religions of the people of Malin village. Instructions have been given to take action by registering an FIR against the accused. The matter will be investigated and appropriate action will be taken.