YOGI-LED UP GOVT ARRESTED 507 PERSONS IN 291 CASES OF ILLEGAL CONVERSIONS IN TWO YEARS

LUCKNOW: Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government is taking strict action against forced conversion in Uttar Pradesh after the Prohibition of Illegal Religious Conversion Act came into force two years ago, a state government official said.

Over 507 accused have been arrested after the registration of 291 cases so far in Uttar Pradesh since November 2020 when the Prohibition of Illegal Religious Conversion Act came into force in the state, he added.

As per the available information, none of the 507 accused has been convicted so far in any of the 291 first information reports (FIRs) registered under this Act. Trial in all these cases is pending in respective courts.

As many as 59 of the total 291 cases are concerned with the conversion of minors. As per available data, the victims in 150 of total 291 cases in their statements informed the court that they had been forced to convert.

Most cases under this Act have been registered in Bareilly district, he added. However, the exact number of cases registered in Bareilly was not immediately available.

A racket converting disabled children was also exposed in Uttar Pradesh.

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