Daughter, father arrested for religious conversion in UP; nine booked

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Shamli constabulary arrested a pistillate and her begetter connected Sunday (June 7, 2026) and booked 9 radical successful transportation with the alleged spiritual conversion of a 30-year-old man, a elder constabulary authoritative said.

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According to police, the accused are Chandni Qureshi and her father, Islam Qureshi.

In a ailment lodged with the police, medicine trader Devraj Malik alleged that his lad Ayush Malik (30) was converted to Islam years agone nether the pretext of matrimony with Chandni.

He was brought to Delhi, wherever the nikah with Ayush took spot utilizing forged documents, helium said.

Meanwhile, immoderate Hindu activists, including Swami Yashveer Maharaj, person threatened to commencement an agitation against the amerciable conversion and demanded strict enactment against the culprits.

Police said efforts are underway to find the remaining accused.

Superintendent of Police of Shamli N.P. Singh connected Sunday (June 7, 2026) told reporters that constabulary person registered a lawsuit against 9 people, including a maulvi nether assorted sections of the BNS — 308 (extortion), 318 (cheating), 336 (forgery), 338 (forgery of invaluable security, will, etc) and 351 (criminal intimidation) and the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act.

Published - June 08, 2026 02:07 p.m. IST

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