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Rehman Chacha Arrested in Six-State Conversion Racket; 11 Held So Far

Investigators have uncovered suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba funding channeled through Gulf and Western nations

Agra Police has arrested multiple accused, including Abdul Rehman Qureshi. (Representative image)
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Overview

  • Eleven suspects have been arrested across six states in a UP ATS-led probe, including Abdul Rehman alias Rehman Chacha and a Balrampur court clerk
  • Dehradun Police, acting on UP ATS intelligence, booked five individuals suspected of recruiting and converting youth
  • Investigators uncovered an ISIS-style structure with covert codewords, safe houses and social media-driven radicalisation tactics
  • The ED and NIA launched parallel money-laundering and terror-financing investigations into property deals and offshore remittances linked to the network
  • Ongoing raids and interrogations under the Unlawful Religious Conversion Act and anti-terror statutes are expected to produce more arrests