Overview
- Idhu (Eidul) Islam was detained in a pre-dawn joint operation by the UP ATS, Maharashtra ATS and local police in Nagpur and was moved to Lucknow on transit remand.
- Officials say he had evaded arrest for months, faced a non-bailable warrant from a special court, and is named in an ATS FIR linked to an alleged conversion syndicate.
- Authorities allege he ran an outfit called Bharat Pratikarth Sangh from Nagpur and installed Chhangur Baba in a regional leadership role to expand the network.
- The UP ATS has already filed a chargesheet against Chhangur Baba and his son Mehboob in a related Balrampur case tied to alleged illegal mass conversions.
- UP ADG Amitabh Yash says investigators have traced foreign funding routed through nearly 40 bank accounts, the ED has sought the FIR for a parallel financial probe, and steps to identify and seize tainted properties are underway.