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UP Police Bust Bareilly Conversion Racket, Arrest 4 and Rescue Victim

Investigators scrutinize bank accounts for links to a wider inter‑state network, including possible foreign funding.

Four, including madrasa cleric, arrested in connection with a religious conversion racket.

Overview

  • A madrasa cleric, Abdul Majeed, and associates Salman, Mohammad Arif, and Faheem were arrested in Bareilly over an alleged coercive conversion scheme, police said.
  • Officers rescued Prabhat Upadhyay, a visually impaired teacher, from a local madrasa after his mother filed a complaint alleging forced conversion and threats.
  • Police recovered conversion certificates, religious literature, and CDs said to be used for indoctrination, and identified six previously converted men.
  • Investigators reported more than 2,000 transactions totaling about ₹13 lakh in Majeed’s account and say the group operated at least 21 bank accounts.
  • The network is believed to span 13 states and 30 districts, a fifth suspect named Mehmood Beg is at large, and a case has been registered under the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2021.