Overview

• Yogi Adityanath framed illegal conversions as part of a conspiracy against Hindu-Sikh unity while launching the Guru Tegh Bahadur Sandesh Yatra.
• On July 6, the UP Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested Jalaluddin alias Chhangur Baba and Neetu alias Nasreen in Balrampur for operating a conversion network with preset fees.
• Enforcement Directorate sources reported nearly ₹106 crore, chiefly from Middle Eastern channels, was traced to 40 bank accounts tied to the alleged racket.
• The UP government has dispatched teams to conduct intensified raids and ‘ghar wapsi’ drives in districts including Pilibhit to reverse purported coerced conversions.
• The commemorative yatra will pass through Lucknow, Kanpur, Etawah and Agra before concluding at the Sis Ganj Gurdwara in Delhi.