Malviya, a retired government servant who had served as the senior statistical officer at the National Sample Survey office of Government of India, contended that the law is against the secular character of the Constitution and infringes upon freedom of choice and freedom of religion.
Addressing devotees, Pala (Kerala) Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt said, "they've realised that in a nation like India, taking up weapons & destroying others isn't easy, they're using other means. Their aim is to promote their religion & end non-Muslims. They use 'love jihad' & 'narcotic jihad.'"
An alleged case of 'love jihad' has surfaced from Noida where a woman has said that she was raped by a man repeatedly on the pretext of marriage. She claimed that the man forced her to embrace Islam.
Forced religious conversions are becoming a major issue in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the polls. UP ATS recently filed a chargesheet against six accused in the same.
A US Lawmaker has claimed that Hindus and Christians in Pakistan are being forcefully converted in Pakistan and has urged Biden admin to extend USAID into the region.
The Enforcement Directorate carried out searches at six premises linked to Md. Umar Gautam and claimed to have seized "incriminating documents" that allegedly show his involvement in carrying out forced religious conversions.
Shocked and surprised after facing the reality, one thing which was more disheartening for Santosh's brothers was to hear things like Hur and Jannat from him.
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) made the sixth arrest in connection with its probe into the alleged conversion of “more than a thousand people” who were reportedly lured with offers of money, jobs, and marriage. Salahuddin Zainuddin Sheikh was arrested from Vadodara in Gujarat.
The issue of religion conversion is rising in UP. Now the voice of this issue may soon resonate in the Parliament as well. Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Gorakhpur, Ravi Kishan said that this is a serious issue and he will raise it in the Lok Sabha as well.
Two girls belonging to the Sikh community were allegedly forcibly converted and wedded to elderly men of a different religion in Srinagar. According to reports, one of the two girls was handed over to her family after protests broke out against the conversion.
A case was registered against Ansari on Sunday under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, the police officer said, adding that he was arrested on Monday evening from his house.
The Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) -- the apex body of the 13 akharas (religious orders) -- has summoned a meeting of all the akharas to decide on the steps to be taken to check religious conversions.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered action under the Gangster Act and National Security Act (NSA) against those involved in the conversion of deaf and dumb and physically challenged children and youth.
Maulana Umar Gautam has been arrested by Uttar Pradesh police for being part of a religious conversion racket. According to the police, Gautam offered people jobs, money, marriage, and other facilities.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath instructs police to impose NSA on two arrested by UP ATS for religious conversion on Tuesday. CM also said that a case of gangster'act should be registered against them and their properties be attached.
The Gujarat government in all likelihood will table a Bill to amend the 'Dharma Swatantrya' (Freedom of Religion) Act, 2003 in the ongoing Budget session of the Assembly to combat forceful religious conversions, better known as 'Love Jihad'.
The Madhya Pradesh assembly on Monday passed the MP Freedom of Religion Bill 2021 — the so-called ‘love jihad’ law — by voice vote amid chants.
Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, has a provision of a prison term of up to 10 years and a fine of Rs 1 lakh for conversion through marriage or by any other fraudulent means.
Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, has a provision of a prison term of up to 10 years and a fine of Rs 1 lakh for conversion through marriage or by any other fraudulent means.
Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, has a provision of a prison term of up to 10 years and a fine of Rs 1 lakh for conversion through marriage or by any other fraudulent means.
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