An Islamic conversion gang has been exposed in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. 8 accused, including gang leader Taufiq Ansari and his two women accomplices among others have been arrested in the case. Their modus operandi was to record obscene videos of Hindu girls, then blackmailing them into converting their religion.
According to media reports, the matter came to light when the father of a victim lodged a complaint of kidnapping and conversion of his daughter. The complaint said that in the year 2023, Aashiq Ansari trapped the man’s daughter in a love trap and made obscene videos and pressured her to convert.
जनपद कुशीनगर के थाना कोतवाली पडरौना क्षेत्रान्तर्गत हिन्दू युवती को संगठित गिरोह द्वारा प्रलोभन देकर धर्म परिवर्तन कराने वाले दो महिला अभियुक्ता सहित कुल 08 नफर अभियुक्तों को किया गया गिरफ्तार- #UPPolice pic.twitter.com/qHyaQBcBtJ
— Kushinagar Police (@kushinagarpol) July 27, 2025
The police said that the victim has been rescued safely by their joint team. The accused had also got the victim’s Aadhar card made in a Muslim name. At the same time, the accused arrested include gang leader Taufiq Ansari, Aashiq Ansari, Imtiaz, Sahab Ansari, Zeeshan Qamar, Mazhar, two women Qaiser Jahan and Fatima.
