anti conversion law

S Muralidhar also objected to the fact that people other than the victim of forced conversion can also file complaints. He alleged that this provision in anti-conversion laws is giving way to vigilante groups.

The Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act was enacted in 1978 to protect indigenous communities in the northeastern state from unethical and deceitful conversion by predatory evangelist groups.

Azamgarh Police halted a mass conversion event in Miria Redha, seizing objectionable materials and detaining a suspect accused of coercing Hindus into Christianity.

Hina, a Pilibhit resident, filed a complaint with Bareilly police around a month and a half after their marriage, alleging Pandit Shankhdhar of forcing her to embrace Hinduism. Hina has also accused her husband, Prem Shankar Gupta, and her brother-in-law of tricking her into marriage.

The court ruled that registration of a religious conversion is essential not just for marriage purposes, but also for marriage-like relationships.

The Chhattisgarh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Bill has various provisions to prohibit fraudulent religious conversions.

The victim's father stated that after searching his son's backpack, he found Islam-related literature and a skull cap. He added that he searched the boy's phone and found ganja and other drug-related chats.

Mohammad Sabir becomes the first to be convicted under anti-conversion law in Madhya Pradesh

The "Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act, 2022" was passed by the BJP govt last year. More than one case was being reported every month.

Hashim, a scrap dealer in Dehradun, reportedly converted a married Hindu woman and her three minor children to Islam.