Christian conversion

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According to the Solicitor General, the high court had directed the petitioners to get in touch with the Gram Sabhas.

"Though a person may change religion, his or her caste remains the same despite conversion to another religion," Allahabad HC.

Bail was granted after the High Court accepted legal objections on FIR initiation, even though the Sessions Court had earlier rejected relief, citing inducement based conversions, organised operations, and the accused’s involvement in three similar unlawful conversion cases.

A previous judgement by the Supreme Court has already upheld the anti-conversion laws of Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.

Police action followed protests over an alleged conversion racket operating through a prayer meeting in Satlapur. The FIR names the husband-wife duo and another accused, citing coercion, inducements and pressure to change religion.

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Investigators are examining recovered religious material, possible funding sources, and whether the accused, originally from Kerala, operated independently or as part of a wider conversion network active across Kanpur and neighbouring districts.