forced conversion

Asif took the victim to Haridwar and pretended to convert to Hinduism to gain her trust. After this, he allegedly raped her under the pretext of marriage multiple times.

The incident came to light when a video went viral on social media where an event was being organised at the house of the victim after establishing a mazar. Hindu organisations took cognisance of the matter immediately and approached the police. Following the complaint by the Hindu organisations, the police swung into action and stopped the event.

The accused's uncle Zahid Khan also forced the Hindu victim to convert and the two even tried to abduct her on motorbike.

The victim's father complained that the Laur police station in-charge humiliated him and ordered him to leave.

The accused first promised to embrace Hinduism to marry her but then started to pressure her to convert to Islam.

A social media post purportedly published by the deceased victim Linesh Sahu stated that his wife Karuna and his in-laws were harassing and pressuring him to undergo religious conversion to Christianity.

OpIndia has accessed the conversion certificate and court affidavit, alleging the victim's free will of marriage, which were prepared on Monday (18th November).

A fact-finding committee has exposed religious discrimination at Jamia Millia Islamia, detailing cases of harassment and forced conversions of non-Muslim students and staff within the university.

The pastors claimed that the people were there out of their own accord and the former did not force anyone to convert.

Several Hindu organisations' activists accused the organisers of the event of luring Hindu men and women to convert to Christianity with promises of financial and health benefits. Over 100 people, including women and children, were present at the event where alleged forced conversion was taking place in Raigarh.