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.
Arunachal Christian Forum (ACF) have been protesting against Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (APFRA) of 1978, while Indigenous Faith and Cultural Society of Arunachal Pradesh (IFCSAP) supports it
Multiple grooming gangs in Rajasthan are deliberately targeting Hindu women and girls, deceiving them into their trap, subjecting them to gang rape, and using blackmail to continue their exploitation.
The Chhattisgarh government is likely to introduce a Conversion Amendment Bill in the budget session of the Assembly. The Bill criminalises illegal conversion of minors, women and members of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
A district court in Indore sentenced Iliyas Qureshi, Prarthana, and Zafar Ali to 10 years in prison for forcibly circumcising a Jain minor boy to convert him to Islam
The boy’s father had reportedly performed a second marriage with a Muslim woman after the death of his first Hindu wife and the boy’s mother. The boy alleged that his father was killed by his step-mother for property.
Several Muslim men have married multiple tribal women in Saitangartoli. They make their wives contest the village panchayat elections, which is now a reserved tribal seat.
An FIR has been registered under Section 299 of the Bharatiya Nayay Sanhita (BNS) and Section 4 of the Chhattisgarh Religious Freedom Act in Raipur against three individuals including a pastor. In Balrampur, four individuals were arrested.