Police file cases against 31 suspects in one month over forced conversion to Christianity

The Times of India (TOI) reported that the cases have been lodged under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 in the Rampur, Kanpur, Sitapur and Ambedkar Nagar districts of Uttar Pradesh. The police have booked 23 people alone in 3 different cases in Sitapur.

 

While speaking about the matter to The Times of India, ADG (law and order) Prashant Kumar remarked, “We also ensure that no innocent person is harassed by the police.”

 

“All the cases in which charges of Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, have been slapped are being monitored at the headquarters level,” he added.