Agra, Jul 23 (PTI) Agra Police on Wednesday said it has arrested three more accused in the ongoing investigation into a religious conversion case registered on May 4, 2025, under multiple sections of the BNS and the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021.
With these latest arrests, the total number of individuals held in connection with the case has risen to 14.
In a statement issued by Agra Police, it was revealed that the three suspects were arrested from Agra’s ISBT area based on names that emerged during interrogation of previously arrested suspects. Police teams had been dispatched for their arrest, and they were held on Wednesday.
Those held have been identified as Junaid Qureshi (30), Abdullah (20), and Abdul Rahim (27) – all three residents of northeast Delhi.
According to the police statement, one of the accused had allegedly held a Scheduled Caste woman from Haryana captive and forcibly arranged her marriage to co-accused Junaid through a qazi in Rajasthan.
The arrested individuals are accused of luring women into relationships and subsequently pressuring them into conversion. Abdul Rehman was allegedly in contact with Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui, a figure previously linked to conversion rackets. The trio allegedly created fake documents to facilitate the conversions. PTI KIS MNK MNK
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