Forced Conversion

Christians Allege Social Boycott In Jammu Village After Church Vandalised

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Sunday March 18, 2018

Caught in the web of religious hatred, social boycott and alleged forced conversion, four Christian families have been living in fear in a remote village in Nowshera in the Jammu region.

Case Of Kerala Woman Who Alleged Sexual Exploitation To Be Probed By NIA

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday January 29, 2018

The woman, originally from Kerala who now lives in Gujarat, appealed to the Kerala High Court in November, asking it to nullify her marriage. In her petition, she said she was coerced into a sexual relationship and blackmailed with recorded videos.

NIA To Probe Forced Conversion Of Kerala Woman, Bid To Take Her To Syria

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 29, 2018

The National Investigation Agency has taken over the probe into a case of alleged forcible conversion of a Kerala woman and attempts to take her to Syria after she was married to a Muslim man to be sold off to Islamic State terrorists.

Christmas Celebrations Disrupted In Rajasthan's Pratapgarh Over Conversion Allegations

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh | Thursday December 21, 2017

Christmas celebrations at a community centre in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh district were disrupted last night by a local right-wing group who accused the organisers of trying to convert their guests to Christianity.

Madhya Pradesh Man Who Claimed Conversion Says He Is From Bajrang Dal

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday December 17, 2017

Dharmendra Dohar, the man who alleged that he had been illegally converted by a group of Christians, has told reporters that he has been a member of the right wing group, the Bajrang Dal, for a year. The man, who in his complaint to police, said he was paid Rs 5,000 for getting converted, however, was unwilling to elaborate or even repeat his claim...

'Forcefully Converted, Sexually Exploited': 25-Year-Old Approaches Kerala High Court

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Saturday November 11, 2017

A 25-year-old woman has filed a petition in the Kerala High Court for her marriage to be nullified, alleging she was sexually exploited, coerced into a sexual relationship and blackmailed with recorded videos, after which she was forcefully converted into becoming a Muslim and taken to Saudi Arabia for sex slavery.

Hadiya 'Smiling And Safe', Says Women's Panel After Visiting Kerala Woman In 'Love Jihad' Case

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday November 6, 2017

Akhila Ashokan, the young Kerala woman who converted to Islam and calls herself Hadiya now, is "smiling and safe", the National Commission for Women (NCW) has said. The commission's chief Rekha Sharma today visited the Kottayam home where 24-year-old Hadiya is currently living with her parents, who have alleged that her marriage to a Muslim man is ...

In Rajasthan 'Love Jihad' Case, Court Sends 22-Year-Old Woman To Hostel

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Thursday November 2, 2017

A 22-year-old Hindu woman who appeared in a burqa in the Rajasthan High Court yesterday and declared that she had married a Muslim, has been ordered to stay in a government-run shelter until her family's case against the marriage is taken up next week

Forced Conversion A Crime In Islam: Nawaz Sharif

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 14, 2017

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said that forcible conversion and destruction of worship places of other religions is a crime in Islam and in Pakistan as he greeted the Hindu community on the occasion of Holi.

Amtek Auto, Castex Technologies Plunge on Sebi Probe

Business | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 10, 2015

Sebi has begun a probe into alleged share price manipulation at Castex Technologies through forced conversion of foreign bonds.

Meerut Woman Goes Back on Statement in Blow to 'Love Jihad' Pitch

India News | Niha Masih and Tanima Biswas | Monday October 13, 2014

A young woman who had alleged in a police complaint earlier this year that she was abducted, gang-raped and forced into religious conversion, has now gone back on her statement, the Meerut police have said.

Jharkhand Government Wants CBI to Probe Tara Sahdev case

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal (with Agency inputs) | Saturday August 30, 2014

Jharkhand government wants the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe shooter Tara Sahdev's charges of forced conversion and torture against her husband.

Jharkhand Shooter's Husband Arrested; She Says He Posed as Hindu, Then Forced Her to Convert

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey and Tanima Biswas. Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday August 27, 2014

The husband of national champion shooter Tara Sahdev has been arrested near Delhi after she accused him of deceiving her into marriage, forcibly converting her to Islam, and keeping her captive for a month.

Meerut On Edge After Woman Alleges Gang-rape, Forced Conversion

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday August 5, 2014

A woman's allegation that she was kidnapped, gang-raped and forced into religious conversion has led to tension in an area on the outskirts of Meerut town in Uttar Pradesh.

Meerut Tense After Woman Alleges Gang-rape, Forced Conversion

Meerut News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday August 5, 2014

A woman's allegation that she was kidnapped, gang-raped and forced into religious conversion has led to tension in a part of Meerut town in Uttar Pradesh.