Religious Conversion

Rajasthan Man Allegedly Circumcised 12-Year-Old, Molested Sister, Mother

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 3, 2019

An FIR has been registered in Jodhpur against a Barmer resident based on a complaint by a local woman regarding the alleged forceful religious conversion and circumcision of her 12-year-old son.

Odisha Police To Send Team To Bengal To Verify Religious Conversion Claim

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 6, 2018

Odisha Police is planning to send a team to West Bengal to verify claims of religious conversion being carried out by an NGO at one of its shelter home in the neighbouring state.

He Was An Atheist, Says Verghese Kurien's Daughter On Conversion Charge

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday November 26, 2018

The daughter of iconic social entrepreneur Dr. Verghese Kurien, who is credited for bringing 'White Revolution' in the country, has reacted to the allegation made by Gujarat Minister Dileep Sanghani that her father diverted dairy cooperative Amul's profit to fund religious conversions in Gujarat.

"Italian Agents" Forced Religious Conversions: Yogi Adityanath

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 15, 2018

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Thursday stoked a controversy by making a veiled attack against former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, saying "agents from Italy" facilitated religious conversions of local tribals when the party was in power in the state.

In Jharkhand, 16 Arrested Over Allegations Of "Religious Conversions"

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee with inputs from agencies | Sunday July 8, 2018

Sixteen people were arrested on Saturday over allegations of trying to convert tribal villagers in Jharkhand's Dumka district. The police claimed that the people arrested are "associated with a Christian organisation" and accused them of "religious conversions".

Bail Hearing Of 7 Christian Preachers Over Conversion Charges In Mathura On Tuesday

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday December 17, 2017

A bail application hearing of seven Christian preachers who have been accused of religious conversion, will take place on Tuesday at a court in Mathrua.

Teen Arrested For Allegedly Torching Priests' Car In Madhya Pradesh

India News | NDTV News Desk | Sunday December 17, 2017

An 18-year-old was arrested on Saturday in Madhya Pradesh's Satna for allegedly setting on fire a car belonging to a group of priests who were accused by rightwing group Bajrang Dal of forcing religious conversions.

Kerala Woman Hadiya's Case Not 'Love Jihad,' Says Activist Who Shot Videos

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Monday October 30, 2017

Hadiya's is not a case of love jihad, asserted activist Rahul Eashwar today, welcoming the Supreme Court's order that the Kerala woman, whose marriage was annulled by the High Court, appear before judges next month and give testimony in open court.

Converted Woman Goes To Court For Right To Parental Property

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 6, 2017

Does a woman forfeit her right to her parent's property because she converted from Hinduism to Islam? That's the question before a Delhi court which is hearing a civil suit from a 33-year-old woman claiming a share of property purchased by her late father.

Uttar Pradesh Top Cop Sulkhan Singh Orders Effective Action Against Vigilantes

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 6, 2017

Uttar Pradesh police chief Sulkhan Singh has directed officials to effectively deal with vigilantes causing law and order problems in the name of cow protection and religious conversions in the state.

Church Event Stopped In UP After Yuva Vahini Alleges Conversion

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 9, 2017

A church event in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district was stopped by the police on Friday after the right-wing group Hindu Yuva Vahini alleged that religious conversion was being carried out.

Security Sought For Lawmakers In Pak's Sindh Who Backed Religious Conversions Bill

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 18, 2016

Police in Pakistan's Sindh province have warned 13 lawmakers and a bureaucrat, who were part of the recently-passed Minorities Bill which criminalises forced conversions in the Muslim-majority country, that religious parties and defunct organisations could "harm" them.

Kerala Anti-Corruption Body To Closely Watch Religious Conversions Involving Money

South | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 2, 2016

The Vigilance and Anti-corruption Bureau VACB of Kerala is mulling bringing religious conversions, involving financial benefits, under itsscanner.

Bajrang Dal, Police Stop Underage Girl's Wedding At Church, 10 Held

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 28, 2016

Police and Bajrang Dal activists entered a church here and stopped the wedding of a Hindu minor girl and a boy who had allegedly converted to Christianity four years ago.

India Downplays US Congressional Report on Religious Freedom

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 16, 2015

The government has downplayed a US Congressional report on International Religious Freedom 2014 which said India witnessed "religiously motivated killings, arrests, riots and coerced religious conversions".