Bareilly: Religious Conversion Gang Busted, 4 Arrested; UP Police Rescue Visually Impaired Man Lured by Marriage Offer Before His Circumcision (Watch Video)
The Bareilly police busted a religious conversion gang and arrested four people in connection with the incident. The police also rescued a visually impaired man before his circumcision. The victim, a resident of Aligarh was lured with marriage offer by the accused. Cops believe the network is linked to Baba Chhangur, who is said to be the mastermind.
The Bareilly police on Tuesday, August 26, arrested four members of a gang who were allegedly involved in illegal religious conversion of vulnerable individuals and families in Uttar Pradesh and other states. The arrested accused were Abdul Majeed, Salman Raza, Mohammad Arif and Mohd Faheem. It is also learnt that another suspect, Mahmood Beg, is presently at large. Cops believe the network is linked to Baba Chhangur, who is said to be the mastermind. Anshika Varma, SP of Bareilly South, said the gang targeted several people, including one Brijpal of Subhash Nagar. She also said that they rescued one visually impaired man, Prabhat Upadhyay of Aligarh. The gang lured the victim with the promise of marriage and took him to a madrasa in Faiznagar for conversion. Varma said that the victim's mother, Akhilesh Kumari, had lodged a complaint at the Mahua Khera police station on August 25. Cops also said that the accused used to drug victims and collected donations from across the country to fund their activities. The police arrived on time and busted the gang when they had taken Upadhyay for circumcision. The gang was allegedly trying to convert him to "Hamid" by luring him with a marriage offer. Bareilly Shocker: Nepali-Origin Woman Beaten by Mob on Suspicion of Theft in Uttar Pradesh, 4 Arrested (Watch Video).
Religious Conversion Gang Busted in Bareilly
Accoridng to UP's Bareilly police, a team of cops arrived in the nick of time to rescue visually impaired Prabhat Upadhyay from being circumcised by a gang which was trying to convert him to "Hamid" by luring him with a wedding offer. pic.twitter.com/P7gC20f4nK
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Bareilly Police Issues Official Statement
थाना भुता बरेली पुलिस द्वारा थाना भुता पर पंजीकृत मु0अ0सं0 377/2025 धारा 140(3)/351(3) बीएनएस व 3/5(1) उ0प्र0 विधि विरुद्ध धर्म संपरिवर्तन प्रतिषेध अधिनियम, 2021 से संबंधित 04 अभियुक्तों की गिरफ्तारी एवं बरामदगी के संबंध में सुश्री अंशिका वर्मा #SP South बरेली की बाइट।#UPPolice https://t.co/hOveW3QedX pic.twitter.com/YSnPOiNzS3
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) August 26, 2025
Women and Child Helpline Numbers:
Childline India – 1098; Missing Child and Women – 1094; Women’s Helpline – 181; National Commission for Women Helpline – 112; National Commission for Women Helpline Against Violence – 7827170170; Police Women and Senior Citizen Helpline – 1091/1291.
Men's Helpline Numbers:
Milaap: 9990588768; All India Men Helpline: 9911666498; Men Welfare Trust: 8882498498.
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