Daughter, father arrested for religious conversion in U.P.; nine booked
In a complaint lodged with police, medicine trader Devraj Malik alleged that his son Ayush Malik (30) was converted to Islam years ago under the pretext of marriage with Chandni
According to a senior police official, Shamli police arrested a woman named Chandni Qureshi and her father, Islam Qureshi, on Sunday, June 7, 2026, in connection with the alleged religious conversion of Ayush Malik, a 30-year-old man. The police registered a case against nine individuals, including a maulvi, under various sections of the BNS, including extortion, cheating, forgery, forgery of valuable security and will, and criminal intimidation, as well as the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act.
Ayush Malik's father alleged that his son was converted to Islam under the pretext of marriage with Chandni years ago. He claims that Ayush was taken to Delhi, where the nikah with Chandni took place using forged documents. Hindu activists, including Swami Yashveer Maharaj, have threatened to initiate an agitation against the illegal conversion and are demanding strict action against the culprits. Police are actively searching for the remaining accused in the case.
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