{
  "id": 16349958,
  "title": "Ludhiana Woman Alleges Forced Religious Conversion, Dowry Harassment By In-Laws | Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/ludhiana-woman-alleges-forced-religious-conversion-dowry-harassment",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-24T16:59:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/ludhiana-woman-alleges-forced-religious-conversion-dowry-harassment-by-in-laws-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A woman in Ludhiana, Punjab has claimed her husband's family pressured her to convert to Christianity and subjected her to dowry harassment after she married him through Hindu rituals. The woman alleges her boyfriend hid his faith prior to their wedding. Upon arriving at her in-laws' residence following the ceremony, her father-in-law refused to acknowledge the marriage and demanded she convert to Christianity, which she reportedly complied with. A video circulating online purportedly shows the woman being baptized in a pool during the conversion process. The woman also alleged discovering her husband's involvement in an extramarital affair, pointing to a tattoo on his chest as evidence. Consequently, she filed a complaint accusing her in-laws of forced religious conversion and dowry harassment.",
  "summary": "A woman in Ludhiana, Punjab, has accused her in-laws of pressuring her to convert to Christianity and harassing her over dowry after she married Karanveer Singh Siddhu through Hindu rituals following a love relationship. According to the woman, her boyfriend concealed his religion before their marriage. She alleged that when she arrived at her in-laws’ home after the wedding, her father-in-law…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}