Alleged Mastermind of Illegal Religious Conversion Network Targeting Scheduled Castes Arrested in Lucknow

Sep 29, 2025 03:11 pm CST

Authorities in Lucknow have apprehended a 43-year-old man accused of running an illegal religious conversion operation targeting Scheduled Caste members. The suspect allegedly lured individuals with promises of miraculous healing and conducted unauthorized baptisms in a makeshift church on his property. Police recovered Biblical materials during the arrest and are investigating under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act.