Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Bill, 2021 was passed by the UP Assembly on Wednesday by a voice vote. The opposition demanded that the Bill should be sent to the select committee. The Congress’ Aradhana Mishra said that marriage was a private matter of an adult individual and the new law was […]
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UP makes 1st arrest under new anti-conversion law
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) (1 Min Read): Three days after registering the first case under the newly-promulgated anti-conversion law, the Bareilly police have made the first arrest in the case. Uwaish Ahmad, 22, was booked on Sunday, hours after the ordinance against “forced” religious conversion came into effect. Ahmad was booked under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of […]