14 arrested in Etah, 3 in Azamgarh under UP's anti-conversion law

The Uttar Pradesh police is working strictly under the newly formulated anti-conversion law. They have arrested over dozen for converting a woman to Islam and three for trying to convince people to accept Christianity.
14 arrested in Etah, 3 in Azamgarh under UP's anti-conversion law
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The Uttar Pradesh police is working strictly under the newly formulated anti-conversion law. They have arrested over dozen for converting a woman to Islam and three for trying to convince people to accept Christianity. In Etah, the police arrested eight people on the charge of forcible conversion of a 21-year-old girl and then getting her married. In Azamgarh, three other people were arrested under the new state law. The case under the new anti-conversion law was filed on Thursday in Jalesar in Etah on the basis of a complaint filed by the woman's father, a businessman. Deputy Superintendent of Police Ram Niwas Singh said, "Fourteen people, including the eight on Tuesday, have been arrested so far. Three police teams are trying to find the woman, and arrest the absconder." According to the police, the woman has been missing since November 17. (IANS)

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