This story is from December 5, 2020

2 arrested in Sitapur district for conversion in marriage garb: 4th FIR

In the fourth FIR since the new anti-conversion law came into force six days ago, eight persons were booked and two arrested on Friday in Sitapur district, taking total persons booked since promulgation of the ordinance to 27 and total arrests to three.
2 arrested in Sitapur district for conversion in marriage garb: 4th FIR
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LUCKNOW: In the fourth FIR since the new anti-conversion law came into force six days ago, eight persons were booked and two arrested on Friday in Sitapur district, taking total persons booked since promulgation of the ordinance to 27 and total arrests to three.
Sitapur police had lodged an FIR against an unidentified person on November 26, following a complaint of kidnapping to compel marriage by father of a 19-year-old girl, Neetu, in Tambor area of the district.
On Friday, provisions of the anti-conversion law were added to the case after the alleged kidnapper was identified as 22-year-old Zubrail and two in his family were arrested. Both Zubrail, who drives a van for a living and Neetu, a Class 12 passout, are missing.
Station officer, Tambor, Amit Singh Bhadauriya, told TOI that complainant Sarvesh Shukla, resident of Makhubehad village, had told police his daughter, Neetu, eloped with an unknown man in the intervening night of November 24 and 25. “Based on the complaint, an FIR was lodged against an unidentified person under IPC sections of abduction to induce a woman to marriage,” he said.
Later, Sarvesh, a farmer by profession, and other villagers told police Neetu had been forcefully converted to Islam and was kidnapped by a Tambor resident, Zubrail, in connivance with his family. Talking to reporters, Sarvesh said, maulvis of the village had tipped him about the forcible conversion. Zubrail had known Neetu for over a year and would often visit her house, said police.
Senior police officials were informed and charges of Section 3/5 of Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, were added in the case on Friday. The fresh FIR named Zubrail, his brothers Israel and Mainuddin, mother Janatun, aunt Afsarjahan and locals Rafique, Samshad, and Usman as accused. While Israel and Usman have been arrested, other family members have been detained for questioning, said Biswan circle officer, Sushil Kumar Singh. The duo was arrested as the mobile phone used by Zubrail to talk to Neetu was recovered from Usman, who lived with Israel.
Since the anti-conversion law came into force, as many as four FIRs have been registered at Sitapur, Mau, Bareilly and Muzzafarnagar.
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