Religious conversion: Police arrested a cleric in Ghaziabad for allegedly using gaming app for religious conversion. The arrest took place after the father of a minor accused two men including a cleric of facilitating his son’s conversion through ‘allurements’. Police have initiated an investigation.
Taking cognizance of the matter, the ministry of home affairs and the Uttar Pradesh government have sought a detailed report from the police.
Police said investigation is underway to find out how many children have converted to another religion as a result of the “gang’s modus operandi.”
Ghaziabad cleric arrested
Police arrested a cleric at a mosque in Sanjay Nagar area in Ghaziabad on Sunday. Police also launched a manhunt to nab the second accused, who hails from Thane in Maharashtra.
“On May 30, a case of religious conversion was registered at Kavi Nagar Police Station against two people – Shahnawaz Khan alias Baddo, a resident of Thane, Maharashtra and Nanni alias Abdul Rehman, a Maulvi at a mosque in Sanjay Nagar area. We have arrested Rehman,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Ghaziabad, Nipun Agarwal.
“During an investigation, the role of Rehman in the conversion of a minor Jain boy and two Hindu boys was found and police have seized electronic evidence and affidavits related to it,” the DCP of Ghaziabad City said.
Verses from Quran, Zakir Naik videos
Giving details of the modus operandi, police said the accused used a gaming application ‘Fortnite’ to target teenagers. The game required them (minors) to read the Ayats of the Quran, the DCP said. They would send the winners the videos of radical Islamic preacher Zakir Naik to them. “They used to send videos of Zakir Naik and get them converted to Islam,” he said. Zakir Naik, an accused in numerous cases related to money laundering, fled the country in 2016.
“The accused also used to talk with the gamers (children) through a chat application and there they were shown videos of Zakir Naik and Tariq Jameel to persuade them to convert,” DCP Ghaziabad City said.
The DCP said a team has been sent to Maharashtra to nab the accused Shahnawaz Khan. Further investigation is underway.
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