Uttarakhand police registers first case under anti-conversion law against Saqib Saifi

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

New
Delhi,
Dec
14:
The
first
case
against
using
the
anti-conversion
law
has
been
filed
against
one
Saqib
Saif
in
Uttarakhand.

The
Uttarakhand
assembly
had
passed
a
stricter
Freedom
of
Religion
(Amendment)
Bill
2022
on
November
29.
The
Nainital
police
registered
a
case
against
Saifi
and
four
others
under
the
new
law.

A
case
was
registered
on
the
complaint
by
a
Hindu
woman
who
alleged
that
a
man
changed
his
identity
and
posed
as
a
Hindu.
He
raped
her
and
forced
her
to
convert
to
Islam.
The
accused
Saqib
Saifi
pretended
to
be
Shiv
Thakur,
a
resident
of
Bambagar
and
befriended
the
victim.
After
the
two
became
close,
the
accused
raped
her
and
forced
her
to
convert.
Following
this
the
victim
approached
the
police.

Shivraj
hints
at
enacting
anti-conversion
law
in
MP

Saifi
along
with
his
family
members
were
allegedly
tormeting
the
victim
and
had
also
threatened
her
with
dire
consequences.
The
accused
was
also
trying
to
groom
the
victim’s
younger
sister
as
as
per
the
complaint.
As
per
this

report,
the
victim
was
set
to
marry
another
man
on
December
3.
Saqib
however
called
the
family
of
the
victim’s
fiancé
and
made
derogatory
remarks
about
her,
following
which
the
marriage
was
called
off.

On
the
basis
of
the
complaint
the
Nainital
Police
registered
an

FIR
against
Saifi
and
his
family
members
Ghazala,
Rahila,
Saba,
and
Yunus
for
helping
Saifi
traumatise
the
woman.

A
case
has
been
filed
under
Section
3
of
the
Uttarakhand
Freedom
of
Religion
Act,
said
Pankaj
Bhat
Nainital
Senior
Superintendent
of
Police.
It
can
however
be
classified
as
a
pressure
to
convert
rather
than
a
case
of
conversion.
The
accused
are
subject
to
harsh
punishment
under
the
new
government
order.

The
accused
have
been
charged
under
sections
323,
354/354D,
376,
504/506,
and
the
Uttarakhand
Freedom
of
Religion
Act
2018
said
Arun
Kumar
Saini,
SHP
Ramnagar
police
station.
However
none
of
the
accused
have
been
arrested
as
yet.

Javed
Khan
marries
Hindu
girl;
9
others
booked
under
Haryana’s
anti-conversion
law

After
medical
examination,
the
victim’s
statement
will
be
recorded
under
section
164
following
which
further
action
will
follow,
Circle
Officer
Bhouwali,
Baljit
Singh
Bhakuni,
said.
The
accused
wanted
to
convert
the
girl
under
the
guise
of
marriage.
The
girl
refused
and
was
subject
to
physical
abuse,
he
said.