Five Muslim men got arrested in Uttar Pradesh in India this past Friday. It happened after a Hindu group called Bajrang Dal complained about a religious event. They said the men were trying to make a Dalit couple convert to Islam. The couple had an “Urs” ritual at their home which is a ceremony for a Muslim saint. The Hindu group thought this was a trick to change their religion.
The police are looking into things now. The five men were charged under laws about unlawful religious conversions. These laws make it illegal to convert someone if it’s seen as not allowed by the state. The men who were arrested were helping out with the ceremony. This case shows how touchy things can be with religious conversions in some parts of India and especially when Hindus report them.
We don’t know all the details about the supposed conversion yet, it’s still being investigated. This event really shows how Hindu groups can push for police action on religious stuff. The arrests also bring up questions about the laws for religious conversions and how they impact people from smaller religious groups and their right to practice their beliefs.