File photo of Uttar Pradesh police officers inside a police station. (Reuters) According to the complaint, the accused threatened to kill her and on November 28 a lawsuit was filed against Owais under the Uttar Pradesh Law against Forced Conversion. News18.com Last update: December 3, 2020 10:12 AM IST Edited …
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By: PTI | Updated: December 1, 2020 3:38:37 pm Police also met with the girl’s family and tried to convince them that the two were legally married and that they should be allowed to live together according to their wish, the SP said. (Representative image) A Muslim, who converted to …
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A recently passed ordinance in Uttar Pradesh prohibiting forced conversions by marriage, coercion or seduction is regrettable because it puts freedom of choice, dignity and human rights on the back burner, former Supreme Court Justice Madan Lokur said. Delivering a public lecture on Sunday, Lokur said the laws punishing interfaith …
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Proposal for a law aimed at empowering women, not aimed at ‘loving jihad’: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (archive) Guwahati: Assam is planning a law that will require the bride and groom to declare their religion and income on official documents one month before the wedding. In the context of …
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Existing laws are sufficient to address the problem, Mayawati said. Lucknow: BSP Chairman Mayawati on Monday called on the Uttar Pradesh BJP government to reconsider its new anti-religious conversion ordinance apparently aimed at curbing cases of “loving jihad.” The law became enforceable in the state last Saturday and a case …
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New Delhi: Hours after Governor Anandiben Patel enacted the controversial Uttar Pradesh Illegal Conversion of Religion Prohibition Ordinance, 2020, the state police filed the first case in Bareilly. But questions are already being asked about the case, which seems tailor-made to justify the swift enactment of the law. In an …
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The ordinance approved on Saturday provides up to 10 years in prison for “love jihad.” Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh police have filed their first case under the new state anti-conversion law, accusing a Muslim of pressuring a woman to change her religion. The case was reported Saturday at the Deorania Police …
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Hours after Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel passed a state-promulgated ordinance against forced and dishonest conversions, police registered the first case against a Muslim in Bareilly district on Saturday night, senior officials said. . Avinash Chandra, Additional Managing Director (ADG), Bareilly Area, confirmed that the first information report, or FIR, …
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Madhya Pradesh’s Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has alleged that a “massive cycle” of religious conversions under the guise of love is taking place in the country. Chouhan said that the condition of the lives of these women has gone from bad to worse, making it necessary to stop marriages …
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The legislation provides penalties of up to 10 years in prison if it is determined that the conversion is carried out by marriage or by force. Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel issued an ordinance on the illegal conversion days after it was approved by the state cabinet led by Yogi …
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