UP: Probe launched in Pilibhit into ‘attempts' to convert Sikhs to Christianity
Pilibhit (UP), May 17 (PTI) The district authority in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit has initiated a probe into allegations of widespread conversion of Sikhs into Christianity, officials said on Saturday.
The probe was launched after a delegation from a Sikh body brought the matter to the authority's notice. Confirming the development, District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar Singh said, 'A delegation of Sikhs met us on Friday alleging large-scale illegal conversion of Sikhs. I have directed the sub-divisional magistrate of Puranpur to look into the matter along with the district police.' During the meeting on Friday, members of the All India Sikh Punjabi Welfare Council claimed that approximately 3,000 Sikhs have recently been converted to Christianity.
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