Changur Baba Linked To Disappearance Of Girl In Ghaziabad Over Job Offer: Family
Changur Baba has been accused by a family of being involved in brainwashing their daughter and her disappearance.
Changur Baba, alias Jalaluddin who was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh ATS on charges of religious conversion, has now been accused of being involved in the disappearance of a girl from Ghaziabad.
A family from the Kavi Nagar area in the city alleged that Baba and his associate Badr Akhtar Siddiqui are connected to the disappearance of their daughter back in 2019. Despite numerous efforts, they have not been able to trace her, they said.
The sister of the victim claimed that the two men manipulated and brainwashed her in the name of sending her to Dubai, and 'ultimately converting her away from Hinduism".
She believed that an extensive interrogation of the accused individuals could expose several such cases across the state.
The sister said that her sibling pursued a tour and travel course in 2019 when she came in contact with Badr Akhtar Siddiqui.
'He began by taking her on car rides and engaging her in conversations, eventually manipulating her emotionally and mentally. He also took her to Delhi various times and slowly began controlling her thoughts," she claimed.
The family claims that black magic and occult practices were performed on her.
The victim has been missing since October 2019. The last time she was seen was when she was reportedly taken away by Badr Akhtar Siddiqui in a Skoda car with tinted windows and three unknown men inside.
The sister claimed that her missing sibling had undergone a drastic transformation, including performing religious rituals, showing 'disdain towards Hindu deities". She allegedly grew distant from her parents, the family said, adding that she started expressing interest in Islam under Badr Akhtar's influence.
The family believed that she was 'systematically converted".
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