Inspector linked to Chhangur Baba, charged withshielding conversion racket accused; suspended
The case is now linked to the Chhangur Baba-led conversion syndicate under ATS probe.
Inspector Siddiqui, promoted in 2021, held unusually long postings — over three years at Civil Lines in Meerut and two years in Ghaziabad's Crime Branch. Despite being awarded for "exemplary service" on Republic Day last year, internal probes have now revealed serious misconduct.
ATS findings, backed by digital evidence, show Badr Akhtar was part of the Chhangur Baba network.
In 2019, the 21-year-old Delhi-based air hostess trainee went missing after being allegedly lured by Badr—then a gym trainer—with promises of a job in Dubai.
Her family claims she was forcibly converted, abused, and married off after coming under the influence of Chhangur Baba. On Oct 24, 2019, she was allegedly abducted from her Ghaziabad home in a car. Despite complaints, inspector Siddiqui neither filed an FIR nor acted, allegedly threatening the family instead.
Additional CP Ghaziabad, Alok Priyadarshi, confirmed Siddiqui's suspension.
Senior officials in UP police said that investigators also found evidence of a prior connection between the inspector and Badr Akhtar, leading to deliberate suppression of the case.
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