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Time of India
12 hours ago
- Time of India
2 women accuse Chhangur Baba of forced conversions
Lucknow: Two women from Bengaluru and UP's Auraiya have come forward with testimonies, alleging they were trapped, exploited, and forcibly converted to Islam as part of a religious conversion syndicate allegedly run by Jamaluddin alias Chhangur Baba. Both women, in their mid-20s, were rescued with help from Vishwa Hindu Raksha Parishad national president Gopal Rai. Rai has claimed getting threats. Speaking at a press conference in Lucknow on Monday, the women accused Baba's network of using fake Hindu identities, emotional manipulation, sexual abuse, and blackmail to coerce Hindu women into conversion and marriage. The Bengaluru-based victim, a beautician, said she was contacted on Instagram by a man posing as "Raju Rathore" (real name Faisal), who lured her to Dubai on the pretext of a job. There, she was allegedly gang-raped, filmed, and blackmailed. She was introduced to Chhangur Baba via video call and forced to convert. After returning to India, she was taken to Saharanpur, where she was allegedly assaulted again. The Auraiya victim said her mother sought help from a man named "Rudra" (real name Meraj) to treat her alcoholic father. Rudra introduced them to Chhangur Baba. The woman was forcibly married in a mosque after a video-call conversion and was held captive for three months. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giá vàng đang tăng mạnh trong năm 2025 — Các nhà giao dịch thông minh đã tham gia IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo She also alleged that she overheard conversations about plans to make India an Islamic nation. Despite approaching the police in Auraiya, no FIR was registered, she claimed. ATS officials said they will verify the women's statements and incorporate the allegations into their ongoing probe into Baba's activities. Meanwhile, the Balrampur district administration on Monday said they will recover Rs 8.55 lakh from Baba and his aides as compensation for the cost of demolishing illegal constructions on govt land in Madhpur village near Utraula. After failing to vacate the land despite a formal notice, the administration conducted a three-day demolition drive using eight bulldozers. Recovery notices are now being issued. "If the amount is not deposited, legal action will be taken," DM Pawan Agarwal said.
India.com
15 hours ago
- India.com
‘Zainab' Reveals Shocking Details Of Forced Conversion By Chhangur Baba
A woman who claims to have been a victim of a forced religious conversion orchestrated by Jamaluddin alias Chhangur Baba, the alleged mastermind of a large-scale conversion racket, has come forward on Monday with disturbing details of her ordeal. She described how she was forcibly married, renamed, and coerced into religious practices under threat and violence. Speaking to IANS, the woman recounted, 'In 2019, my mother met a boy who told her about Chhangur Baba, claiming he could help my father quit alcohol. That was our first encounter. Baba gave us a taweez (amulet) and recited some prayers. We went back home. Then, in 2024, the same boy told us Baba was visiting Kanpur and took us to meet him again. He took me to a mosque in Fatehpur where I was forcibly married. That's when I learned his real name - Meraj Ansari. During a video call, Chhangur Baba renamed me Zainab.' She further alleged that after this forced marriage, she was held captive for three months. 'They kept me in their home for three months. Meraj Ansari's mother made me learn Namaz every day and used to beat me if I refused. When I resisted having a physical relationship with Meraj, his father would threaten me to say, 'You want to stop India from becoming an Islamic nation?' His mother would tell them to send me to Pakistan. Their paternal uncle lives in Pakistan, and they used to threaten me constantly,' she said. Chhangur Baba, once a humble vendor selling rings and amulets on his bicycle, is now accused of running a sophisticated conversion syndicate funded by foreign money. Investigations have revealed that he controls funds worth Rs 106 crore, allegedly received from Middle Eastern countries, distributed across 40 bank accounts, along with at least two properties worth crores. He was arrested on Saturday along with his close associate Neetu alias Nasreen from a hotel in Lucknow, days after the racket was busted in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district. Since the arrests, agencies have intensified investigations into his vast network and financial dealings. Chhangur Baba hails from Rehra Mafi village in Uttar Pradesh and once served as its village head. According to officials, his entire empire, built on conversion-linked funds, is centred in the Uttaraula area of Balrampur district, which shares a border with Nepal. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has also registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against Jamaluddin, accusing him of forced religious conversions, misuse of foreign funding, and activities posing a threat to national security and communal harmony. The ED said it is investigating offences under money laundering laws, confirming that the Rs 106 crore found in his accounts is suspected to have come mainly from Islamic countries in the Middle East to finance this conversion network. Investigations are ongoing, and authorities are scrutinising documents and digital evidence to trace the full extent of the operation.
Time of India
20 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
UP to recover Rs 8.55 lakh demolition cost from conversion racket accused Chhangur Baba, aides
The Balrampur district administration will recover Rs 8.55 lakh from Jalaluddin and his associates to cover the demolition expenses of unauthorized structures built on government land. NEW DELHI: The Balrampur district administration will recover Rs 8.55 lakh from Jalaluddin alias Chhangur Baba and his associates for expenses incurred during the demolition of unauthorised structures built on government land, officials said on Monday. District Magistrate Pawan Agarwal said the encroachments were on plots 370 and 337 in Madhpur village near Utraula town. Despite being served notices to vacate within a week, the accused failed to comply, prompting a three-day demolition drive using eight bulldozers. 'Notices for recovery of Rs 8.55 lakh are being issued. If they fail to pay, legal action will be taken,' Agarwal said. The demolition came days after the UP Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) secured custody of Jalaluddin, the alleged mastermind of a forced religious conversion racket. He and co-accused Neetu alias Nasreen were arrested on July 5 and are in ATS custody till July 16. An ATS team also visited his mansion last week to collect evidence. Authorities said Jalaluddin's son Mehboob and another accused, Naveen alias Jamaluddin — both already arrested — were part of a network allegedly converting Hindus and non-Muslims to Islam. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath had earlier termed the accused's actions 'anti-social' and 'anti-national'.
India Today
21 hours ago
- Politics
- India Today
Chhangur Baba campaigned for gangster Atiq Ahmed, claims former BJP MP
Uttar Pradesh's self-styled godman Jalaluddin, alias Chhangur Baba, who was arrested for running a conversion racket, was a close aide of the late gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and campaigned for him in the Shravasti Lok Sabha constituency and even shared stage with him during the 2014 general elections, former BJP MP from the seat, Daddan Mishra, told India Today said that Chhangur Baba made repeated visits to Shravasti and recalled warning people about his activities back then, adding that those warnings went further accused Chhangur Baba of using religion as a means to mislead people. He said that such political tactics harm societal cohesion and pose a threat to law and order. Mishra has called for a thorough investigation into Baba's links with politicians and criminal networks. In addition to his political activities, Chhangur Baba, also known as Jalaluddin, is under investigation for allegedly running a large-scale religious conversion racket. The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has revealed that he financed over 1,000 Muslim men to trap Hindu girls under the guise of 'Love Jihad' and subsequently converted investigation has uncovered potential foreign funding sources, adding complexity to the case. Meanwhile, several girls who managed to escape from Chhangur Baba's influence have returned to their families in Lucknow, with some reporting threats from abroad, including Saudi Arabia and President of the Vishwa Hindu Raksha Parishad Gopal Rai took several of these girls to a press conference, allowing them to share their experiences publicly.- EndsInputs from Kumar KunalMust Watch
Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
ATS expands probe into Chhangur Baba's syndicate, teams sent to Maha, Nepal border
Lucknow: In the ongoing investigation into the alleged religious conversion syndicate run by Jamaluddin, also known as Chhangur Baba, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has dispatched multiple teams to and districts bordering Nepal to unravel the network's financial and logistical links. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now According to top ATS sources, a team led by a deputy superintendent of police has been sent to Maharashtra to investigate properties worth over Rs 100 crore allegedly linked to Chhangur Baba's network. These properties, including high-value real estate in Pune, are suspected to have been purchased or encroached upon through benami transactions. A contentious land deal allegedly linked to the Chhangur Baba's network also implicates Sangita Devi, wife of a Balrampur court clerk, as a beneficiary in a profit-sharing agreement. ATS officials said they are working in coordination with the Maharashtra Police to verify property documents and question individuals associated with Chhangur Baba's operations in Nagpur, including his key aide, Idul Islam. Described as Baba's right-hand man in Maharashtra, Islam wields considerable political influence and allegedly runs an NGO through which illegal religious conversions were conducted. He is among the accused named in the FIR registered in Lucknow. Another accused Ramzan from Gonda is also under the scanner. Known as a middleman, Ramzan reportedly sourced vulnerable individuals for conversion and is suspected to have strong ties with operatives in districts along the Nepal border. "An ATS team will also visit border districts, including Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar and Maharajganj. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now We have credible inputs of associates of Baba operating from these regions," said a senior officer. Chhangur Baba and his associate Neetu, also known as Nasreen, are currently in seven-day ATS custody. They are being interrogated on financial transactions, illegal property acquisitions and their syndicate's operational blueprint. Following the demolition of Chhangur Baba's palatial property in Utraula, Balrampur, valued at over Rs 3 crore, authorities are now searching for other properties that may have been acquired through illicit means. ATS arrested Chhangur Baba and Nasreen from Balrampur on July 5. A cash reward of Rs 50,000 had been announced for information leading to Chhangur Baba's arrest.
