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Chhangur Baba: Foreign funds used for propagating Islam, not conversions

Lucknow: Jamaluddin, alias Chhangur Baba of UP's Balrampur, the alleged mastermind of illegal mass religious conversions, has admitted to receiving crores of rupees from abroad, but claimed the funds were intended for religious propagation and spiritual events, not proselytisation. He also admitted to organising foreign tours using these funds. However, ATS officials suspect that these religious programmes were merely a facade for conversion activities. Chhangur and his associate Neetu alias Nasreen, were taken to the Balrampur mansion on Saturday, where ATS identified rooms allegedly used for "conversion counselling" sessions. Neetu's role in luring vulnerable women and families is also under scrutiny. A probe into his Balrampur mansion revealed the presence of a controversial text titled Shijr-e-Tayyaba, which was allegedly used to brainwash Hindu women into religious conversion. The book, as per police, was self-published by Chhangur and served as a strategic tool in his indoctrination network. The agency is now mapping the financial trail across multiple bank accounts and probing potential foreign links, including travel facilitated through Nepal-issued passports. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo ATS has uncovered that four Nepal-issued passports, allegedly linked to the Chhangur gang, were used for travel to Dubai, indicating a broader international conversion-funding racket. Chhangur admitted that several large donations were routed through various bank accounts under the guise of religious events, raising suspicions that these events masked covert conversion operations, an ATS source said. Investigators believe that Chhangur orchestrated an emotional and religious takeover of a family from Rohara, Balrampur. He allegedly convinced the couple — Naveen and Neetu — to convert to Islam, promising them a child through his "spiritual blessings". An ATS source claimed that Chhangur attempted to exploit the Rohara family's trust in order to gain control over crores worth of property. Their daughter, renamed Sabiha post-conversion, is now believed to have been targeted for a future nikah with Chhangur's grandson, allegedly to secure her inheritance, police claimed. Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been provided with a copy of the FIR and is preparing to initiate demolition and attachment proceedings against illegal properties linked to him. Mohammad Ahmad Khan, Chhangur's key financial operator, allegedly managed transactions after latter's accounts were frozen and is currently under ATS probe. All involved to face action: UP DGP Anyone found to be financially or physically involved in Chhangur's illegal conversion network will face strict legal action, UP DGP Rajeev Krishna said Saturday. "Multiple angles are being examined, including demographic and Islamic conversion-related dimensions," he said, adding that if needed, assistance from central or other investigative agencies will be sought to uncover the full extent of the case. "To get to the bottom of this conspiracy, we are open to taking help from any agency necessary," he said.