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UP man held for luring people to convert to Christianity

The arrested person has been identified as Ashish John, a resident of Alipura, who had tried to convert several people by luring them financially.

UP man held for luring people to convert to Christianity

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The Mahoba police arrested a man for allegedly luring people for conversion.

The arrested person has been identified as Ashish John, a resident of Alipura in the Panwadi area, who had tried to convert several people by luring them financially.

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Ashish had converted to Christianity about 20 years ago.

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The office-bearers of several right-wing outfits had complained about Ashish’s activities and had demanded action against him.

The accused was arrested on Sunday and booked under sections 3 and 5 of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020.

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