Archive · 1 Oct 2025
UP Police Busts Conversion Racket; 5 Arrested
Police in Uttar Pradesh have stopped a group that was illegally converting people to Christianity.
The main person in charge, Daniel Raj, and four others were arrested.
The group targeted poor and vulnerable families.
They offered things like healing, classes, and money to get people to convert.
The police think they converted 50-70 people and were planning to convert 500 more.
The police are now trying to find out who was paying for this operation.
The group had been planning this since 2012 and started their conversion activities in 2024.
Police dismantled a religious conversion operation in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh.
Five individuals, including Sahayam Daniel Raj, were arrested.
The group is reported to have converted between 50 and 70 people.
They targeted impoverished and vulnerable families, offering aid and services.
Police are investigating the source of funding for the operation.
- Who
- Sahayam Daniel Raj and associates
- What
- Were arrested for running a religious conversion operation
- When
- Not explicitly stated
- Where
- Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- Converting people to Christianity through inducement
- Suspects Arrested
- Sahayam Daniel Raj and 4 others
- Location
- Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh
- Targeted Groups
- Impoverished, illiterate, vulnerable, and tribal families
- Conversion Methods
- Offering healing services, classes, and financial aid
- Timeline
- Survey in 2012, activities began in 2024
- Victims
- 50-70 people converted, 500 more targeted
- Funding
- Under investigation, preliminary indications of external support
