Archive · 24 Jan 2026
Illegal Conversion Racket Exposed in Mirzapur Gyms
In Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, police found out that some gyms were being used for bad things.
Some men were tricking women by offering gym training, but then they did bad things like taking pictures without permission, asking for money, and trying to make the women change their religion.
The police arrested five men and closed five gyms.
One of the men, Farid Ahmad, was hurt during a fight with the police.
The women said these men were part of a bigger group that was doing the same bad things to other women.
Police arrested five men and sealed five gyms in Mirzapur for an alleged illegal religious conversion racket.
Victims reported being lured into gym training, then subjected to sexual exploitation, blackmail, and religious coercion.
One victim alleged that a gym trainer molested her, took compromising photos, and used them for blackmail.
The suspects allegedly forced victims to adopt specific religious practices and threatened them with harm.
A separate operation led to the arrest of Farid Ahmad, a gym owner believed to be a central figure in the racket.
- Who
- Five men, including gym trainers and a gym owner, were arrested.
- What
- An illegal religious conversion racket operating through gyms was uncovered.
- When
- The arrests and investigation are part of an ongoing operation.
- Where
- The incidents occurred in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The suspects lured women for sexual exploitation and forced religious conversion.
- Location
- Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh
- Arrested Individuals
- 5
- Sealed Gyms
- 5
- Key Suspects
- Mohammad Sheikh Ali Alam, Faizal Khan, Zaheer, Saadab, Farid Ahmad
- Charges
- Sexual exploitation, blackmail, religious coercion
