9 booked for illegal religious conversions in Bharuch

Surat: Bharuch police has registered an offence against nine persons from Kankaria, Amod and Nabipur villages of the district who allegedly converted 100 people from 37 Hindu family to Muslim religion.
Police said one of the accused, who lives in London, lured people with handsome money and lifestyle for conversion.
According to police sources, some people who gathered funds from abroad have been using the money for illegal conversions in Kankaria village of Amod taluka.
Police filed the complaint and carried out an investigation after being alerted by villagers.
During preliminary investigation, police came to know that few natives of Bharuch district collected funds from abroad and used it for conversion.
Around 100 people of 37 families of Kankaria village have been converted, an official statement by the police said.
Police also came to know about Fefdawala Haji Abdul, a native of Nabipur village living in London, who had previously used this modus operandi for conversions in Uttar Pradesh and Vadodara.
Police registered an offence under section 14 of Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).