Agra Police have filed a chargesheet against 14 accused in connection with a high-profile illegal religious conversion case involving two sisters from the Sadar area of Uttar Pradesh. The court of Additional District Judge (ADJ) 14, Jyotsna Singh, has scheduled the recording of testimony for July 7.
According to Additional District Government Counsel (ADGC) S.P. Bhardwaj, charges have been framed against 14 individuals, including the alleged mastermind of the conversion racket. In total, 18 accused are currently lodged in jail in connection with the case.
The case dates back to March 2025, when two sisters from Agra’s Sadar Bazar area went missing, prompting a missing persons report at the Sadar police station. In May, the case was converted into an abduction probe, following which police launched a detailed investigation.
Authorities conducted simultaneous raids across multiple states, including West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Goa, and Uttar Pradesh. On July 19, the Agra Police carried out a raid in Kolkata, rescued the sisters, and dismantled the alleged conversion network. Ten individuals, including the gang’s alleged woman leader SB Krishna alias Ayesha, were arrested during the operation.
Subsequent investigations led to the arrest of the alleged ringleader Abdul Rahman alias Mahendra Pal Singh, along with his sons Abdul Rahim and Abdullah, from Delhi. Police also rescued a young woman from Rohtak from the accused’s residence.
The accused arrested in the case include Ayesha alias SB Krishna, Abdul Rahman, Rith Banik alias Mohammad Ibrahim, Ushma Khan, Shekhar alias Hasan Ali, Junaid Qureshi, Abu Talib, Mohammad Rahman Qureshi, Mohammad Ali alias Piyush Pawar, Manoj Kanojia alias Mustafa, among others.
Further arrests were made on May 1, when police apprehended Jatin Kapoor, Talmiz-ur-Rehman, and Parvez Akhtar from Delhi, along with Hasan Mohammad from Deeg in Rajasthan.
Investigators have alleged that the accused operated as part of an organised network involved in facilitating religious conversions through coercion, inducements, and allurement. Police officials stated that the gang received funding from foreign sources, and evidence related to such transactions has been recovered.
Bhardwaj added that bail applications of several accused, including SB Krishna, Rith Banik, Junaid Qureshi, and Abu Talib, have been rejected by the Sessions Court. Another accused, Jatin Kapoor, also had his bail plea rejected on May 23.
Police have also traced links to an alleged mastermind, Syed Dawood, who is believed to be hiding in Canada.
Charges have been framed under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including Sections 87, 111(3), 111(4), 61(2), and 152, as well as Sections 3, 5(1), and 5(2) of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act.
The investigation remains ongoing as authorities continue to probe the wider network behind the alleged racket.
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