UP ATS busts 'India's largest conversion racket', arrests Islamic scholar Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui
Zee News
The 64-year-old Islamic scholar was on the radar of security agencies due to suspicious activities. He was picked up as soon as he arrived in Meerut late Tuesday night. He is currently being interrogated by the police.
Meerut: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Wednesday claimed to have busted the country’s ''largest conversion racket'' and arrested Islamic scholar Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui from Meerut.
According to the UP ATS, Siddiqui has been arrested on charges of facilitating religious conversations. His name emerged during the investigation into the Umar Gautam case. Umar Gautam was jailed in June after the Uttar Pradesh Police rounded him up for allegedly running a conversion racket.
The 64-year-old Islamic scholar was on the radar of security agencies due to suspicious activities. He was picked up as soon as he arrived in Meerut late Tuesday night. He is currently being interrogated by the police.
