Overview
- A family-released video that circulated on social media shows Ayush performing Hindu rituals and saying he has returned to Sanatan Dharma of his own free will; the footage was confirmed by his father and widely reported on June 29–30.
- Uttar Pradesh Police registered an FIR under the state’s anti-conversion law and set up a Special Investigation Team to probe the case after Ayush’s earlier conversion drew public attention.
- Authorities have arrested physiotherapist Chandni Qureshi and her father Islam Qureshi and named multiple people in the FIR as part of an inquiry into alleged coercion and related offences.
- Police say they have not recovered any nikah or marriage certificate linked to the alleged Delhi ceremony, and several news outlets reported they could not independently verify the full authenticity or context of the reconversion video.
- Ayush had earlier publicly said he embraced Islam voluntarily and would not return to Hinduism, while his family alleges the conversion was part of a conspiracy to gain control of their property worth crores, a claim that remains under investigation and shapes public debate.