Overview
- A 23-year-old in Kanpur recorded a video alleging pressure to convert his religion before he was found dead by suicide in the Panki area.
- Kanpur Police say an FIR has been registered and two investigation teams are on the case given the sensitivity of the allegations.
- Officers are reviewing CCTV from Lucknow’s Charbagh railway station and other locations to check the family’s claim that four men assaulted and pressured him.
- Family members and local residents blocked the Panki–Ratanpur road with the body on Friday, accusing police of earlier inaction and demanding accountability.
- A post-mortem was completed on Thursday, and police noted the video also included appeals against drug abuse and for respect toward women.