Overview
- Moradabad Police registered an FIR on January 24 under Sections 3 and 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act after a complaint by the 16-year-old girl’s brother.
- Officials said the accused are minors and have not been taken into custody as investigators proceed under juvenile-justice procedures.
- A CCTV clip showing the girl in a burqa with classmates was circulated on social media, with police confirming the group studied at the same coaching centre.
- An earlier January 16 police statement said the girl put on the burqa herself to avoid her brother, while the family and the girl now allege coercion and pressure to convert.
- Police said one accused has been identified and efforts are underway to trace the others, noting that convictions under the law can carry five to fourteen years in prison.