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Balrampur (UP) – A Hindu family, living in a Muslim-dominated area in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur, was threatened to convert their religion. After filing a complaint about this matter at the Police station, 7 individuals have been charged and 3 of them have been arrested. The Police have assured to arrest the rest of them soon.
‘Muslim women spit on temples, pressurise to convert to Islam’: Balrampur resident files complaint, 3 burqa-clad women arrestedhttps://t.co/In1C3AfMK7
— OpIndia.com (@OpIndia_com) December 30, 2022
1. Deepa Nishad from the family said in her complaint that her family was pressured to convert their Islam due to the presence of a Muslim-dominated population in the locality. She was asked to sell her house and leave if she failed to do so. She also received death threats for the same. According to the FIR, complainant Deepa alleged that “neighbouring Muslim women spit on the temple built in her house and said that now your temple has become impure. Now you have become a Muslim.”
2. 3 videos of this incident have been posted on social media. The Muslim is seen talking to the family of this woman in abusive language, attacking the house with sticks and bricks and spitting.
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