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PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has quashed the conversion of three children to Islam that was done unilaterally by their father without the consent of his ex-wife, ruling that the conversion is null and void.
In recent years, there have been several instances of Hindutva groups attacking Christian prayer halls, accusing Christians of effecting religious conversions.
Ashish Gupta, a Revenue Officer in Uttar Pradesh posted as Naib Tehsildar in Maudaha city of Hamirpur district of the state, has been suspended for embracing Islam even as the government ordered a probe into his religious conversion.
Police have also booked his second wife, her father, her uncle and five others, including a cleric, in connection with the case lodged at the Kotwali police station.
In August 2021, Sahu claimed that she stumbled upon the Aadhaar card of her husband and found that he was a Muslim. This was followed by frequent fights between the couple.