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Under the guise of illegal conversion, gang members had launched an open campaign on social media against India.
Many secrets busted of conversion gang (Source- Internet)
Agra: A big conspiracy has been unearthed, in a joint operation by Uttar Pradesh ATS and Agra Police, of illegal conversion syndicate flourishing for the last many years here in Agra, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
Under the guise of illegal conversion, some members of the gang had launched an open campaign on social media to make India an Islamic nation. The accused used to upload on social media the video clips of the worship by PM Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, saying that idol worship is forbidden in Islam.
According to Police through these videos, they used to make fun of Hindu beliefs and to speak the language of religious division. In these posts the gang members referred to temples which were destroyed by historical Muslim invaders several times.
The investigation further revealed that this gang was active on almost every major social media platform Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Telegram and found dozens of such videos which could create communal tension.
One of these videos is of the inauguration of Ram Temple in Ayodhya where Prime Minister Modi is entering the temple and bowing on the stairs.
One of the videos shows Taj Mahal with a background voice which says that the history of this country is Islamic.
According to Police estimates the gang has international connections and may have more than 50 active members. The police believe that conversion was not just a matter of religious conversion, but it was a well-planned radical agenda.
The gang used provocative and emotional videos to enrol new members who were then kept connected to the organization by meeting their all needs including financial and residential ones.
Agra Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar said that all the videos are being investigated. Efforts are being made to find out where and when these videos were made. He said that the matter is being investigated in depth and more arrests may be made soon.
Intelligence reports have revealed that lot of foreign funding was pumped into the gang from the countries including Canada, UK, and USA.
Not only young men but young women were also lured into the gang on the pretext of a luxurious life. Money was also used to trap them. After that they were taking to a lonely house where their brainwashing was done in different ways so that no one could even think of leaving the gang.
The girls were also trapped into the fold of the gang. Among them were the two Punjabi sisters living in Sadar police station area. One of them is 33 years old and the other is 18 years old.Both the sisters were reported missing.
As many as seven Police teams were formed to search them. Based on the surveillance by cyber cell it was found the Police team reached Barrackpore in Kolkata and recovered both the sisters.
The accused Shekhar Rai alias Hasan Ali, who works in Barasat court, was arrested. Another accused Reet Banik alias Mohammad Ibrahim was arrested from Manikrampur in Barrackpore. Both the accused were produced in the court. After getting three days transit remand, the police brought both of them to Agra.
