Patel was speaking to reporters after attending an event organised by the VHP to start the drive for raising donations for the upcoming Ram temple in Ayodhya.

MP's ordinance has several provisions similar to the ordinance issued by the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh against fraudulent conversions.

Police registered an FIR against two brothers, Nadeem and Salman on charges of unlawfully conversion.

Advocate Saurabh Kumar and others in their PIL asked the court to declare the ordinance as ultra vires of the Constitution.

The apex court, however, refused to stay controversial provisions of laws.

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A group of former civil servants have demanded that the state government should immediately repeal the recently passed anti-conversion law

The ordinance on the Freedom of Religion Bill, 2020, has been sent to state Governor Anandiben Patel for approval, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said.

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The couple will be given security if they seek it, the SSP said, adding they were not in Bareilly at present.

The ordinance aims to curb forcible or fraudulent religious conversions, including those for the sake of marriage

On December 14, the girl, a Dalit, and her former classmate, a Muslim, were walking back home after a friend’s birthday party

According to police, a complaint was received on Monday where the woman, a resident of Sangam Vihar, came to the Sarita Vihar police station and handed over her complaint.

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Any marriage solemnised for the sole purpose of religious conversion will be declared null and void under Section 5 of the Act,

The accused was arrested on Saturday, police said

The Kanth police had submitted a report that it could not find evidence of the case after Pinki denied the allegations of forceful conversion by Rashid.

The primary contention raised in the PIL was that the anti-conversion law impinges upon the fundamental right to choice and the right to change of faith.

The police let go the couple only the next day after finding out that both the individuals are major and belong to the same religion.

The law provides for imprisonment of up to 10 years and a maximum fine of Rs 50,000 under different categories