A Marriage on a False Identity, Then Pressure to Convert: Arrest in Gangoh, Saharanpur

In Gangoh, Saharanpur, a woman has alleged that the man who married her had hidden his real identity and presented himself as a Hindu Gurjar. After the marriage, she says, he pressed her to offer namaz and accept Islam, and when she objected, she was beaten and threatened with death. On her complaint, filed on 22 October 2026, Gangoh police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Uttar Pradesh anti-conversion law. One accused was arrested on 23 October 2026, produced before a court, and sent to jail. The case remains under investigation, and the allegations are yet to be tested in court.