Abdullah Gautam
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: India
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: November/6/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Abdullah Gautam
Extra Bio Info:
Abdullah Gautam is detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On November 6, 2021, authorities arrested Gautam after accusing him of being involved in a conversion racket ran by his father, Umar Gautam, and being in charge of distributing funds to new converts. Authorities arrested Gautam's father in June 2021 after accusing him and his organization of forcibly converting thousands to Islam, including students with hearing disabilities, arranging marriages for converts, and receiving funding from abroad.
Related Cases: Umar Gautam, Qazi Jahangir Qasmi
Sources:
- "Religious Conversion Row: UP ATS Arrests Abdullah, Son of Accused Umar Gautam" The Quint
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“5 lakh ‘forced’ into Islam, funds from Gulf, UK: What UP ATS found in ‘conversion racket’ probe” The Print
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“Born a Hindu, Held For ‘Forcible Conversions’: Who is Umar Gautam?” The Quint
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“Two Delhi men were accused of illegally converting thousands to Islam. But what is the case?” Scroll.in
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“The curious case of ‘1,000 conversions’: Who is Umar Gautam?” News Laundry
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“ED files money laundering case in Uttar Pradesh religious conversion racket” India Today
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“UP Police's Anti-Terrorism Squad arrests two for religious conversion of deaf and dumb children” India Today