Additional Name(s): Javed Khan

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: India

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: December/26/2021

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Conversion

Javeed Khan

Extra Bio Info:

Javeed Khan was detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On December 25/26, 2021, authorities arrested Khan after his live-in partner reportedly accused him of trying to convert her by force to Islam. Khan was charged under Madhya Pradesh's 2021 Freedom of Religion Act.  There are conflicting reports about the additional charges Khan faces.

Khan has at least one son.

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