UP doctor, who converted to Hinduism, held

GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad Police on Thursday arrested a doctor, who married a colleague at an Arya Samaj temple six years back after the woman's family claimed that he "converted" to Hinduism just to "deceive" her.

The police have charged the doctor Abdur R ahman (42) under Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, which bars conversion through force or deception.

Usually, it has been applied in cases where the Muslim men are accused of attempts to convert women to Isl am on the pretext of marriage.

Rahman is also accused of causing burn injuries to the woman Harsha Sarangi. He has, however, claimed that she burnt herself while making tea.