‘Disturbing trend’: Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against two girls in ‘burqa’ row
Indian Express·5h ago·Neutral
What Happened
Allahabad High Court rejected a plea to quash an FIR against two Class 12 girls accused under Uttar Pradesh's anti-conversion law. The students allegedly pressured a Hindu classmate to wear a burqa in Moradabad. The court called such trends among young people "disturbing" and lifted arrest stay granted earlier.
Key Entities
Allahabad High CourtUttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act 2021MoradabadClass 12 studentsJustice J J MunirJustice Tarun Saxena