A major missionary conversion racket was exposed in the bordering villages of Chandpur-Khanpur, located between Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, after a Sikh man was allegedly pressured by his Christian in-laws to convert. The case came to light when the man, unable to convince his wife and her family to stop coercing him, reached out to local Hindu activists. What was initially dismissed as a personal dispute between a father-in-law and son-in-law has now unravelled into a significant religious conversion operation, sparking outrage and prompting police action.
Following protests by activists, the police detained five operatives of the alleged conversion centre and registered a First Information Report (FIR No. 127/2025) at the Bilaspur Police Station in Rampur district on May 4.
Jaideep Singh, a native of Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand, informed the police that his in-laws, who converted to Christianity three years ago, had been forcing him to embrace the faith and give up his Sikh identity. Jaideep’s wife, Amandeep, was allegedly told to either convert or divorce him.
Notably, he was taken to the home of a local pastor named Nanda, who runs prayer meetings in the area. There, he claimed he was pressured to accept Christianity.
“I will die but I will not convert to Christianity” says Jaydeep Singh
Jaydeep Singh accuses his in-laws of pressuring him to abandon Sikhism for Christianity in Chandpur, Chhattisgarh.
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However, he managed to contact local Hindu activists before the conversion could proceed.
Acting on his information, the activists reached the location and staged a protest, after which the police were called. Authorities from both Rudrapur Kotwali and Rudrabilas outpost in Bilaspur responded and brought the situation under control.
Jaideep has named his father-in-law Chinder Singh, mother-in-law Rajni Kaur, Pastor Nanda, Nanda’s wife Lajjawati, and another individual identified as Sonu Pastor as the main accused. They have been booked under Section 115(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 3 and 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act.
At the scene, women from the in-laws’ side dismissed Jaideep’s allegations as baseless and claimed that legal cases were already ongoing against him.
Hindu activists said, “When we arrived, a full stage was set up. A woman present claimed she had documents to convert people to Christianity. These illegal churches must be demolished, as they are hubs for unlawful activities.”
Kotwali in-charge Balwan Singh initially stated that the location of the incident falls within the Uttarakhand border and that no written complaints had been received from either side. He added that an investigation would proceed once a formal complaint is filed.
When Organiser contacted the Bilaspur Station House Officer on May 5, the officer declined to share any details. Later that day, Rampur Police posted on X (formerly Twitter) confirming that, under the direction of the Superintendent of Police, five individuals had been arrested on charges of assault and religious coercion.
Speaking to the media, Jaideep said, “I belong to the Sikh community. My wife and children don’t want to become Christians, but my in-laws—who converted three years ago—have been torturing me and even filing false complaints against me to force my conversion. No action was initially taken by the police.”
He added, “Every Sunday, around 100 people gather here and get converted. People from both UP and Uttarakhand come. They’ve even vandalised our religious idols at home. They are luring my wife with money and offers. I will die, but I will not become Christian. I was so fed up I tried to commit suicide. Had the activists not reached in time, I would have ended my life.”
The incident has sparked outrage in the local Hindu and Sikh communities and brought renewed attention to illegal religious conversions being carried out in the region under the guise of prayer meetings and are covered up in the name of family disputes.
