Commenting on a purported video of the incident shared online, the police had said on January 16 that the Hindu girl had worn the burqa voluntarily.

The incident surfaced after the victim's brother filed a complaint. Police are investigating the case thoroughly, considering its sensitive nature.

Five Muslim girls in UP face charges for allegedly coercing a Hindu girl to wear a burqa, sparking a religious controversy.

Deoria: A dramatic scene unfolded at the Chorkhari intersection in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria district when locals discovered that a burqa-clad individual, initially believed to be a woman, was in fact a ...

Five minor girls were booked by police in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad after allegations surfaced that they forced their 16-year-old classmate to wear a burqa and pressured her to convert to Islam.

BAREILLY: An FIR has been registered under Section 3 of the stringent Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of ...