Police say probe indicates the six were friends, a relative of one of the five Muslim girls accused under conversion Act says ...

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

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.

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 Religion Act against five minor Muslim girls -- aged between 15 and 17 -- for ...