Madhya Pradesh bulldozes home of Jabbar Khan, accused of carrying forcible religious conversion

Authorities in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district on Monday bulldozed allegedly illegal portions of a house belonging to a man identified as Jabbar Khan after he was accused of forcible religious conversion and conducting Christian prayer meetings, Zee News reported.

On August 18, Hindutva groups Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal had “conducted searches” at Khan’s home in the Chandakpuri area of Sehore city, allegedly after receiving information about alleged forced conversions taking place there, according to Aaj Tak.

Both outfits are part of a group of Hindutva organisations led by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the parent organisation of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

A prayer meeting was allegedly being conducted inside the house at the time. A heated argument broke out between the attendees of the meeting and the two Hindutva groups.

A video of the incident was also circulated widely on social media.

Alt News reported that the video was uploaded by an Instagram user in collaboration with an account named “Bajrang Dal Sehore”. The caption of the video claimed that the police acted on “information of a religious conversion racket” in Sehore and raided the house.

It added that information was given to the police by Bajrang Dal workers. The caption also said that “those present at the spot, during questioning, expressed support for...

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