Bijnor's Vishal, Forcibly Converted As ‘Hamza’ In Kashmir, Rescued And Brought Back To UP

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• Bijnor's Vishal, Forcibly Converted As ‘Hamza’ In Kashmir, Rescued And Brought Back To UP Published By, Last Updated: May 21, 2026, 12:14 IST Bijnor Superintendent of Police Abhishek Jha said that the complaint was filed by Vishal's father at Kotwali Police Station on May 18. The family alleged that Wasim had initially taken the boy to Kashmir by promising him a job opportunity and later pressured him into converting to Islam.
• Bijnor Religious Conversion Case: In a significant breakthrough, a minor boy from Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor, who was allegedly taken to Jammu and Kashmir and forcibly converted to Islam, has been safely rescued and brought back by police.
• According to the police, the victim, identified as Vishal, was found in Kashmir after his family lodged a complaint alleging that he had been lured away on the pretext of a job and later pressured into converting his religion.
• The teenager has...