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Nagpur NGO busted in alleged conversion racket

Police in Nagpur have arrested NGO head Riaz Kazi after four women filed complaints alleging a religious conversion operation.

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Monday, 20 April 2026 at 09:29 UTC
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Police in Nagpur, India, have arrested Riaz Kazi, who runs an NGO called Universal Multipurpose Society, on allegations of running a religious conversion racket. The arrest follows complaints filed by four women who worked at the NGO, accusing Kazi of involvement in what they termed 'Conversion Jihad'. This case follows similar recent busts in the cities of Amravati and Nashik, indicating a pattern of alleged grooming and conversion operations being targeted by authorities in Maharashtra state.
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