Chhangur Baba breaks silence on mass conversion charges, says he is innocent
After a medical examination, he claimed his innocence, stating, "I am innocent and I don't know anything." The investigation, involving the Uttar Pradesh ATS and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), has uncovered a significant financial network. The ED has filed a case under foreign funding and money laundering acts. Investigations have revealed five of Chhangur Baba's bank accounts in the UAE, Sharjah, and Dubai, and a relative, Naveen, was found with 50 crore rupees in an account. The ED is set to file for the custody of both individuals in a Lucknow court.
He is accused of converting over a thousand Hindu women to Islam through coercion, bribery, and violence.
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