Mistreated by BJP workers, 50 Dalits convert to Islam in Yogi’s UP

May 14, 2017

Lucknow, May 14: Around 50 Dalits in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad have decided to relinquish Hinduism and become Muslims in protest against Yogi Adithyanath led state government’s anti-Dalit policies. They allege that Dalits are being “ignored” and “tortured” under Yogi Government rule.

According to them Bhratiya Janta Party workers “mistreated” Dalits in violence hit Saharanpur and Sambhal which recently faced massive clashes between two groups; post which “they lost their faith in Hinduism”.

This group of 50 people has also fluxed the Hindu idols they had in their houses in rivers.

The group of people claims that they had very high aspirations from Yogi and Modi government, but they have been disappointed and have declared the government as ‘Anti-Dalit’.

As per reports, after hearing about this group of people; a bunch from Bajrang Dal approached them and tried to convince them for not changing their religion, but the Dali group was not ready to relent.

Recently, a group of 20 people made headlines for adopting Hinduism as a religion, who previously known as Muslims though never followed Islam.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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