UP: Youth, father booked for posting objectionable video, forcing minor to convert

Hamirpur (UP), Jan 15 (PTI) A 22-year-old youth and his father have been booked for allegedly uploading an objectionable video of a girl on social media and forcing her to convert, officials said on Thursday.

The incident triggered protests in the area by the girl's family along with members of Hindu organisations. They pelted stones at the accused's house and laid siege to the local police station demanding action.

The accused were identified as Ayan, son of Maulana Khan, police said.

According to police, Ayan was in a relationship with the 17-year-old girl living in the same area as him. On Thursday morning, he allegedly uploaded some objectionable videos of the girl on social media.

Angered by the incident, the girl's relatives, along with members of Hindu organisations, first pelted stones at the accused's house, damaging window panes and the windshield of a vehicle parked outside, the police said.

Thereafter, the agitated crowd laid siege to the local police station and blocked National Highway-34, demanding strict action against the accused.

The police said an FIR has been lodged against Ayan and his father under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Information Technology Act, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2021.

Senior police officials reached the spot and assured the protesters of strict legal action.

Following the assurance and intervention by the police, the crowd lifted the road blockade and the situation was brought under control, officials said. PTI COR ABN HIG HIG