School Owner, Wife, and Son Arrested Over Forced Religious Conversion Allegations In Jabalpur

Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): The owner of Jabalpur’s private school was arrested along with his wife and son in a case related to forced religious conversion, as reported by police on Sunday.

The arrests were made after an FIR was filed by Army Captain Akanksha Arora, the daughter-in-law of the accused Akhilesh Meban, who owns the school. 

Akanksha accused her in-laws of forcing her to convert her religion before marrying their son, Captain Tanay Meban, in 2017. The wedding reportedly took place in a church after her alleged conversion.

FIR registered

According to police, the case has been registered under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act.

Akanksha claimed that after the marriage, she was continuously harassed for not following the religion she was converted to and was eventually thrown out of the house.

She further alleged that the Meban family pressured her to quit her job in the Indian Army.

Three days ago, Tanay Meban invited Akanksha to discuss the matter and convince her to withdraw the case, but a heated argument took place between the two at a café in the city.

This is not the first time the school owner has been in trouble. Earlier, Akhilesh Meban was arrested for posting objectionable content against Hindu deities. He was arrested in April this year from Kochi Airport.

According to Women’s Police Station station in-charge of the Bhoomeshwari Chauhan, the arrests have been confirmed the and an investigation is ongoing.