I may be poor, but I won’t let my daughter fall prey to this conversion gang

• "A Father's Plea and the Web of Religious Conversion: Azad Singh Reaches Lucknow in Search of His Daughter, Vishwa Hindu Raksha Parishad Launches Helpline Center"
• "Daughter Trapped in Conversion Racket, Father Azad Singh Reaches Lucknow: A Cry for Justice and Hindu Society’s Wake-up Call"
• "In Search of Pooja: Exposing the Religious Conversion Racket – A Father's Appeal to Yogi and a Warning to Hindu Society"

Lucknow, July 22, 2025 | Special Correspondent – Ravindra Arya

"I may be poor, but I won’t let my daughter fall prey to this conversion gang." These are the words of Azad Singh, a farmer from Balupura locality of Ghaziabad, who has come to Lucknow in search of his 22-year-old daughter, Pooja Chaudhary.

He has appealed to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to rescue his daughter from the clutches of an Islamic religious conversion racket. This is not merely a personal tragedy but a stark indicator of a deeper social conspiracy that poses a grave threat to the Hindu community at large.

What’s the Whole Matter?

On April 2, 2025, Azad Singh filed a missing person report for his daughter Pooja at Kotwali Nagar Police Station, Ghaziabad. Four months on, there has been no significant progress or serious attempt by the police to trace her, leaving him disillusioned with the system.

In a sworn affidavit submitted by Azad Singh, several alarming clues have been noted:

• Repeated references by Pooja to “Changur Baba” and “Pune.”
• Visits to dargahs (Sufi shrines) in Arthala and Dadri.
• Wearing a hijab and engaging in namaz-like activities at home.
• Threatening suicide when confronted.

Truecaller identification linking her number to a man named Zakir Khan.

These incidents have convinced Azad Singh that his daughter has fallen prey to a well-organized Islamic conversion racket.

Role of Vishwa Hindu Raksha Parishad and the Media

In this distressing time, Vishwa Hindu Raksha Parishad and Sudarshan News Channel stood by Azad Singh.

Expressing deep gratitude to Shri Suresh Charva and the news channel, Azad Singh said:

"For the first time, I felt like someone truly heard my pain. It is because of Suresh Ji and Sudarshan Channel that I was able to reach out to Yogi Ji today."

Changur Baba and the Religious Conversion Conspiracy

Recent media investigations have unearthed troubling activities linked to a self-proclaimed Sufi spiritual leader named Changur Baba, who is accused of luring Hindu girls into Islamic practices and causing their disappearance.

Azad Singh suspects that his daughter, Pooja, has been abducted and indoctrinated into this very network.

Demands from the Yogi Government

In Lucknow, Azad Singh made the following demands to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath:

A special investigation into the entire case.

Safe return of his daughter, Pooja.

Uncovering and strict action against the key conspirators behind the conversion racket.

Launch of Anti-Conversion Helpline Center

On the same day, Vishwa Hindu Raksha Parishad took a major step by launching an Anti-Conversion Helpline Center in Lucknow.

National President Shri Gopal Rai stated:

"We are witnessing that victims of illegal religious conversions rarely receive cooperation from the police. This helpline has been launched to provide legal, social, and emotional support to such families."

• A Question That Haunts Every Parent:
• Are our daughters safe?
• The cry of a father like Azad Singh shakes the conscience of society:

"If even a vigilant father cannot save his daughter from the clutches of religious conversion, how vulnerable must the daughters of ordinary urban and rural families be?"

Written by: Ravindra Arya

(Author and analyst on topics of culture, society, and nationalism)

Special Report from Lucknow