Foreign funding, terror camp plans: FIR against conversion kingpin Chhangur Baba

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has made explosive revelations in the FIR against Chhangur Baba, mastermind of the religious conversion gang, alleging that he was plotting to set up a terrorist training facility with the help of foreign funding.

Chhangur Baba, alias Jamaluddin, and his associates were arrested earlier this month for orchestrating large-scale religious conversions. He is accused of receiving over Rs 500 crore through around 40 bank accounts from foreign sources, including Gulf countries and possibly Pakistan.

According to the FIR filed by the UP ATS, these funds were allegedly used to build a luxurious mansion in Balrampur and purchase premium SUVs like Fortuner and Creta. The money also funded anti-national activities, including the construction of a large building intended to be used as a terror camp.

Police claim Chhangur Baba’s conversion network extended beyond Uttar Pradesh, operating in several other states. Hindu women and minors were reportedly targeted and coerced into conversion. According to investigators, Chhangur Baba had built a team that received commissions for each successful conversion.

The ATS has so far arrested Baba’s son Mehboob, and associates Naveen Rohra and Neetu alias Nasreen, who are believed to be key players in the racket.

Investigation revealed that the operation followed a structured incentive system, with conversion payouts varying by caste. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is probing the financial angle and the ownership of properties worth over Rs 100 crore, allegedly acquired illegally in Balrampur and Pune, some on encroached government land.

Chhangur Baba has denied all allegations, saying, "I am innocent. I don’t know anything."

FATWA AGAINST CHHANGUR BABA

Meanwhile, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, national president of the All India Muslim Jamaat, issued a fatwa against Chhangur Baba and called for his boycott by the community.

“The work done by Baba is not only illegal but also against the principles of Islam,” he said. “Such a person should be boycotted.”

Officials said the probe will continue to uncover the full extent of the religious conversion gang’s operations and its national and international links. Raids are ongoing to locate other absconding suspects.

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