VHP lauds Calcutta HC for CBI-NIA probe into forceful conversions in Malda, demands a strong anti-conversion law

Kolkata, May 21: The Calcutta High Court ordered a joint probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the allegations of forceful religious conversions at Kaliachak in Malda district of West Bengal. Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) applauds the verdict of the Kolkata High Court and demanded a a strong anti-conversion law.

  

The bench headed by Justice Rajasekhara Mantha gave such an order on Thursday. He directed the Malda district police superintendent to file an affidavit detailing the actions taken so far over the issue. Justice Mantha has directed the central probe agencies to submit a report to the high court by June 21.

 

This development came after a group of Hindu women in Malda in West Bengal had accused the Inspector-in-Charge of a local police station of forcibly trying to convert them and their husbands to Islam.

 

Amiya Kumar Sarkar, East Zone secretary of the VHP demanded a strong anti conversion law for the state to check illegal proselytization of innocent Hindus and stop jihadi barbarism. "The state administration has gone too far in comedy. Therefore, the traditional society no longer has confidence in the Babus of the administrative department of the state. And if this demand is not complied with, then the Vishva Hindu Parishad will take necessary action for starting a mass movement in the state," VHP said in a statement.

 

Further, it said, "The fact that the Vishva Hindu Parishad has always been on the side of the traditional Hindus is proved once again. It is also cleared that how the Islamic jihadists and the local police working in tendem with TMC goons."

Advocate Anindya Sundar Das, counsel for the plaintiff, said that two persons were missing from Kaliachak, Malda. Those two people are masons by profession. This is one of the another case in the state which is handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for investigation. Besides, the investigation of the same incident is also handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

 

Jihadis present in Kaliachak of Malda has been accused of forcible conversion. In addition, there have been allegations of explosives in the incident. Therefore, CBI and NIA have been given the responsibility to jointly investigate the incident. Anindya Sundar Das, counsel for the plaintiff also said those two men were forcibly converted. Allegedly, the IC of Kaliachak police station helped in the incident. Hence both The CBI & NIA will investigate the incident in details and both agencies will submit the investigation reports to the High Court. The case will be heard again in the High Court on June 21.