Gujarat HC rejects Maulvi’s plea seeking exemption from remand in religious conversion case

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has dismissed the plea of accused Maulvi Abdul Vahab Varvaya, who filed a special criminal application seeking exemption from attending the remand plea hearing in the trial court for the case involving the religious conversion of over 100 Hindus in Kankariya, Bharuch.

Maulvi Abdul Vahab had filed a special criminal application in the Gujarat High Court, requesting to be exempted from appearing in court after was a warrant issued against him in the case of converting over 100 Hindus from backward classes in Bharuch. The public prosecutor, Utkarsh Sharma, argued in court, highlighting the serious crimes committed by Abdul Vahab.

It was alleged that Abdul Vahab had also issued death threats to those who had converted and expressed their desire to return to the Hindu religion. The case involved a fund of Rs 89 lakh received from foreign countries for the religious conversion of tribal Hindus. The Supreme Court had granted permission to the investigating agency for the custodial interrogation of the accused in this case. Justice MR Mengde firmly rejected Abdul Vahab’s plea in this case. DeshGujarat