Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government is taking strict action against forced conversion in Uttar Pradesh after the Prohibition of Illegal Religious Conversion Act came into force two years ago, a state government official said. Over 507 accused have been arrested after the registration of 291 cases so far in Uttar Pradesh since November 2020 when the Prohibition of Illegal Religious Conversion Act came into force in the state, he added.
