Abdullah Gautam

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: India

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: November/6/2021

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Abdullah Gautam

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Abdullah Gautam is detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On November 6, 2021, authorities arrested Gautam after accusing him of being involved in a conversion racket ran by his father, Umar Gautam, and being in charge of distributing funds to new converts. Authorities arrested Gautam's father in June 2021 after accusing him and his organization of forcibly converting thousands to Islam, including students with hearing disabilities, arranging marriages for converts, and receiving funding from abroad.

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