Highlights
-- According to an intelligence report, 2
'recognised' religious conversion centres in Kozhikode and Malappuram converted
as many as 5,793 people to Islam between 2011 and 2015
-- The report states that
almost half of those who converted to Islam are women, and that the majority of
these women (76%) are below 35 yrs.
According to an
intelligence report submitted to the state police chief seven months ago, and
accessed by TOI, two 'recognised' religious conversion centres in Kozhikode and
Malappuram converted as many as 5,793 people to Islam between 2011 and 2015.
Conversions happening in unrecognised centres in the state could be much
higher, fear top government officials who, for obvious reasons, didn't want to
be named.
The report states that
almost half of those who converted to Islam are women, and that the majority of
these women (76%) are below 35 years. Of those converted, 4,719 were Hindus and
the remaining 1,074 mostly Christian.
The conversions happened
at Tharbiyathul Islam Sabha in Kozhikode and Monunsthil Islam Sabha at Ponnani,
two traditional religious institutions in the state 'authorized' to convert
people from other religions to Islam.
The police report,
prepared in connection with the conversion of Nimisha alias Fathima -currently
missing along with 20 others from the state and suspected to have joined
Islamic State -says that a detailed inquiry is required to verify whether these
conversions were under duress, whether there were enticements involved or were
voluntary . "Inquiries are required to know whether this will affect the
communal harmony , internal security of the state and nation. A detailed SSB
(state special branch) inquiry in Kasaragod, Kannur, Alappuzha,
Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad is recommended to unearth the details,"
the report, sent by then Kasaragod SP , A Srinivas, who probed the Nimisha case
in November 2015, said.
Courtesy: Times of India
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