According to the police, Jamaluddin was the main person behind the conversion racket. The group mainly targeted poor and vulnerable non-Muslims, including widowsDays after arresting 65-year-old Jamaluddin alias Chhangur Baba and others for their alleged involvement in a “large-scale” religious conversion racket, the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the UP Police on Sunday arrested a clerk at the Balrampur court in Lucknow in connection to the case. The police said the accused, Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay, is a native of Varanasi and was in Lucknow at the time of his arrest.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEOWith this, the total number of arrests in the case has risen to seven, including Jamaluddin alias Chhangur Baba.According to police, Upadhyay was part of the racket and allegedly involved in laundering black money through property brokerage. The ATS is currently investigating a Rs 16 crore land deal in Pune registered under Upadhyay’s wife, suspecting it to be linked to ‘hawala transactions’ and funds generated through religious conversions.On Saturday, police had arrested Sabroj alias Buddhu (42) and Shahabuddin (36), both residents of Balrampur, in connection to the case.Earlier, police had arrested Jamaluddin, his son Mehboob, their associate Naveen, and Naveen’s wife Neetu alias Nasreen. Mehboob and Naveen were taken into custody in April, while Jamaluddin and Neetu were arrested on July 5.The authorities also demolished a portion of Neetu’s house in Madhpur village, which was allegedly built on government land. Apart from Neetu, her husband Naveen, and their daughter were living in the house.According to the police, Jamaluddin was the main person behind the conversion racket. The group mainly targeted poor and vulnerable non-Muslims, including widows. They lured people with money, help, and false promises of marriage to make them convert. Those who refused were allegedly threatened with fake legal cases. Police added that the group had “fixed rates” for religious conversions based on caste.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:ATSReligious conversions