Gangster Act invoked against 10 accused in ‘gym jihad’ case in UP’s Mirzapur

MIRZAPUR (UP): Police in Mirzapur have invoked the Gangster Act against 10 people in the alleged “gym jihad” case invoking charges of coercion, blackmail and forced religious conversion of women, officials said.

The accused, including alleged gang leader Imran Khan and Maulana Khaliluddin, have been arrested in the case and lodged in Mirzapur district jail, the police said on Tuesday.

According to the police, a chargesheet running up to around 6,000 pages was filed with the court earlier.