3 Hindu minors converted to Islam in Children’s home [ Madhya Pradesh , India ]

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On November 12, it came to light that 3 Hindu children were converted to Islam in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairman Priyank Kanoongo informed the case in a children’s home has come to notice in NCPCR’s recent investigation. The three siblings who converted to Islam are all minors, aged 4, 6, and 8.

The converted minors involved two girls and one boy.  These children are said to be from Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district

Kanoongo wrote on Twitter, a children’s home has come to notice in NCPCR’s recent investigation in Madhya Pradesh.”

Haseen Parvez, the operator of the centre, changed the religion of the three children to Islam, changed their names to Muslim ones and got their Aadhar cards made. He also claimed himself to be their guardian of the children and put his name on their Aadhaar cards. One of the children was reportedly renamed Shahrukh.

When Kanoongo  talked to the children, they said that their original names were different which have been changed at the centre.

According to media reports, the incident occurred in the Gauharganj area.

During the lockdown amid the Corona pandemic in the year 2020, all three were separated from their parents in the Mandideep area. They were found roaming around near Bhopal, and they were sent to Raisen Child Welfare Committee by the Bhopal Child Welfare Committee.

As the parents of the children could not be found, they were sent to the Children’s Home in Gauharganj run by Navjeevan Samajik Sanstha. It was decided that they will stay at this centre until their parents can be located.

Taking an advantage of the parent-less children, the Children’s Home operator Haseen Parvez converted them to Islam. He claimed that the person who brought the children to the centre had said that they are Muslims.

The child centre is a government-funded private entity.