Uttarakhand Government Proposes Life Imprisonment, Heavy Fines for Forced Religious Conversion.
The Uttarakhand Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, has approved the “Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2025,” which introduces stringent new provisions to combat forced, fraudulent, or inducement-based religious conversions. The proposed bill seeks to amend the existing anti-conversion law, making it significantly harsher with severe penalties, including life imprisonment in certain…

