Mumbai Police arrest man in UP ‘conversion racket’, Ghaziabad Police to seek custody

Thane: A 23-year-old man was apprehended from Maharashtra’s Alibaug on Sunday by police officials on charges of converting children to Islam through online games. The accused, identified as Shahnawaz Maksood Khan, a resident of Mumbra, allegedly targeted children who played the popular game ‘Fortnite’ using the digital pseudonym ‘Baddo’.

Shahnawaz Khan, the prime suspect in the alleged online gaming and religious conversion racket, was tracked down to Worli in Mumbai before being arrested in Alibaug by the Mumbra Police on Sunday night. The Ghaziabad Police sought the assistance of the Mumbra Police after Khan’s involvement in the case came to light, leading to a joint operation to apprehend him.