{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Badaun court hands first sentence under UP's anti-conversion law, jails Sakir Hussain for 10 years",
  "summary": "A fast track court in Badaun has sentenced Sakir Hussain to 10 years in jail and a fine of one lakh rupees for kidnapping a woman, holding her hostage, raping her and forcing religious conversion, in what is being called the district's first sentence under Uttar Pradesh's anti-conversion law.",
  "content": "A fast track court in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district has awarded a 10 year jail term and a fine of one lakh rupees to a man convicted of kidnapping a woman, holding her hostage, raping her after threatening to kill her daughter, and forcing the family to convert by making them offer namaz. Judge Neha Garg's court found Sakir Hussain, a resident of Risauli village under Bilsi police station, guilty on all counts. The verdict is being described as the first sentence handed down in Badaun under Uttar Pradesh's law against unlawful religious conversion.\n\nHow the case came to light\nAccording to police records, a man from a village in the Bilsi area walked into the police station on 27 May and reported that his wife and 10 year old daughter had been lured away by Sakir Hussain. Once the complaint was registered, police teams launched a search operation. About eight days later, as officers moved in to corner him, the accused abandoned the mother and daughter on the roadside and fled the spot. Police later recovered the woman and her daughter safely.\n\nWhat the woman told the court\nIn her statement before the court, the woman said the accused took her and her daughter on his motorcycle to a house in the Sidhpura area of Kasganj district, where they were confined for several days. She told the court that Sakir Hussain raped her repeatedly after threatening to kill her daughter, an ordeal that continued for roughly three months. During this period, she said, he forced them to offer namaz every day and pressured them to abandon their religion. She further alleged that meat was forcibly served to them and that the Hindu names inscribed on her hand and her brother's hand were burned off with acid by the accused.\n\nFrom chargesheet to conviction\nBased on her statement, police added charges of rape, wrongful confinement, assault and criminal intimidation to the case already registered, along with sections of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act. Sakir Hussain was arrested and lodged in jail, where he remained through the trial. Police completed their investigation and filed the chargesheet in December 2025, after which the trial opened in February 2026. On Monday, after hearing arguments from both sides, the fast track court convicted Sakir Hussain on all counts and sentenced him to 10 years in prison along with a fine of one lakh rupees.\n\nWhat this means for you\nThe verdict is a strong signal about how firmly anti-conversion law can now be enforced.\n\n• Across India: The case shows police and courts are pushing such complaints through to strict sentencing under anti-conversion law, which could encourage more victims to come forward.\n• In Uttar Pradesh and Badaun: Being the district's first such sentence, it sets a precedent that may speed up investigation and trial of similar cases going forward.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. What was Sakir Hussain convicted of?\nHe was found guilty of kidnapping the woman, holding her hostage, raping her and forcing religious conversion.\n\n2. What punishment did the court hand down?\nThe court sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of one lakh rupees.\n\n3. How did the case first come to light?\nOn 27 May, the husband's complaint led police to start searching for his wife and 10 year old daughter.\n\n4. Where were the woman and her daughter held?\nThey were confined for several days in a house in the Sidhpura area of Kasganj district.\n\n5. How long did the ordeal last?\nAccording to the woman, the abuse continued for roughly three months.\n\n6. When were the chargesheet and trial completed?\nPolice filed the chargesheet in December 2025, and the trial began in February 2026.\n\n7. Why is this sentence significant?\nIt is being described as the first sentence handed down in Badaun under Uttar Pradesh's anti-conversion law.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/uttar-pradesh/badaun-dharmantarana-mamale-men-aitihasika-phaisala-sakir-hussain-ko-10-sala-kaida-mahila-ko-tina-mahine-banaya-bndhaka-9140",
  "category": "Uttar Pradesh",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-20",
  "tags": [
    "religious conversion",
    "Badaun",
    "rape case",
    "Sakir Hussain",
    "fast track court",
    "anti conversion law",
    "Kasganj"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}