ED Raids Yields Asset Seizure: Rs 13 Crore Tied to Chhangur Baba’s Aide in Conversion Case

In connection with an illegal religious conversion racket, the Enforcement Directorate has attached immovable assets worth Rs 13 crore. The assets belong to Nitu Navin Rohra, an associate of Chhangur Baba, and are located in Utraula, District Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. Nitu is the wife of Navin Rohra, a close aide to Chhangur Baba. The ED’s action is part of a money laundering case involving Chhangur Baba and others, focused on a conspiracy that includes unlawful religious conversions, the use of foreign funding, and actions that pose a threat to national security. Chhangur Baba, whose real name is Jalaluddin, was apprehended by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for running a conversion racket, which specifically targeted Hindu women, particularly those who are poor, widowed, or from socially vulnerable groups. The ATS probe uncovered that Baba’s network received almost Rs 500 crore in foreign funding over three years, with approximately Rs 300 crore being funneled through illegal hawala channels via Nepal. The accused, including Chhangur Baba and Neetu alias Nasreen, are involved in a large-scale conspiracy involving unlawful religious conversions, the use of foreign funding, and activities that threaten national security and communal harmony. The UP Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad had arrested Chhangur Baba and his aide in Lucknow on July 5.