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Jhansi: Man Who Converted to Islam in Bengal Returns to Hinduism With Wife and 4 Children

A man from Jhansi who moved to West Bengal nearly two decades ago in search of work has returned to his ancestral village with his wife and four children and converted back to Hinduism. According to local reports, Rajkumar, a resident of Rajapur village in Jhansi’s Raksha area, had moved to Malda in West Bengal around 20 years ago to work as a labourer. During his stay in Malda, Rajkumar allegedly faced pressure to change his religion. He later …

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Rajkumar, a resident of Jhansi's Rajapur, changed his religion in Bengal to 'Rafiq' 20 years ago. Now he wants to return to the village with his wife and children and adopt Hinduism again. It is alleged that he has taken this step to get a share of land and compensation. Police and administration are currently investigating the matter.

Rajkumar converted to Islam 20 years ago and became Rafiq and returned with his Muslim wife Afsari. After obtaining permission from the Jhansi District Magistrate, Rajkumar returned to Hinduism and became a Hindu by performing a purification puja at the Siddheshwar temple. Afsari converted to Hinduism under the new name Anita. The process of amending the documents is underway with the social consent of the family.

Jhansi. Rajkumar, a resident of Rajapur, went to West Bengal about twenty years ago in search of employment. There, he converted to Islam and married Afsari Khatoon, a Muslim woman. Recently, when Rajkumar returned to Jhansi, he expressed his desire to reconvert to Hinduism. After the temple rituals, Rajkumar, whose name […]

A young man in Jhansi, who converted to Islam nearly 15 years ago, returned to Hinduism with his wife and son on Saturday. Rajkumar, a resident of Rajapur village in the Raxa police station area, performed puja and havan at the Siddheshwar temple in the presence of members of Hindu organizations. Following this, he was renamed Rajkumar Pateriya. Rajkumar explained that he went to Malda district in West Bengal in 2011 in search of work. While wor…

·Bhopal, India
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आज तक broke the news on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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