Religious conversion case: Attachment notices pasted on three houses linked to accused
Notices for property attachment were on Wednesday pasted at three locations linked to the accused -- a flat in Lucknow’s Hussainabad area, his ancestral house in Neuria in Pilibhit district, and another house in Khatima, Uttarakhand. The action was taken under proceedings against proclaimed offenders, officials said.
The Lucknow police have initiated attachment proceedings against absconding resident doctor Rameezuddin, who has been accused by two women medical students -- one from King George’s Medical University (KGMU) and another from Agra Medical College -- of sexual exploitation, forced religious conversion and miscarriage.
Notices for property attachment were on Wednesday pasted at three locations linked to the accused -- a flat in Lucknow’s Hussainabad area, his ancestral house in Neuria in Pilibhit district, and another house in Khatima, Uttarakhand. The action was taken under proceedings against proclaimed offenders, officials said.
Police said Rameezuddin had been absconding for several days. A reward of ₹50,000 has already been announced for his arrest, and three police teams are conducting raids in Uttarakhand, Shahjahanpur, Noida and Delhi, officials said.
“If the accused fails to surrender within a month, his properties will be attached,” Chowk SHO Nagesh Upadhyaya confirmed.
Lucknow police have also sought complete details of his properties from their Pilibhit and Uttarakhand counterparts.
DCP (west) Vishwajeet Srivastava said coordination was underway with senior police officials in Pilibhit and Khatima to track him.
Investigators have also found that forged documents were allegedly prepared to solemnise nikah with the Agra-based doctor. Police are examining whether the KGMU survivor was taken to the Neuria house in Pilibhit, where the alleged conversion and marriage took place. The role of the Qazi who allegedly performed the conversion and nikah, and that of a witness, is also under investigation.
The case came to light on December 23, 2025, after a woman medical student from KGMU’s pathology department lodged a complaint at the Chowk police station, alleging that her senior colleague established physical relations with her on the pretext of marriage, forced her to terminate her pregnancy and pressured her to undergo religious conversion. During the probe, a woman medical student from Agra Medical College also made allegations of sexual exploitation, forced conversion and miscarriage.
An FIR was registered under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) related to rape, causing miscarriage and marriage by deceit, along with sections 3 and 5 of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2021.
Last week, police arrested the accused’s parents Salimudin, 70, and Khateeja, 67, from a rented flat in Thakurganj, over their alleged role in facilitating the conversion and miscarriage of both women. Police said both survivors recorded statements before a magistrate naming the accused and his parents.
Meanwhile, the seven-member committee constituted to probe the alleged unlawful religious conversion at KGMU has reissued notice in an attempt to identify possible victims and those allegedly involved. The notice was pasted again on Thursday at various departments and offices within the university after the first round failed to yield any concrete leads, officials said.
KGMU spokesperson prof KK Singh said the move was aimed at ensuring the safety of women associated with the university and taking strict action against anyone attempting unlawful religious conversion. “Our priority is to ensure that no female student or staff member becomes a victim of illegal conversion. At the same time, we want to identify and act against those involved in such activities,” he said.
He noted that after the first notice was issued on January 2, only two individuals linked to an organisation had approached the dean’s office but failed to provide any information or evidence related to unlawful conversion on the campus.
According to the fresh notice, information can be submitted in a sealed, confidential envelope, and informants may choose to remain anonymous. If identity details are shared, they will be kept strictly confidential, the university officials assured. Information can be submitted at the dean’s office, paramedical office, chief proctor’s office and the office of the medical superintendent, Gandhi Memorial and Associated Hospitals, KGMU, till 5 pm on January 12.
