Deputy Superintendent of Police Ram Niwas Singh said, "Fourteen people, including the eight on Tuesday, have been arrested so far. Three police teams are trying to find the woman, and arrest the absconder."
Under the newly formulated anti-conversion law, the Uttar Pradesh police have arrested fourteen people on charges of forcible conversion of a 21-year-old girl to Islam in Etah.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Ram Niwas Singh said, "Fourteen people, including the eight on Tuesday, have been arrested so far. Three police teams are trying to find the woman, and arrest the absconder."
According to the police, the woman has been missing since November 17. But her family filed a case last Thursday when they received a letter from the groom's lawyer, informing them about the woman's conversion and the subsequent marriage in a court.
"Javed and his four close relatives are still absconding," a police officer said, adding that they will also be arrested soon.
A police spokesman said that the arrests were meant to 'create pressure' on the absconding couple to surrender.
A reward of Rs 25,000 on each of the five men has also been announced.
In a separate incident, three people were arrested in Azamgarh for trying to convince people to accept Christianity, under the new state law.
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