Indian State Official Calls for Death Penalty for Forced Religious Conversions

3/13/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — The chief minister of Madhya Pradesh recently declared during a public meeting that he plans to seek the death penalty for those who engage in forced or fraudulent religious conversions. Mohan Yadav made the statement on March 8 at the state capital Bhopal, claiming the state has the legal right to punish those engaged in forced religious conversions in the same way it punishes those who rape minors: with the death penalty. “Religious con