The family of the first youth to be arrested under Uttar Pradesh's new anti-conversion law, has alleged that the youth's father was forced by the police to sign a statement denying any use of force and harassment by the investigators. Police also recorded a video of the father, Mohammad Rafeeq, 71, in which he was told to repeat the written statement in front of three witnesses.

The move apparently came after news reports claimed that Rafeeq alleged that he was beaten and threatened by policemen. Police, however, admitted that Rafeeq was detained for some time as they feared for his safety since he had been beaten by locals, last year, when the girl had gone missing.