India, June 19 -- LUCKNOW In a move following directives from the Jan Bhavan, Lucknow University (LU) on Thursday announced a comprehensive preventive action plan to curb religious conversion activities on the campus. The initiative aims to safeguard the security, dignity and mental freedom of its vast student strength, which includes over 16,000 campus enrollees and 556 affiliated colleges.

In a letter, the Jan Bhawan directed the university to safeguard students' security, dignity and mental freedom, and to prevent any activity that influences, threatens, pressures or lures students into religious conversion, shared LU registrar Bhavna Mishra.

LU spokesperson Mukul Srivastava said: "The nodal officers have been named in compliance wit...