PRAYAGRAJ, April 18 -- The Allahabad high court has refused to quash an FIR against two Class 12 students booked under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 for allegedly forcing a classmate to wear a burqa and attempting to convert her to Islam in Moradabad.

Dismissing the writ petition filed by the accused Aleena alias Aleena Parveen and Shabiya (who have attained the age of majority), a division bench comprising Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena took note of what it termed a "disturbing trend" of young people imposing their religious beliefs on others.

"If such a trend is seen among young people, it is all the more disturbing. This is a stage in life when they should focus on developing th...