Lakhimpur Conversion Case: NHRC Orders Inquiry Into Govt Teacher Couple Over Alleged SC Quota Misuse While Professing Christianity

Lakhimpur Conversion Case: NHRC Orders Inquiry Into Govt Teacher Couple Over Alleged SC Quota Misuse While Professing Christianity

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint against a government school teacher and his wife in Uttar Pradesh, seeking an inquiry into allegations that they continued to avail Scheduled Caste (SC) benefits while allegedly professing Christianity. The complaint pertains to Shiv Prasad Gautam, a government school teacher from Lakhimpur Kheri, and his wife, who were arrested in June 2026 in connection with an all…