Ghaziabad, Jun 27 (IANS): Shahnawaz Khan alias Baddo, the key accused in abetting religious conversion of youths in Ghaziabad through an online gaming app, is likely to be booked under the stringent National Security Act by the Ghaziabad police after recovering incriminating data, the police said.

Earlier, the accused was sent to three-day police custody four days ago.

It was learnt that the police prepared a list of questions for the accused Baddo which were asked during his custodial remand.

As per sources, the police have unearthed Baddo's Pakistani connection as it has intercepted him communicating with people via mails from Pakistan. For collecting solid evidence, the police had already sent Baddo's mobile phone and laptop to the forensic laboratory for recovery of incriminating data.

According to official information received by the police, it questioned Baddo for several hours during his custodial remand. Along with the police, the NIA has also asked several questions to Baddo and gathered information from him.

According to the information received from sources, so far the case of conversion of four children has come to light and some incriminating evidence has been found in connection with this case.

Baddo has been sent back to jail after three days of police remand.

On May 30, the Ghaziabad police arrested a Maulvi from the same district and then Shahnawaz from Maharashtra, who is said to be the mastermind of this religious conversion case, while taking action on a complaint in connection with this case.

After the religious conversion of four minor boys in Ghaziabad came to light, the police had received inputs from several other states regarding similar cases of conversion.