Madhya Pradesh Police arrested a Muslim man identified as Sheikh Jahid under the state’s anti-love jihad law for hiding his religious identity from a Hindu woman and raping her for over 7 years.
The victim Hindu woman said that the accused had introduced himself as a Brahmin and had developed sexual relations with her. The Police have registered an FIR against the accused and have also booked Jahid’s brother named Sajid in the case.
Police said, the incident is said to have happened in the Shujalpur area of Madhya Pradesh’s Shajapur district. The woman registered an official FIR on October 26 and revealed that she had met the accused 14 years ago and the latter had identified himself as a Gama, belonging to the Brahmin community. The woman was divorced earlier from her first marriage and stayed in Bhopal when she first met the accused.
The woman in the complaint stated that she used to work in Airtel company to survive after her first unsuccessful marriage. She used to stay at a relative’s place in Bhopal’s Karaund region where she met the accused. The accused introduced himself to the woman as a Brahmin and developed a friendship with her.
Later, the duo entered into a relationship and the accused established sexual relations with the woman after assuring her of marriage. He raped the woman for over 7 years leading to her pregnancy. The woman then forced the accused to marry her. Later, she came to know about the religious identity of the accused.
Police arrest one under anti-Love Jihad law of MP
Sunday, 30 October 2022 | SR
| Bhopal
Police arrest one under anti-Love Jihad law of MP
Sunday, 30 October 2022 | SR | Bhopal
