In another case of Love Jihad, two Muslim men from Indore, Madhya Pradesh have been booked for allegedly hiding their real religious identity in a grooming case.
The accused have been identified as Sohail Khan and Hasan Qadir. Both men have now been booked under Madhya Pradesh’s new law, Madhya Pradesh Dharm Swatantra Adhiniyam 2020, on Sunday (28 February). They were booked on charges of forcing two teenagers to marry them and to convert into Islam.
As per reports, when the girls refused to convert to Islam, the men molested them. The police have registered a case under sections 363 (Kidnapping), 366 (Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her for marriage, etc.), 354 (Assault of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), and 34 of IPC and other sections of MP Freedom Act – 2020 against the two men.
The police said that the accused got hold of the mobile numbers of both girls and started chatting with them using different names and concealing their identity. Once enough trust was built, they invited the girls to join them at a cafe to celebrate their birthday. Both men asked the girls to marry them and convert to Islam.
The girls’ instant refusal to convert and marry the two Muslim men led to harassment and blackmail.
Sensing danger, the girls screamed for help and people present in the vicinity came to their rescue. The accused were then handed over to the Mandleshwar police who in turn handed them over to Azad Nagar police.
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