Love Jihad: Akram disguises himself as Amar, rapes Hindu woman in MP; pressurizes her to convert for marriage

Indore, Oct 17: In yet another case of Love Jihad, Mohammad Akram, impersonating his identity as Amar Kushwaha, allegedly raped a Hindu woman after developing a friendship with her. The police registered case against him, who disguised himself as a Hindu and allegedly raped a woman.

 

"The complainant girl told that she has been talking to a young man on call for a month, who introduced himself as Amar Kushwaha, who took her to the hotel today and raped her", Madhya Pradesh Nagar Police Station In-charge Sudhir Arjariya said.

It is also being reported that Mohammad Akram had also tried to pressurized the Hindu woman to change religion for marriage "Later he revealed himself as Mohammad Akram. And also pressurized her to change religion for marriage", the police added.

While describing the case, prima facie of love jihad, Sudhir Arjariya was quoted as saying that on the basis of the complaint of the victim the police have lodged a case under the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religious Act 2020, and different sections of IPC against the accused.

 

After the matter came to the fore, extremist outfits expressed their outrage. The activists of the Sanskriti Bachao Manch reached the police station and demanded the strictest action in the matter.

 

Earlier, in February 2021 a Muslim youth was arrested in Indore, Madhya Pradesh under relevant sections of 'Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2020'- commonly called the 'love-jihad' law, which prohibits and provides for punishment for conversion by "misrepresentation, undue influence, coercion, marriage or any fraudulent means". Notably, in the former case, FIR has been registered on the basis of a complaint and a police investigation is underway to nab Mohammad Akram.