A case of love jihad has come to the fore in Depalpur, Indore. A Hindu girl was raped by both her husband and brother-in-law when she refused to convert to Islam. The girl also alleged that she was married after being trapped in a love jihad and since marriage, the in-laws were pressurizing her for forcible conversion to Islam.
The victim has also filed a rape case against her husband and brother-in-law. The victim has also accused the husband that without informing her, the husband tampered with her Aadhaar card and changed her name. The police have taken cognizance of this matter and initiated the investigation.
The victim told the police that the accused husband Irshad had trapped her in love jihad by portraying himself as a Hindu, Shakti Singh seven years ago. She married Irshad in November 2016 when she was 17 years old, and after marriage, they had a son and a daughter. Her husband is a driver by profession and she got to know about his real identity after a couple of years of their marriage.
Since February this year, Irshad was forcing her to leave Hinduism and adopt Islam. When she refused it, Irshad and his brother Mukim started to put pressure on her. They said that you belong to a low caste, and that’s why it is good to adopt Islam. After this, the brother-in-law started keeping an evil eye on her and also raped her. After this, both her husband and brother-in-law raped her several times together.
The victim informed other family members about her ordeal, but no one helped her. Both Irshad and Mukim started threatening to kill her and said that till you do not become a Muslim, both brothers will keep raping you like this. After this, being troubled by both of them, she took her from Mhow and came to her maternal home in Depalpur.
The victim told the police that she hails from Khandwa, but was shifted to Mhow after marriage. Gautampura police station in-charge Sangeeta Solanki said that on the complaint of a 24-year-old girl, a case has been registered under 376, 376 (2) (n), 506, 34 Bhadvi 3 (2) (5) SCST Act and 3/5 against her husband Irshad and brother-in-law Mukim. A case has been registered under the Religious Freedom Act 2021.
Here it is important to note that local Hinduist organization helped her and her family on this matter. Ramesh Jat from a local Hindu organization scrutinize her documents and found that both the brothers had also manipulated her aadhaar card and other identity documents. Her date of birth, name and religion have been altered to falsify her identity as a Muslim. The victim has also filed a complaint regarding forged documents.
