A 28-year-old girl in Karnataka was allegedly raped earlier than being compelled to transform to Islam. The sufferer claimed in her criticism that the accused had raped her in entrance of his spouse. The couple allegedly pressed the sufferer to transform to Islam for a number of months. They allegedly used a few of her pictures to blackmail her.
According to India Today, the incident occurred within the metropolis of Belgaum, Karnataka. Rafiq is the primary accused. It is claimed that final yr, Rafiq and his spouse compelled the girl to reside of their home. During this time, Rafiq sexually assaulted the girl and, together with his spouse, took derogatory images of her.
The girl acknowledged in her criticism that the accused couple pressured her to divorce her husband, threatening to leak her pictures if she refused. She was additionally threatened with demise if she refused non secular conversion. The girl claimed she was subjected to caste-based slurs. The couple allegedly persuaded the girl to desert Hinduism in favour of Islam.
Bhimashankar Guleda, the Superintendent of Police in Belgaum, acknowledged that earlier this yr, in April, the couple allegedly coerced the girl into sporting a burqa as a substitute of ‘kumkum’ and praying 5 instances per day.
According to the report, a FIR has been filed towards seven people on the (*7*) police station in Belgaum. The accused has been charged below varied sections, together with rape, abduction, confinement, and legal intimidation. They have additionally been charged below the SC/ST Act.
