A 28-year-old girl in Karnataka was allegedly raped earlier than being pressured to transform to Islam. The sufferer claimed in her grievance 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 images to blackmail her.
In line with India At present, the incident occurred within the metropolis of Belgaum, Karnataka. Rafiq is the primary accused. It’s claimed that final yr, Rafiq and his spouse pressured the girl to reside of their home. Throughout this time, Rafiq sexually assaulted the girl and, along with his spouse, took derogatory pictures of her.
The lady said in her grievance that the accused couple pressured her to divorce her husband, threatening to leak her images if she refused. She was additionally threatened with loss of life if she refused non secular conversion. The lady 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, said that earlier this yr, in April, the couple allegedly coerced the girl into sporting a burqa as an alternative of ‘kumkum’ and praying 5 occasions per day.
In line with the report, a FIR has been filed in opposition to seven people on the Saundatti police station in Belgaum. The accused has been charged underneath varied sections, together with rape, abduction, confinement, and prison intimidation. They’ve additionally been charged underneath the SC/ST Act.
