India News | UP: Case Against Man for Pressuring Woman to Marry
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Police have registered a case against a man after a woman's father here alleged that she was pressured for marriage and convert to Islam.
Firozabad (UP), Oct 30 (PTI) Police have registered a case against a man after a woman's father here alleged that she was pressured for marriage and convert to Islam.
Superintendent of Police (Rural) Ranvijay Singh said a PAC jawan in his complaint alleged that Shahrukh, alias Vihaan, a resident of the Goladia area in ??Amroha, threatened his daughter that her brother will be beheaded if she didn't marry him and convert.
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He alleged that the accused had also got a plain paper signed from her on September 24 last year and now threatened her.
The woman's father alleged that the accused made a fake ID of his daughter on Instagram and uploaded her photos.
The police officer said a case has been registered under Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code (forcing a woman to marry, kidnapping) and Section 66 of the IT Act. He said the accused will be arrested soon.
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