Sonbhadra (UP), Mar 1 (PTI) A man was arrested here for marrying a woman by concealing his religious identity, police said here on Friday.

Once married, he began forcing the woman to convert to his religion, they said.

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According to a complaint she filed at Robertsganj Kotwali, Sahjeb alias Rohan Rai met her on Facebook and later married her, the Superintendent of Police office said in a release.

After marriage, Sahjeb started pressuring her for dowry and changing her religion and also threatened to kill her, it said.

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On the basis of the complaint, the man was booked under provisions of Uttar Pradesh Religious Conversion Act and arrested on Friday, police said.

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