BIJNOR: Police in Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh registered the state’s eighth case under the new anti-conversion law on Wednesday when they registered and sent a 21-year-old man to jail under its provisions, three days after it he allegedly eloped with a minor from his village and tried to “convert” her to Islam.
Shaqib alias Sonu, a resident of the Dhampur area of Bijnor, was also booked under section 366 (kidnapping, kidnapping or inducing a woman to force her to marry, etc.) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and of in accordance with the provisions of the Posco and SC / ST laws.
The defendant had eloped with the girl on Saturday and the couple was “recovered” on Tuesday, police said, adding that the girl was a minor, 16 years old and a Class XI student.
The case was filed on the basis of a complaint filed by the girl’s father, who alleged that the young man had “attracted” his youngest daughter.
“My youngest daughter studies at a school in Dhampur. The defendant, Shaqib, used to follow her after school hours. He lured her by saying his name was Sonu and that he was a Hindu. He took her away on Saturday after which I filed a complaint, ”said the father.
Dhampur Station (SHO) House Officer Arun Kumar Tyagi said: “We have recovered the girl. The defendant was sent to jail on Wednesday. A medical examination of the girl is also being carried out. The girl said that Shaqib had attracted her. ”This is the second case under the new anti-conversion law in Bijnor and the eighth in the state.
On December 12, a 21-year-old man was arrested in the district for allegedly trying to marry a 19-year-old girl without “revealing his religion.”
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