A 28-year-old lady 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 As we speak, the incident occurred within the metropolis of Belgaum, Karnataka. Rafiq is the principle accused. It’s claimed that final 12 months, Rafiq and his spouse pressured the lady to dwell of their home. Throughout this time, Rafiq sexually assaulted the lady and, along with his spouse, took derogatory images of her.
The girl 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 demise if she refused spiritual conversion. The girl claimed she was subjected to caste-based slurs. The couple allegedly persuaded the lady to desert Hinduism in favour of Islam.
Bhimashankar Guleda, the Superintendent of Police in Belgaum, said that earlier this 12 months, in April, the couple allegedly coerced the lady into sporting a burqa as a substitute of ‘kumkum’ and praying 5 instances 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 beneath numerous sections, together with rape, abduction, confinement, and legal intimidation. They’ve additionally been charged beneath the SC/ST Act.