India, Sept. 12 -- A man was arrested on Wednesday for alleged forced conversion and exploitation of a married woman in Nuh, police said on Thursday.

The suspect was identified as Mohammad Azam, 38, hailing from Malab village in Nuh. As per police, he had come in contact with the victim, who had two minor children, in 2020.

Krishan Kumar, public relations officer of Nuh police, said the victim's husband was a drug and liquor addict and was arrested in a murder case in Nuh in 2020, after which he left his wife and the children.

"Since then, the victim was living on her own in Nuh and was facing a financial crisis when she came in touch with Azam who extended financial and emotional support to her and her children," he said.

Kumar said ...