Man forces 'wife' to convert; 2 arrested
Gurugram, Jan. 29 -- A 22-year-old woman in Gurugram has alleged that her husband assaulted her and tried to forcibly convert her to his religion after marrying her using a fake identity, police said on Wednesday, adding that the husband and his friend have been arrested in the case.
Investigators said that the victim, a native of Bihar, lives in Sector 14, and works in the insurance department of an automobile showroom in Sector 15. She was duped by her husband, who identified himself to her as "Aarav". Her husband and his friend, both residents of Dhunela in Sohna, visited her to buy vehicle insurance and trap her, police said. The victim and the suspect got married in 2022. However, after she gave birth to her son on August 11, 2023, she learnt that her husband was from a different religion and already married.
On Monday, the suspect came to the victim's rented accommodation in Sector 14, where she has been staying since last year after she managed to flee, and physically assaulted her, forcing her to convert her religion and to live with his first wife and family members in Sohna.
Based on a complaint by the victim, police registered an FIR under sections 61 (criminal conspiracy), 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 299 (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), 319 (cheating by personation), 333 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act on Wednesday, and booked seven people, including Arif, his friend, and family members....
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