Nuh man arrested for forcing woman to convert religion
Gurugram, Sept. 12 -- A 38-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for the alleged forced conversion and exploitation of a woman estranged from her husband in Nuh, police said on Thursday.
The suspect was identified as Mohammad Azam, 38, hailing from Malab village in Nuh.
According to police, he had come in contact with the victim, who has 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 Azam was married but he kept the fact hidden from the victim and took her to Noida, Panipat and then in Bhiwadi to live with her and the children. "In June 2020, he took her to a cleric in Bhiwadi where the religious conversion of the woman took place and she was given a new name. She was also married to Azam as per Islamic ritual," he said.
Kumar said the victim had alleged that soon after her marriage with Azam, his behaviour changed and he prohibited her from worshipping Hindu gods and goddesses and even damaged the shrine at her home.
"He later also forced her to eat prohibited meat of cattle, assaulted her for refusing to obey his directions for following religious practices and forced her to change her name and religion in Aadhaar and other documents," he said....
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