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Bengaluru, Oct 23 (IANS) A girl on Thursday lodged a police complaint against her boyfriend and his family, who allegedly forced her to convert to Islam for marriage.
The case was registered at HSR Layout police station in Bengaluru and a complaint has been registered against Mohammed Ishaq.
According to the police, the victim and Mohammad Ishaq came in contact through Instagram on October 17, 2024. After talking for some time they got into a relationship. On October 30, 2024, they met in a mall in Thanisandra area of Bengaluru. The accused promised the victim that he would talk to her parents and marry her.
The victim said in her complaint that Ishaq booked a room in Dasarahalli and allegedly sexually assaulted her.
She said that Ishaq repeatedly physically exploited her on the pretext of marriage. Meanwhile, she became suspicious of his behavior and discovered that he had several affairs with other girls. When the victim insisted on marriage, he kept postponing it by making excuses.
It was also revealed that the accused had got engaged to a Muslim girl on September 14, 2025. When he was questioned about this, he allegedly threatened the victim, saying that she would be killed if she contacted him again, and asked her to move on. The victim further said that she was verbally abused.
Police said the victim attempted suicide, following which Ishaq’s family contacted the victim and suggested that the matter could be resolved amicably. However, Ishaq’s elder brother and brother-in-law allegedly told the girl that she would have to convert to Islam if she wanted to marry the accused.
He reportedly instructed her to learn to offer Namaz within 40 days and said that marriage discussions would move forward only after conversion.
The case has taken a controversial turn, with Hindu organizations reaching out to the victim’s family, calling it a case of “love jihad” and demanding justice. The police are taking the matter seriously and are continuing the investigation.
The BJP alleged that cases of “love jihad” were on the rise in Karnataka due to the “appeasement politics” of the Congress-led government.
Former minister and BJP MLC CT Ravi had urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to comprehensively investigate all cases of love jihad, land jihad and vote jihad.
Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra had also said that cases of love jihad were increasing in the state due to the “minority appeasement” politics of Siddaramaiah, who is following the Kerala model in this matter.
Vijayendra said, “Those who commit crimes against women and even anti-social elements feel that the state government will support them because of the attitude of the government, which hesitates in arresting the accused even in cases like raising slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ in the Vidhana Soudha complex. This policy is disturbing the law and order situation and has created fear among Hindu families and women.”
–IANS
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