A case of love jihad has come to light in the Agra district of Uttar Pradesh where a Muslim man has been accused of befriending a minor Hindu girl using a Hindu name and later kidnapping her. The accused has been identified as Mushtaq. The incident took place on 30th July 2024. As per the reports, Mushtaq used to apply tilak on his forehead and tie a sacred thread (Kalawa) on his hand. He presented himself as a Hindu man named Raju. Hindu organisations staged protests after they came to know about it and gave an ultimatum to the police to recover the victim at the earliest.
As per reports, on 30th July, the father of a 14-year-old minor Hindu girl complained to the Sadar Police Station in Agra. In the complaint, the father said that his daughter studies in class 8. On 30th July, she went to school at 7 AM like every other day. However, on the way to the school, she met Raju alias Mushtaq who is a resident of Farrukhabad. Mushtaq lured the victim and took her away with him. The father of the victim has demanded strict action in the matter.
Based on the complaint of the father, Agra police registered an FIR against Mushtaq under Section 137(2) and 87 of Bharatiya Nayay Sanhita (BNS). OpIndia has a copy of the complaint filed by the father of the victim. Multiple police teams have been formed to search for the accused as well as to recover the victim. By the time this report was published, the accused was on the run. The police assured the family of the victim that they would arrest Mushtaq soon and recover the victim safely.
Mushtaq used to apply tilak and tie kalawa
As per media reports, Mushtaq lured the minor victim by posing as a Hindu man. He created an ID on Instagram under the guise of Raju. He used to call himself a Hindu and used to wear a Tilak on his forehead and tie Kalawa on his hand. Mushtaq worked as a driver for a doctor in Agra. The victim’s family also said that their daughter took gold and silver jewelry from the home when she left on the day of the incident.
Kasab was wearing Kalawa
Notably, this practice of wearing kalawa by non-Hindus while committing crimes is nothing new. Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab was wearing a Kalawa and had Hindu ID cards with him when he and his fellow terrorists attacked Mumbai on 26th November 2008. They aimed to blame Hindu organisations for the terrorist attack. Thanks to the heroic act of Tukaram Omble, a Mumbai police constable, who sacrificed his life and caught Kasab alive, their plan was foiled. Kasab was the only terrorist caught alive during the terrorist attack and he revealed his true identity during interrogation.
