A young woman had taken her life on 11th December in Ghaziabad and now the reason behind the extreme step has come to light, reported Hindustan. Her father has filed a report and complained that Faraz Attar, from Shahdara in Delhi had trapped the deceased in a relationship, raped her and then cheated her after converting her to Islam. She was deeply hurt by the harassment and this led to set herself on fire, the father’s complaint says.
The police have registered a case against the man Faraz Attar and his family. As per reports, a 70-year-old resident of Kavinagar police station area informed that he used to be a businessman. The accused seduced his 30-year-old daughter many years ago to seize the property, which was worth about Rs 20 crore and in her name. He pretended to be unmarried before her after which he exploited her physically, mentally and financially.
Faraz reportedly took lakhs of rupees from her citing his own debt. According to the victim’s father, her behaviour had changed in a few months. On 14th November, the father went to her room and was shocked to see her observing the practices of a different religion. Under extreme stress due to the problems in his daughter’s life, the father reportedly suffered a brain stroke and had to be admitted to a private hospital in Delhi. According to him, when he was admitted to the ICU (intensive care unit), Faraz had taken his daughter along with for a ‘visit’ to the hospital and asked him to allow them to get married.
The eldery man mentioned that since he was close to death Faraz took advantage of the situation and made him agree to the proposal. He also compelled the old man to sign a paper stating that he had no objection to his daughter’s marriage to a youth from another community, on his brother Kasif’s direction. The culprit had described his brother as a lawyer of the Supreme Court. He even made him swear on his daughter not to tell any family member about the relationship.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) City Rajesh Kumar stated, “A case has been registered against Shahdara resident Faraz Attar, his brother Kasif, mother Mahe Talat and sister Sana under sections including conversion, rape, abetment to suicide and others. Efforts are underway to arrest the accused.” The complainant unveiled that his daughter had revealed that Faraz had used her only for the sake of her property and continued to sexually exploit her. the property and sexual affair. The woman also had undergone several abortions, as per the complaint.
Faraz even arranged for a tutor for her to learn Islamic practices and religious books. According to her father, Faraz may have even used drugs to control his daughter. The complainant informed that on 24th November, Faraz called him and his daughter to a hotel in Kaushambi and introduced him to his brother, mother and sister. The victim had covered all the expenses there too.
On 5th December, she had prepared the marriage documents, but Faraz insisted on extending the date. On 10th December, she stated that Faraz had put forward a condition for the wedding and would only agree if the woman’s father recognises him (Faraz) as his heir and inheritor of properties. This devastated his daughter, who on the fateful day burned herself alive at the Chandrapuri home.
