A shocking case of gang rape of a minor Hindu girl has come to light from Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh. The accused have been identified as Rizwan, Wasim, and his brother Roshu. After committing the heinous crime, the accused attempted to kidnap the girl from her house. They brutally assaulted the victim’s family for opposing them. They were also pressuring the minor victim to do religious conversion by threatening to leak her obscene videos. Through video calls, they also gave her information about activities practised by Muslims, including teaching her how to wear the Hijab and offer Namaz.
On Sunday (1st September), Police arrested Rizwan, the main accused in this case while raids are underway to nab the absconding accused Wasim and his brother Roshu.
The incident took place in the Kotwali area of Baghpat city. The 15-year-old girl is currently studying in 8th Class. Her father filed a complaint with the Police on Saturday (31st August).
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In the complaint, he stated that at around 7 pm on Saturday, his minor daughter went missing. When they started searching for her, they located the minor in the nearby house of a man named Wasim. Inside one of the rooms of this house, they caught Rizwan in a compromising position. After the confrontation, he brought his daughter back home.
The victim informed her relatives that Wasim took her to his house on the pretext of giving her washed clothes, where Rizwan and Wasim gang-raped her.
The complaint further states that after some time, Rizwan, Wasim, and his brother Roshu reached the victim’s house and they were carrying sticks with them. They barged into the victim’s house and started abusing them. They threatened to kidnap the minor girl again. When the victim’s family opposed them, they hurled abuses and manhandled them.
As per reports, Rizwan was pressurizing the minor victim to convert to Islam and had been threatening her that he would make her obscene video viral. The victim stated that Rizwan used to give her information about the activities of the Muslim religion on video calls. He used to teach her how to tie hijab and say salam.
According to the victim’s father, his wife had seen their daughter offering Namaz several times at home. They scolded her multiple times, but it did not make a difference.
In the complaint, he added that his daughter often talked about religious conversion at home. According to them, Rizwan had been instigating the minor for a long time to do religious conversion. He called Rizwan a conspirator of ‘Love Jihad’ and accused him of raping his daughter several times.
According to the complainant, through the victim, Rizwan also siphoned off Rs 48,000 and a gold ring. Additionally, he also wanted to take the victim away with him. After filing the complaint, the victim’s family demanded strict action against the accused.
The Police have named Rizwan, Roshu, and his brother Wasim in the FIR. They have been charged under sections 137 (2), 333, 352, 115 (2), and 64 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) along with the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act and POCSO Act. OpIndia has accessed the complaint copy.
On Sunday (September 1), the police arrested Rizwan. According to DSP Baghpat, raids are being conducted to search for the absconding accused.
