OpIndia has consistently been at the forefront of reporting incidents of Love Jihad or Grooming Jihad, in which vulnerable Hindu women are groomed to accept their own subjugation at the hands of Muslim men
The woman said that the accused and his family members physically abused her and forcefully converted her religion to Islam. They also gave her a new name and called her 'Sufiya Khatun' after conversion
The incident came to fore after Bajrang Dal District President Pintu Kaushal learned about the victim and contacted the victim's family. The woman registered a complaint after Kaushal encouraged her to seek justice and report the incident to the Police.
Cases of Love Jihad continue to appear from the state of Bihar led by CM Nitish Kumar who in June ruled no need for an anti-conversion law in the state.
The police have booked the accused, residents of Dhule, under sections 376(2)(n), 377, 327, 504, 506, 34, and 323 of the Indian Penal Code and have launched an investigation into the case.