According to the FIR, the accused stalked the victim and told her that he wanted to marry her. He forced the victim to respond and also said that if her family had any problem with their 'relation' he would abduct her and then marry her.
The accused has been booked by the Police under IPC sections 376 (2) (n), 506 and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO) sections 5 (j) (2), 5 (l) and 6
The NIA in the charge sheet also mentioned that the 11 accused were highly influenced by the Islamist ideology and believed in, “Gustakh -E- Nabi Ki Aik Saza, Sar Tan Se Juda.'
In Belagavi, security has been strengthened on all roadways bordering Maharashtra and Karnataka, and over 1,000 police officers have been posted at 21 border checkpoints and villages.
Ravindersingh Bhanwarsingh Rajpurohit, a resident of the Yerwada area of Pune city had accepted Christianity 21 years ago. Since then, he was physically and mentally harassing his wife to force her to convert to Christianity.