UP woman accuses brother, his ‘wife’ of forcing her to convert, marry elderly man

In her complaint to police, the woman said her brother Rahul Kushwaha, who has a criminal background and was recently released after serving five years in prison, brought home Rubaiya introducing her to the family as his wife.

An FIR has been registered at the Prayagraj Cantonment police station against Rahul and Rubaiya under Sections 298 (injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) and 351 (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the anti-conversion law.

According to the police, the complainant alleged that days after his release from prison last year, Rahul brought home Rubaiya, a mother of two children whose husband was lodged in prison. After Rubaiya started living in their house, Rahul prohibited the other family members from offering prayers to Hindu deities at home, the complainant alleged.

Also, Rahul and Rubaiya started pressuring to embrace Islam and marry an elderly man from Kolkata, and when she resisted they even threatened to kill her, it was alleged.

SK Kannojia, Station House Officer (SHO), Cantonment police station, said they will investigate if a gang or a racket is behind it. “Rahul already has criminal cases against him,” he confirmed.