UP woman accuses elder brother and Muslim ‘wife’ of pressuring her to convert to Islam

“We have arrested Rubiya and raids are on to trace Rahul, who is missing,” said S K Kannojia, Station House Officer, Cantonment police station, Prayagraj. He confirmed that Rahul has criminal cases against him.

The police said they would investigate if there was any “nexus” involved in the case.

According to the police, the complainant alleged that a few days after his release from jail last year, her brother Rahul brought home a woman named Rubiya, whose husband is currently lodged in prison. Ritika alleged in her complaint that after Rubiya began living there, the atmosphere in their house changed and that Rahul imposed restrictions, including on offering prayers to Hindu deities at home.

She further alleged that Rahul and Rubiya started subjecting her to mental and physical pressure to adopt Islam and that when she resisted, they threatened to kill her. Ritika also claimed that the duo were forcing her to marry an elderly man from Kolkata and suspected that their actual intention was to sell her.

Based on Ritika’s complaint, the police in Prayagraj registered an FIR against Rahul and Rubiya under the anti-conversion law as well as Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 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).