
In a shocking case of ‘love jihad’ in Uttar Pradesh, police have arrested a 42-year-old man named Abdullah, who has been accused of kidnapping and raping a minor girl in Meerut. As per an IANS report, Abdullah, who allegedly has three wives and four children, lured a minor girl by hiding his identity and changing his name. Notably, he had created a fake Facebook ID as ‘Aman Chaudhary’ and posted his photographs wearing a wig, to look younger. The case was uncovered when the minor girl’s family lodged a complaint with the police after she went missing on September 3.”We had set up several teams to search for the minor and we finally caught this man and recovered the girl. He will be produced in court today (Wednesday) and sent to jail. He has confessed to the crime. We will book him under relevant sections of IPC and also the POCSO Act,” Meerut SP Akhilesh Narain said.
During interrogation, he admitted that he had kidnapped the minor girl and had raped her. He said that he wanted to marry her too.
The accused has been booked under the offence of kidnapping and the provisions of the POCSO Act.
