Lucknow, May 18: A shocking case has emerged from Lucknow, where a woman alleges she was forced to convert her religion, marry her rapist, and then deceived into aborting her five-month-old fetus. The prime accused, identified as Saifuddin from Karnataka, remains untraceable.

According to a TOI report, the survivor, who worked in Bahrain for about seven years, met Saifuddin there. She alleges that Saifuddin raped her in Bahrain, leading her to lodge a complaint. However, while the investigation was ongoing, she claims that Saifuddin and his family persuaded her to withdraw the complaint after she became pregnant as a result of the rape. They also allegedly pressured her to change her religion from Hindu to Muslim. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Five Youths Arrested for Forced Conversion and Gang-Rape of Dalit Minor Girl in Bahraich.

On February 13, 2024, she was married to Saifuddin according to Muslim law. Later, she alleges that Saifuddin tricked her into visiting Mumbai for a medical consultation, where doctors secretly aborted her five-month-old fetus. Delhi: Sikh Widow Alleges ‘Love Jihad’, Files Case of Rape and Conversion Threat.

Following the abortion, the victim was taken to Saifuddin’s house in Beedar, Karnataka. There, she alleges that Saifuddin’s former fiancée, Monika, his elder brother, and other family members mentally and physically tortured her.

SHO Gudamba NK Srivastava confirmed that the police have registered a case for dowry-related harassment against the accused persons, including Saifuddin.

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