Anand: In yet another case of Love Jihad, a 16-year-old Hindu girl working with her mother at a brick kiln in a village near Anand was allegedly raped by a 21-year-old man, Muhammad Irfan Muhammad Maqsud Sheikh, a resident of Khatkiwad in Anand city. It is learnt that Sheikh frequently visited his uncle's brick kiln in the village, where he befriended the minor. Seizing an opportunity, he took her to a secluded spot and raped her twice. Upon learning of the assault from her daughter, the mothe...Read More

Surat: In yet another case of rape after luring a Hindu girl in a 'Love Jihad' incident, Ichhapore police have arrested five persons, including the main accused, in connection with the alleged rape of a 16-year-old Hindu girl. She was reportedly lured through social media and sexually assaulted multiple times. The prime accused, 23-year-old Mohammad Sajid alias Ahad Pathan, a resident of Krishnanagar Society in Ichhapore, was arrested within hours of the complaint. During police remand, the in...Read More

Ahmedabad: Police have registered a case in Vasna area of Ahmedabad after a minor girl was allegedly lured into a relationship by a youth from another community, and a fake Aadhaar card was created to take her to a hotel. Three accused have been arrested following a complaint filed by the girl’s father at Vasna Police Station, officials said. According to the complaint, the accused allegedly trapped the minor in a love affair despite knowing that she and her two cousins were underage. Police ...Read More

Vadodara: A case of alleged harassment and assault following an interfaith relationship has come to light in Vadodara, where a woman has accused a man of physically and mentally abusing her for several years after luring her into a relationship on the pretext of marriage. The accused, identified as Salman Salimkhan Pathan, has been booked after the victim approached Bapod Police Station with a complaint. Police said the matter is under investigation. According to Bapod police, the woman, who ha...Read More

Valsad: In a case involving the kidnapping and rape of a minor tribal girl in Dharampur taluka, Valsad Police have arrested a 27-year-old man, Osman bin Mahmood Pathan, from Mumbai. The accused was produced before a court, which granted police remand until January 28. Relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act have also been invoked against the accused. According to police, the minor girl from a tribal community went missing from a village in Dharampur on J...Read More

Ahmedabad: A Hindu woman in the city allegedly ended her life after finding out that the man she had been living with for the past two years was already married. The victim also allegedly faced repeated harassment and assault, police said. Following a complaint filed by the victim’s mother, Vatva police arrested the accused, Mohammad Abid Mohammadyamin Sheikh, and registered a case of abetment to suicide. According to the complaint, the victim, a resident of Vatva, was in a live-in relationsh...Read More

Surat: Activists of local Hindu organisations on Wednesday reached a hotel located at Regent Plaza in the Dindoli area of the city following information about a young man allegedly staying with a Hindu minor girl after concealing his identity. The incident led to a major commotion at the hotel premises, prompting police intervention. According to details, a Muslim youth and a Hindu minor had checked into the Way Point Hotel on the fourth floor of Regent Plaza. The youth allegedly entered a Hind...Read More

Rajkot: A shocking case of sexual assault and domestic abuse has come to light in the city’s Upal Kantha area, after a 19-year-old Hindu woman filed a complaint at Thorala police station against her husband and brother-in-law. According to the complaint, the woman, who had a love marriage with a Muslim man despite her family’s opposition, alleges that her brother-in-law repeatedly raped her over the past year. The abuse allegedly occurred whenever her husband was away for work. However, acc...Read More

Mahuva (Surat): Yet another distressing case of Love Jihad has come to light from Mahuva town in Surat district, where a Muslim youth, Fayaz, allegedly concealed his religious identity and trapped a Hindu girl in a fake love affair for nearly a decade. During this time, he allegedly repeatedly raped her, made her pregnant, forced her to undergo an abortion, and threatened to kill her. According to the FIR registered at Mahuva Police Station, around nine years ago, the accused, Faiyaz Rafiq Shei...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gandhinagar police carried out a major operation, tracing the accused in a Love Jihad case from Assam and ensuring the safe return of the girl he had allegedly abducted to her family. The police teams from Gandhinagar searched across multiple districts in Assam for over a week before locating the accused, Soif Abdul Manaf Uddin, on Thursday and returning the girl safely to her family. The case involved a 20-year-old girl from a village near Gandhinagar who had recently gone mis...Read More