Man hides identity, marries 22-year-old; three face charges

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A 22-year-old woman filed a complaint against three individuals, alleging that one of them married her by concealing his religious identity, police reported on Saturday.

An FIR was registered against Gufran Ahmed, Ashraf, and Yakuf from Malipur village. According to the complaint lodged at Ubhaon police station on Friday night, the woman met a man named Jai Prakash on Facebook and Instagram. Through him, she also got acquainted with Ashraf and Yakuf.

She claimed that Jai Prakash married her at a temple in Salempur town, Deoria district, on March 2. After their marriage, he disclosed his real identity as Gufran Ahmed and pressured her to convert to Islam for a ‘nikah.’ He allegedly threatened to release intimate videos if she refused.

Ubhaon SHO Rajendra Prasad Singh stated that a case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Uttar Pradesh anti-conversion law. Police have detained Gufran for questioning.