India: Muslim sexually assaulted Hindu woman,
forced her to convert to Islam
The guiding principle here is to have the Muslim community grow and the Hindu community diminish. The supremacist impulse is paramount.
Act of inducing an innocent, poor woman and forcibly converting her is serious development: What Karnataka HC said rejecting bail of rape accused Rafiq
OpIndia, August 23, 2024:
The Karnataka High Court has refused bail to a person from Belagavi who sexually assaulted and also forced a 28-year-old married Dalit woman to embrace Islam. He had induced her on the pretext of getting a job. According to Justice S. Rachaiah, it is inappropriate to grant the accused bail given the victim’s mental state and condition. The 33-year-old accused Rafiq also known as Laalsab Bepari was charged with violations under the Indian Penal Code, Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
A charge sheet had also been submitted by the police to the Sessions Court which denied his bail plea in May and he approached the high court. He is an agriculturist from a village in Savadatti taluk of Belagavi district. “It is needless to say that while considering the bail applications, the factors which are required to be considered are the nature of offences, gravity thereof and societal impact etc. In the present case, the act of inducing innocent and poor women and forcibly convert to Islam is a serious development and therefore, it is necessary to give a message to society that courts are vigilant to regulate such activities and also guard innocent and underprivileged women and children of society,” the court pronounced.
The victim, a mother of two was married in 2013. She took care of a retail store in Munavalli village of Savadatti taluk when her mother-in-law returned home for lunch. Meanwhile, Rafiq, a frequent customer of the shop first befriended and then grew close to the victim. He asked for her mobile number but she refused. Afterwards, he obtained her number from her neighbour and spoke to her regularly. He sexually exploited her in the name of securing a bank job and also pressured her to run away together. The two began an affair and her husband learned about it. He sent her back to her parents’ house in 2021. The woman was reconciled with her spouse through the help of the village elders.
He then threatened that he would upload her photos and videos on social media if she refused to provide him with sexual favours and went back to her children and husband. Afterwards, he took her to Swadar Kendra in Belagavi and imprisoned her in a rented home. He forced her to become a Muslim and marry him. He also pressured her to offer namaz and follow Islamic rituals.
A woman kept an eye over her while she was there to make sure she didn’t leave the house. She was regularly raped there. A complaint was filed against Rafiq in April after she managed to escape from her confinement after some time and narrated her ordeal to her in-laws. He claimed that he had been wrongfully accused in this case. He added that the victim’s family members had not lodged any complaint even after she eloped which proved had kidnapped her….
Pakistan: Muslim abducts 12-y/o Christian girl,
forces her to convert to Islam and marry him
The guiding principle here is to have the Muslim community grow and the Christian community diminish. The supremacist impulse is paramount.
Christian Girl, 12, Forcibly Converted/Married in Pakistan
Morning Star News, August 28, 2024:
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Pakistan abducted and forcibly converted and married a 12-year-old Christian girl as police delayed efforts to recover her, family members said.
Parveen Shaukat, a Catholic widow and mother to eight children, said that Muhammad Asad abducted her youngest daughter, Fairy Shaukat, from the Habibabad Mandi area in Pattoki Tehsil, Kasur District of Punjab Province, on Aug. 9.
“Fairy had gone to a nearby shop to buy groceries in the afternoon, but she did not return home,” Shaukat told Christian Daily International-Morning Star News. “My sons started searching for her but could not find her. We then filed a complaint with the police, but their attitude was not welcoming. Instead of helping us, they delayed the registration of a First Information Report [FIR].”
She said that a neighbor later informed the family that he had seen Asad abduct Fairy.
“We informed the police about the accused, but they still did not take any action, giving sufficient time to Asad to convert the minor child and contract an Islamic marriage with her,” Shaukat said.
The impoverished mother said that police finally registered an FIR on Aug. 10 but were slow to make efforts to recover the child.
“On Aug. 13, my sons received the Nikahnama [Islamic marriage certificate] of Fairy through WhatsApp from an unknown number,” she said. “We were shocked to see the document and urged the police to take action against this underage marriage. When the police finally raided the house of the accused, he was not there. It’s nearly 20 days now that I haven’t seen my child, and we have no information about her safety.”
Shaukat said she did not believe her minor daughter could go willingly with the suspect.
“Fairy is just 12 years old. She had no access to a cell phone and rarely went out of the home by herself,” Shaukat said. “She was abducted by Asad, who we have heard is a loafer. He targeted my child for sexual exploitation, and my heart sinks every time I think of how she is being treated in captivity.”…
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