Love Jihad in UP for the first time: Youth jailed for 10 years in Kanpur; Case of abducting the girl by hiding her religion

While hearing a case related to the allegation of love jihad, the Kanpur District Court has sentenced the accused to 10 years imprisonment. Besides, a fine of Rs 30,000 has also been imposed. Out of the fine amount, 20 thousand rupees will be given to the victim as compensation. DGC (District Government Advocate) Crime Dilip Kumar Awasthi claims that this is the first case of punishment in the case of love jihad.

The DGC said that the victim was deceived by hiding her religious identity. The victim alleged that Javed alias Munna forcibly raped her. Additional District Judge Pawan Srivastava has given the verdict against the accused.

had given a bluff by calling himself a Hindu
The matter pertains to May 15, 2017. A teenager lives in a raw colony of Juhi police station area. Describing himself as a Hindu, a young man named Javed told him his name as Munna. Later, the closeness of both of them started increasing. Slowly both of them fell in love. Then the accused took the girl away on the pretext of marriage.

The girl’s mother had filed a report

Kanpur DGC Crime Dilip Kumar Awasthi.

After the disappearance of the daughter, the victim’s family reached the Juhi police station and lodged a complaint. The police arrested the accused the very next day and recovered the girl. On the complaint of the victim’s mother, the accused was sent to jail after registering a case under sections of rape including POCSO Act. The victim told that Javed had befriended her by making himself a Hindu. After this, on the pretext of marriage, he took them along. When she reached his house, she was forced to do the nikah on the grounds of her real religion. To this the girl refused.

The law was made 13 months ago in Uttar Pradesh
In UP, on February 24, 2021, a law named ‘Uttar Pradesh Vidhi Virudh Dharma Conversion Prohibition Bill 2021’ was implemented against illegal conversions. In this, conversion from one religion to another religion by coercion, coercion, deceit, allurement or marriage is considered illegal. Doing so carries a maximum sentence of 10 years. Along with this, there will also be a fine of 25 thousand rupees. This law was strongly opposed by SP, BSP and Congress. Before UP, a law had been made against it in Madhya Pradesh. Apart from this, this law is also applicable in Karnataka, Haryana and Gujarat.

First case was registered in Bareilly
The first case of love jihad was registered in Bareilly. This case was registered in Uttar Pradesh only 4 days after it became law. According to DGC Awasthi, a total of 162 cases have been registered in the entire state till July, 2021, but for the first time in any case, the District Judge of Kanpur has given punishment.