28-year-old man arrested for 'forcing' wife to adopt Islam

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The Madhya Pradesh police on Monday arrested a 28-year-old Muslim man from Shahdol district for allegedly forcing his wife to adopt Islamic practices. The accused, identified as Irshad Khan, was arrested under Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the 1968 Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act 1968 and Section 498A (harassment or cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code.

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Speaking to Hindustan Times, Mukesh Bais, additional superintendent of police, said, "The 27-year-old woman lodged a complaint on Sunday that she married Irshad Khan in 2018 but after two years, Khan started pressurising her to read Namaz and adapt to Islam culture. When the woman refused to do so, Khan started harassing her physically."

Rejecting the charges, Khan said his wife was giving a communal taint to a personal issue.

"Before our marriage, the woman had given a statement before the magistrate that she was aware of my religion and wanted to marry me. We had a Nikah but now she is levelling baseless charges," Khan said.

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