UP Man arrested for raping Dalit woman, converting her to Islam

A man in UPs Gonda was arrested for allegedly raping a 25yearold Dalit woman on the pretext of marriage and forcing her to convert to Islam an officer said on WednesdayThe victim in her complaint has accused one Taj Mohammed for raping her on pretext of marriage and converting her to Islam forcibly Additional Superintendent of Police ASP Manoj Kumar Rawat saidThe victim was allegedly raped last year after which the accused continued to threaten her with violent repercussions if she told anyone about the incident the officer said As per the PTI report a few days ago he also hurled casteist slurs at herBased on her complaint on Tuesday police lodged an FIR against Taj Mohammed under charges of rape 376 IPC along with sections of SCST Prevention of Atrocities Act and UP AntiConversion lawWe have arrested the accused and initiated investigation into the matter said the officerThane doctors bail plea in rape case rejected by courtA court rejected a Thane doctors bail plea arrested for allegedly raping a woman after promising to marry her The Thane doctor aged 32 was denied bail since the court deemed that he could tamper the evidence since the probe in the case is ongoing reported PTIThe court per the PTI report stated Tampering of evidence is possible in case of grant of bail during the pendency of the investigationAdditional Sessions Judge Premal S Vithalani while denying the Thane doctor bail said Hence to my mind looking at the stage of the investigation the seriousness of the offence and facts of the case no case for grant of bail is made outReportedly he passed an order in the case on June 11 and a copy of it was made available on TuesdayThe judge in his order denying bail to the Thane doctor said that the verdict on the bail plea has to be given considering the facts and circumstances of a case Judge Vithalani said Every bail application needs to be decided by considering facts and circumstances of the particular case There cannot be a straitjacket formula while granting or rejecting bail applicationsReportedly the prosecution said that the Thane doctor and the 27yearold woman became friends in 2017 and he proposed marriage in 2020The PTI report added that the woman approached police earlier this year after which an FIR was registered against him for rape and criminal intimidation The Thane doctor the report stated was arrested on May 7 after the court rejected his anticipatory bail plea on April 24Per the PTI report the protection had challenged the Thane doctors bail plea claiming that he had exploited the woman with false promise of marriage and threatened her to pursue sexual relationshipsThe court considered the evidence per the PTI report which included mobile phone records and an audio recording provided by the informants counsel The court said Looking at the facts of the case it is to be seen whether the accused deserves a grant of bail There is no doubt that there was consent of the informant for physical relations Many photographs showing intimacy have been placed on record by the advocate for the accusedHowever it is alleged that due to the accuseds false promise of marriage and threats to make images and videos of sexual activity viral the informant gave assent according to the court adding that definitely such consent cannot be said to be valid consent under law