Ghaziabad Police in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday arrested a 42-year-old doctor for marrying a fellow medico of different faith by allegedly deceiving her. The police charged him under the provisions of the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, officials said.

The couple married six years ago and have a son, news agency PTI reported. The first information report (FIR) against Abdur Rahman was registered at Kotwali Police Station on the complaint of the woman`s mother on August 13.