UP: First Case Filed Under Anti-Conversion Law, Accused Absconding
The QuintThe woman had allegedly eloped with the accused Muslim man in October 2019, but the police had tracked them down in three-four days, according to the woman’s brother, Kesarpal Rathore, reported The Hindu. Claiming that was the last contact between the two parties, Rathore told The Hindu, “The case had come to an end one year ago with the court decision.” He also told the paper that the woman has subsequently married another man, in May 2020. Station Officer Deorania, Daya Shankar, told The Hindu that the family hushed the matter to protect social honour and had earlier filed a case under kidnapping against the boy, “They had changed their statements, so that they don’t face any hurdles in getting the girl married. The officer also claimed that the accused was bothering the woman even after she had got married.