CURATED BY – BHAGWAN DAS BERAGI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Shajapur, the accused who sexually exploited the girl by threatening her has been caught by the officials of Hindu Jagran Manch and handed over to the police. Another accused is absconding and is being searched for. The police have registered a case under various sections on the complaint of the victim. According to the information received, the district convener of Hindu Jagran Manch, Anup Kirkire, received information about a Hindu girl being raped by a youth named Afzal Khan on Sunday afternoon under the pretext of love jihad in a house located in Marwarseri. On receiving the information, Kirkire reached the spot with the workers and caught the accused Afzal along with the victim and handed him over to the police. After this, the victim reached the Kotwali police station and lodged a complaint that she and the accused Afzal, son of Iqbal Pathan, are residents of Jyoti Nagar, due to which she knows Afzal for four years. The victim told the police that Afzal has been harassing her since August 4, 2024 and the accused took her to the house of his friend Vijay Don living in Marvadseri on August 23, 2024 at 3 pm, where Vijay Don locked her in a room with Afzal where the accused raped her forcibly. After this, the accused was continuously harassing her by threatening her and on Sunday also the accused forcibly took her to Vijay Don's house where Vijay Don locked her in a room. When Anoop Kirkire of Hindu Jagran Manch came to know about this incident, he immediately reached the spot and handed over the accused to the police. After the incident, Vijay Don fled from the spot. On the complaint of the victim, the Kotwali police has registered a case against the accused Afzal Khan and Vijay Don along with him under various sections.

The crowd took out the heat of the accused

On receiving the information about the girl being locked in a room and raped, a large number of Hindu Jagran Manch officials and a crowd of local people gathered at the spot. On receiving the information, the police reached the spot and took the accused with them. However, before this, the crowd thrashed the accused. The workers of the Hindu organization reached the police station and remained present till the victim's complaint was registered. The police have registered a case against the accused Afzal Khan and Vijay Don. Vijay Don is absconding and is being searched for. Anoop Kirkire said that the accused was raping the girl by taking her to a room under the pretext of love jihad, the administration should take strict steps to stop such incidents.