Anees Ahmed sentenced to life imprisonment for rape and conversion of Dalit woman

The district court of Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday (6 March 2024) sentenced Anees Ahmed, accused of rape and conversion of a Dalit girl, to life imprisonment. Anees had befriended a Hindu girl by posing as Akash. After that, she was raped on the pretext of marriage and then forcibly converted to Islam. The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 4 lakh 6 thousand on Anees.

By Ananya Dewan

According to Bulandshahr Police, Anees Ahmed son of Happu is originally a resident of Awas Vikas Colony in Hapur district. In the year 2022, he changed his name and befriended a Dalit woman from Mangolpuri, Delhi who was married in Hapur and then had sexual relations on the pretext of marriage. Later, Anees also got the victim converted. The police considered it an audacious act.

In the course of “Operation Conviction” campaign, through effective lobbying by Bulandshahr police, the accused of illegal religious conversion was sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 04 lakh 06 thousand:-#UPPolice #BulandshahrPolice #ProsecutionSuccess #OperationConviction pic.twitter.com/6dqbbwZjKI

— Bulandshahr Police (@bulandshahrpol) March 6, 2024

On the complaint of the victim, an FIR was registered against Anees at Gulavathi police station on March 15, 2022. Then the police took action under IPC sections 420, 376(2), 406 along with 3/5 religious conversion and 3(2) 5 SC/ST Act. After investigation, the police presented the charge sheet of this case in the court on 27 April 2022. The police had advocated hard in this case.

A total of 5 witnesses testified against Anees Ahmed. Finally, on March 6, 2024, the ADJ Special SC/ST Court of Bulandshahr punished Anees with life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 4 lakh 6 thousand. Bulandshahr Police has considered Anees’s punishment as a big success. Government lawyer Vipul Kumar Raghav argued against Anees.

#watch: SC/ST court sentenced a Muslim youth to life term for forced conversion of Hindu girl. This is the first case under the Religious Conversion Act where the guilty has been sentenced to life term. pic.twitter.com/c1UDLI6nPa

In the copy of the FIR available with OpIndia, the victim had stated that she was married. Anees, who met him posing as Akash, brought the victim to Bulandshahr. Here he took a room on rent near Hanuman temple in Gulavathi town. After this, Anees sexually abused the victim several times. When she protested, he used to promise marriage.

After a few days, Anees’s true identity was revealed to the victim. The victim came to know that the person she thought was Akash was actually not a Hindu. He is a Muslim and his name is not Akash but Anees. Ultimately, in the name of marriage, Anees forcibly converted the victim to Islam. After conversion, the victim was named Ayesha.

The victim had stated in her complaint that Anees left her after a few days. When the victim called him and asked the reason for leaving, Anees used casteist words at her. It is alleged that Anees then said, “You are a f**ker. Can’t marry you.” Saying this, Anees disconnected the phone. Before absconding, Anees had also grabbed Rs 2.5 lakh in cash and some jewelery from the victim.

Courtesy : Connexionblog

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