In a disturbing incident of alleged love jihad, Ahmed Ali, son of Irshad Ali from Kailash Marg, Jhabua, stands accused of luring a married Dalit woman from Mandleshwar town, Khargone district, under false pretences. Ali purportedly posed as a Hindu and promised marriage to the woman but instead raped her and demanded her conversion to Islam. The victim, who eventually gave birth to Ali’s child, filed a complaint against him on March 13 at the Jhabua police station with the assistance of local Bajrang Dal activists.
The accused has been booked under sections 366, 376, 376(2)(N), and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, along with sections 3(2)(V) and 3(1)(W)(I) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The case has been transferred to the Mandleshwar authorities.
According to the complaint, the victim, engaged in religious activities like tying threads, met Ali when he visited her residence on January 7, last year, posing as Deepak Chauhan. They exchanged contact information and developed a relationship, eventually discussing marriage. Ali took her to Jhabua on February 26, where he works as an assistant in the Public Works Department, and sexually exploited her while residing in a government quarter.
Despite promises of marriage, Ali did not formalise their relationship even after the victim filed for divorce from her spouse. Instead, he allegedly pressured her to convert to Islam, threatening her when she insisted on him keeping his word. Another woman from Dhodar, seeking Ali’s whereabouts, discovered the victim’s plight, leading to the exposure of Ali’s deceit.
Despite claims of losing his job, Ali continued to dupe the victim, even after she gave birth to their child on February 10, this year. He allegedly refused to acknowledge his child and evicted the victim from his residence. With the intervention of Bajrang Dal coordinator Rahul Damor and other office bearers, the victim lodged an FIR against Ali late on March 13.
Raju Singh Baghel, the incharge of the police station, stated, “A case has been registered against the accused individual on the complaint of the victim woman. Since the victim is a resident of Mandleshwar, the case is handed over there after filing a zero FIR.”
