Nagpur, 16 June

(HS): A twenty-four-year-old lady married to an Indian Air Force officer has

accused her former classmate in Nagpur of forced conversion, sexual abuse, and

extortion. Police launched an inquiry after a viral video of the lady pleading

during a conversion ceremony surfaced. The complainant claimed that a former

classmate approached her under the guise of a property sale, following which

she was drugged, sexually abused, and recorded without her permission.

The accused

reportedly used the video to blackmail her, extort nearly Rs 3 lakh, and force

her to perform conversion ceremonies at a remote place. Nagpur police have

detained two people in connection with the case, while a third person (imam),

who is accused of facilitating the conversion, is still at large. The Vishwa

Hindu Parishad has urged a comprehensive probe into the incident. The story

went viral on major social platforms such as Instagram and Facebook, triggering

widespread requests for strong, punitive steps against the perpetrators of

forced conversion schemes.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi