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NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old woman has accused a man and his associates of kidnapping, gang-raping and forcing her into marriage after allegedly coercing her to convert her religion in southeast Delhi’s Jamia Nagar, police told new agency PTI. Four of the six accused, including a woman, have been arrested, while the main accused is currently lodged in Dasna jail in Ghaziabad in connection with another case.According to police, the accused befriended the woman on social media using a fake identity. The woman approached police on May 14 and alleged that she had been abducted and forced to marry the accused after conversion. She also claimed that she was sexually assaulted repeatedly between 2021 and 2025.Based on her complaint, police registered a case under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code, including kidnapping, rape, criminal intimidation, wrongful confinement and criminal conspiracy.Investigators said the main accused is also suspected of involvement in illegal gun trading. However, police officials said no firearms have been recovered during raids conducted so far.A police officer said a transit remand for the main accused has been secured and he will be brought to Delhi for further questioning. Police teams are also expected to revisit the alleged crime scenes to reconstruct the sequence of events.
