Aqeel poses as Akhil Yadav to trap a married Hindu woman, rapes her, force-feeds her beef and forces her to observe Roza

In Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, a Muslim man named Aqeel and his friends have been accused of gang-raping a married Hindu woman. The Muslim man allegedly forced the Hindu victim to eat cow meat and made her observe Roza. When the victim objected, the accused brutally assaulted her and threatened to kill her. Besides Aqeel, his father and mother, Khaleel, Sanu, Irfan Intezaar and an unidentified person are allegedly involved.

In this case, an FIR was registered on Monday (12^th (August) at Mohanlalganj police station in south Lucknow and an investigation was initiated. In her complaint, the victim stated that in 2023, she was working in a private company where her superior Sanu gave the victim’s phone number to the accused Aqeel who was also working there. Aqeel introduced himself as Akhil Yadav and gradually gained the victim’s trust.

The victim also stated that on the 8th^th In December 2023, accused Aqeel took her to Kaiserbagh court in Lucknow on the pretext of providing her with employment. During this time, one Intezaar Ahmed, Khalil and an unknown person were also present. These people made the victim sign legal documents. As the victim was weak in reading and writing, she could understand exactly what was written on these papers and signed them. Subsequently, Aqeel and his accomplices took the victim to Aqeel’s house where she was kept captive for up to 17 years.^th January 2024.

Meanwhile, accused Aqeel and his father raped the Hindu woman multiple times while Aqeel’s mother encouraged the duo to commit the crime.^th In January 2024, Aqeel’s father rented a room at a distance from his house and the victim was shifted there. In this room, Aqeel, Irfan, Intezaar and another unknown person raped the victim multiple times. It is alleged that Aqeel also demanded money in exchange for handing over the Hindu victim to his friends to sexually assault her.

The victim also told the police that Aqeel used to rape her daily. He forced her to eat beef (cow meat) and maintain Roza. When the victim pleaded for mercy, the accused threatened to kill her, her husband and the entire family. Aqeel told the victim that if she opened her mouth, he would rape other women in the victim’s in-laws’ house.^nd In July, Aqeel brutally beat the victim and threw her out of the house. Later, he went to Ajmer with his friends.

After his return from Ajmer on 9th^th In August, Aqeel called the victim to meet him in Mohanlalganj area on the pretext of urgent work. However, when the victim reached the spot, Aqeel took her to a deserted garden and raped her and had unnatural sex with her. When she tried to stop him, Aqeel kicked and punched her. In her complaint, the victim has demanded strict action against Aqeel, her mother, father and all the accused friends.

थाना मोहनलालगंज पर सुसंगत धाराओं में अभियोग प ंजीकृत है, आवशही की जा रही Yes

— LUCKNOW POLICE (@lkopolice) August 13, 2024

Lucknow Police took cognizance of the victim’s complaint and registered an FIR. The police have booked the accused under sections 376-D, 420, 342, 323, 377 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. OpIndia has a copy of the complaint. Lucknow Police said that an investigation and other legal steps are underway in the case.