Love Jihadi under arrest while dumping 2nd victim

Police have arrested a Jihadi Romeo Shahul Hamid, who allegedly subjected a Hindu girl to sexual harassment, following which he persuaded her to convert to Islam. The arrest came following a suicide bid by the girl.

Shahul had eloped with the girl last month, with promises that he would marry her. Meanwhile, the girl’s parents lodged a complaint with the Kanjirappilly police. However, things took a sour turn when the man started compelling the girl to convert to Islam.

Unable to bear his persistent compulsions, the girl made a bid to
commit suicide. Police reports point out that Shahul took the girl to Ponnani, to get her converted to Islam.

Shahul, a conductor in a private bus was already a married man, when
he ensnared the Hindu girl. After having lured her, he gave her false promises of marrying her. The girl, forced to submit to his sexual overtures, was taken to Ponnani, where Shahul introduced her to his first wife and promised her that he would marry her if she converted
to Islam.

The girl however, refused and returned to her parents. Shahul did not give up and divorced his first wife and resumed his pursuit of the Hindu girl. This time he succeeded and eloped with the girl to Ernakulam, where the two stayed together in a  lodge.

The persuasion drama repeated, which roused the victim’s suspicions.Though she returned home, she made a suicide bid, in deep dejection, which led to the registering of a case by the local police.

Investigations are on, to verify if Shahul has a link with terror networks, which inspired him to ensnare girls of other religions and indulge in Love Jihad.

The girl has been subjected to medical examination. Meanwhile Shahul has been remanded to judicial custody.

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