Udupi , A case has been registered towards a youth in Udupi on expenses of “kidnapping” a 20-year-old engineering pupil, based mostly on a criticism filed by her father, police mentioned on Saturday.
Man booked for kidnapping engineering pupil in Karnataka; father alleges ‘love Jihad’
Within the criticism lodged on March 20 on the Udupi City police station, Godwin Devdas said that his daughter, who research at an engineering faculty in Moodbidri, alighted from her faculty bus at Kukkikatte Junction, Udupi, at round 6 pm, on the identical day.
Based on the complainant, whereas she was strolling in the direction of her aunt’s home, an individual recognized as Akram Mohammed allegedly kidnapped her on his motorcycle.
A bus driver who witnessed the incident knowledgeable Devdas about it.
Devdas talked about that he had beforehand lodged a criticism towards Mohammed, accusing him of harassing his daughter when she was a minor.
He alleged that the latest incident was an act of revenge. Based mostly on his criticism, the police registered the case below Part 140 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita .
Talking to reporters in Udupi on Friday, Godwin Devdas alleged that his daughter was a sufferer of ‘love jihad.’
He claimed that Mohammed had been in touch along with his daughter for the previous 5 years by Instagram and had allegedly harassed her by threatening to launch their intimate images on social media.
Devdas expressed dissatisfaction with the police, stating that that they had not taken any motion on his criticism filed per week in the past.
Based on him, the police knowledgeable him that they may not intervene in a case involving consenting adults and even confirmed him a video of the couple dwelling collectively voluntarily. “However, I am concerned about my daughter’s safety,” he mentioned. In response, Devdas has filed a habeas corpus petition earlier than the Excessive Court docket, looking for instructions for the Udupi City Police to provide his daughter earlier than the court docket.
The petition was heard by a Division Bench on Friday and was adjourned to April 4.
In the meantime, Mohammed has submitted an utility for the registration of their marriage below the Particular Marriage Act. He has additionally filed an utility below Part 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , looking for anticipatory bail earlier than the Udupi Principal District and Periods Court docket.
Based on court docket officers, the listening to on Mohammed’s petition has been posted for April 2 for objections from the general public prosecutor.