Man held for raping teen, MP BJP calls case 'love jihad'

A man has been arrested in Satna in Mhya Presh for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl over past two years, crime taking political overtones with state BJP calling it a "love jih" case. Mohamm Atiq Mansuri, in his 40s, has been in custody since Saturday, Kolgawan police station inspector Mohit Saxena said.

" accused befriended girl, a student of Class XI, at his gymnasium. She told police on Friday he was raping her since 2018. He was arrested within a few hours under relevant IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act sections," Saxena said on Sunday.

Satna Superintendent of Police Riyaz Iqbal said a SIT h been formed under City SP Vijay Singh Parihar to probe case. An SIT member said it was t true that accused, a divorcee, befriended girl by introducing himself as 'Sameer Singh' on Facebook. A statement from Satna police said complaints of Mansuri blackmailing women and amassing property fraudulently have come in and y will be probed by SIT.

He is a history-sheeter with three cases in Kotwali police station, and SP Iqbal h sent a proposal to Satna district collector seeking scrapping of his firearm licence and well as invoking National Security Act, police said. In a statement, MP BJP chief VD Sharma said "Satna's love jih case will t be tolerated", ding that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan h taken serious te of it. 

(Im Credits: PTI)