accused Sameer
A case of love jihad has come to light in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. A complaint was lodged against a young man from Jammu and Kashmir at the Mahila police station in Bhubaneswar on Friday. Apparently, the young man had been instigating the Jagatsinghpur girl to convert to the religion for a long time. The accused youth has been identified as Sameer Mansoor, a resident of Bihar and currently working in Jammu and Kashmir. The victim is a resident of Pathuria village under Kujang police limits in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha.
The victim and the young Muslim came into contact through the online gaming application ‘Free Fire’ in 2022. Little by little their closeness grew and a deep friendship developed between them. The young man began to seduce the girl, hiding his religious identity. According to information, in March 2024, the accused came to Odisha and met the woman.
The accused has extorted Rs 5 lakh from the victim.
While staying at a hotel in Puri, accused Sameer allegedly had physical relations with her and also recorded a video of her. According to the victim’s complaint, Sameer had also forced her to change her religion to marry him. However, when the victim learned that he belonged to another community, he rejected the proposal. Angered by this, the young man began to blackmail her by threatening to make some of her photos and videos public. The accused allegedly extorted around Rs 5 lakh from the girl’s family by blackmailing them.
victim statement
The victim says, “Sameer and I have known each other for two years. At first I thought he was a Hindu, but after a few days I came to know that he is a Muslim and his real name is Sameer Mansoor. He is from Bihar but works in Kashmir. Sameer now “He is blackmailing me and my family. I want justice in this matter.” The female police registered the victim’s complaint and started investigating the case.
What did the police say?
Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (ACP) Shubhanarayan Mriduli said, “A woman has lodged a complaint with our women’s police station that a youth has sexually exploited her. She has also accused the youth of extorting money and threatening to kill her.” They have also filed a complaint against the youth and recorded the woman’s statement for a medical examination. And we will take further action in the matter as per procedure.” Sections 376(1), 385,386,294,506 of IPC and 66(e), 67, 67(a) of IT Act have been imposed on accused Sameer Mansoor.
(Shubham Kumar reports from Odisha)
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