UP: Man accused of luring women for jobs held; cops rescue 2 women

MEERUT: Aftab Ahmad, a resident of UP’s Balrampur district, was arrested by the police in Meerut on Monday evening. Ahmad is accused of luring women from different communities on the pretext of jobs.
Two women aged 15 and 22 were also rescued from captivity in Balrampur’s Mawana area. Meerut police are coordinating with their counterparts in Basti to hand over the rescued women to their respective families.
While some reports claimed that Ahmad used to forcibly convert the women in his captivity, Meerut police said the claims could not be corroborated during the investigation.
“The women in his captivity were not converted to Islam. We have handed over the accused to Basti police who will further investigate the case,” said Meerut SP (rural) Keshav Kumar.
A case has been registered against Ahmad under section 363 (punishment for kidnapping) and 366 (kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage) of the Indian Penal Code in Basti.