Bengaluru, Oct 25, 2025

Karnataka Police on Saturday arrested a man for allegedly forcing a girl to convert to Islam in order to marry her.

The accused, Mohammad Ishaq, has been arrested in Amrutalli police station limits in Bengaluru.

The case came to light after the victim filed a complaint against her lover and his family, alleging that they were pressuring her to convert to Islam for marriage. The complaint was registered at HSR Layout police station in Bengaluru on Thursday.

According to police, the victim and Mohammad Ishaq were introduced via Instagram on October 17, 2024. After some interaction, they began a relationship. On October 30, 2024, they met at a mall in the Thanisandra locality of Bengaluru, where the accused allegedly promised to speak to her parents and marry her.

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