A Taekwondo and Table Tennis player A Taekwondo and Table Tennis player

A Taekwondo and Table Tennis player of Kanpur alleged that she was cheated by a youth who concealed his religion to lure her and then forced her for conversion and marriage. The police revealed the case on Sunday.

Mislead by the accused, the 14-year-old had eloped with the accused on August 16. She was rescued on August 26 after DIG of Kanpur R.K. Chaturvedi intervened into the matter. Mohammad Waseem was arrested for kidnapping the girl and forcing her for marriage. The victim has participated in the national taekwondo tournaments and is also enrolled in National Cadet Corp (NCC).

She met Waseem, who is a bus conductor, during an NCC trip six months ago. "I had taken the bus while going to the NCC camp when the conductor managed to get my mobile number. He called me after I returned to Kanpur. He told me that his name was Raja and belonged to my caste. I used to talk to him frequently. One day his sister called me and identified herself as Rani. She told me that Raja wanted to marry me. I eloped with him on August 16 and stayed at his house that night. Next day I realised that he was a Muslim. I tried to run away, but he locked me in a room," the girl in her complaint said.

"They forced me to sign an affidavit and a Kazi conducted our nikah on August 18. After a few days I managed to call up my father and informed him of my whereabout. I was then rescued," she stated.

Waseem has been booked under Section 363 and 366 of the IPC for kidnapping and compelling the minor for marriage.