Pune: 21-Year-Old Man Arrested For Luring Minor From Punjab, Attempting Religious Conversion
Pune: Fursungi police have arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly luring a 17-year-old girl from Ludhiana, Punjab, bringing her to Pune and attempting to convert her on the promise of marriage. The accused has been booked under the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026. The accused has been identified as Mohammad Rais Rafiq Sheikh (21), a resident of Firozpur, Malihabad, Lucknow, Uttar…
Pune police have arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly luring a 17-year-old girl from Ludhiana, Punjab, and attempting to convert her through religious means. The accused, Mohammad Rais Rafiq Sheikh, hails from Firozpur, Malihabad, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The minor's father lodged a complaint with the police after his daughter went missing on August 14, 2025.
She had reportedly gone missing after claiming she was heading to school, but never returned home. The girl reached out to her mother via phone and informed her that she was staying with Sheikh in Pune. She shared her location and requested her family to come and take her back. Upon receiving the complaint, the police traced the girl and brought her to the police station along with Sheikh.
The girl claimed that Sheikh had promised to assist her in completing her education but later made her change her religion before attempting to marry her. The minor was medically examined and placed in an observation home after a juvenile justice board order. Further legal proceedings are ongoing, and the girl will be returned to her parents after the requisite formalities are completed.
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