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Good friends on Instagram! Alcoholic friend rapes girl, accuses BJP of 'love jihad'

The victim, who works in a private company, got acquainted with a youth through Instagram.

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A 21-year-old woman was allegedly raped in Karnataka's Udupi district by a man she knew from Instagram. The Karnataka police have arrested two people in connection with the case. The opposition BJP, however, called it a conspiracy.


According to the police, the 21-year-old woman, who works for a private company, got acquainted with Atlaf on Instagram three months ago. The two often talk on Instagram. On Friday, he took her to a place to show her a place. She was raped and killed there. When she started crying, Altaf dropped her home. "
The woman had lodged a police complaint at Kota police station on this matter. Police have arrested Altaf and Kadorza. However, the BJP and right-wing organisations have termed the incident as love jihad. This led to a huge controversy.

Love Jihad charges against BJP
BJP general secretary and Karkala MLA V Sunil Kumar said, "The situation has become alarming as Hindu girls are being targeted. Neither the state government nor the police are taking strict action against the culprits. It seems that they were well-planned and the accused were not scared. "

Meanwhile, the Udupi District Muslim Forum has condemned the incident and urged lawyers not to represent the accused in court. Secretary General Mohammad Sharif said that such incidents are a blot on humanity and society as well.