Ghaziabad, A 38-year-old Muslim man has been arrested for marrying a Dalit Hindu woman under a false identity and then raping her. Police gave this information on Monday.

A senior officer said that Danish, accused in the guise of Dev, has been arrested by the officials of Sahibabad police station here.

"The woman first met 'Dev' about one and a half years ago while applying for a driving license. According to her complaint, in April last year, 'Dev' had persuaded her to wear 'mangalsutra' and set up " Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sahibabad Rajneesh Upadhyay said, "Physical relations took place during a visit to a hotel in Sahibabad."

Upadhyay said, "They later started living together in a rented house in Dasna, where she became pregnant. Danish secretly gave her an abortion pill and it was only after the pregnancy ended that she revealed his true identity to him." Found out."

After discovering the truth, the victim met Danish at his home in July this year, where his family members allegedly assaulted her, he said.

Subsequently, a zero FIR was registered at Kapurpur police station in Hapur district and later it was transferred to Sahibabad police station. A formal case was registered on 12 September.

Upadhyay said the presence of both the victim and Danish in a hotel in Sahibabad has been confirmed by evidence.

Danish has been charged under BNS sections 115(2)/123(2)/318(4), 64, and section 3(2)5 of the SC/ST Act and has been sent to jail, the official said. .