Meerut Model Alleges 10-Year Exploitation, Forced Conversion Pressure, and Extortion
A Meerut-based model has filed a police complaint accusing a man of exploiting her for nearly a decade under the pretext of marriage, allegedly extracting ₹50 lakh and pressuring her to convert religion. The woman claims she met the accused in Mumbai in 2015 while pursuing modeling work and was subjected to physical, emotional, and financial abuse, including threats to leak private photographs. Police have registered a case and are investigating all allegations including the religious conversion pressure claim.
A woman in her twenties from Meerut filed a complaint at Sardhana police station alleging that a man from her native area exploited her for approximately 10 years after promising marriage. According to her account, she met the accused in Mumbai in 2015 while pursuing modeling assignments, and he initially offered career assistance before entering into a relationship based on marriage promises. Over the decade-long relationship, she alleges he extracted large sums of money totaling nearly ₹50 lakh, subjected her to physical and emotional abuse, forced her to undergo three abortions, and later demanded religious conversion. When she resisted the conversion demand, she claims he assaulted her, threatened to leak private photographs and videos, and warned her against approaching police. The Sardhana police superintendent confirmed receiving the complaint and stated that a case has been registered under relevant sections, with investigation ongoing into all aspects including the religious conversion pressure allegations.
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Meerut model alleges 10-year exploitation on marriage pretext, conversion pressure
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