Kashmiri Man Arrested for Alleged Blackmail and Forced Conversion

A 24-year-old Kashmiri man was arrested for blackmailing an Odisha woman, coercing her into a relationship, and forcing her to convert to his religion. The woman lodged a complaint, and the police are investigating the case from multiple angles, including possible connections to 'love jihad'.

A 24-year-old man from Kashmir, Mohammad Samir Mansoori, has been arrested on charges of blackmailing and threatening a woman from Odisha to convert her religion and marry him. The man was detained following a complaint filed by the woman at a police station in Bhubaneswar.

The woman, a resident of Jagatsinghpur district, met Mansoori through an online gaming app in 2022. According to the FIR, he gained her trust and coerced her into a physical relationship, subsequently using their intimate moments as leverage to blackmail her.

Police have seized Mansoori's mobile phones and documents for forensic examination and are investigating possible connections to 'love jihad'. The term refers to allegations by right-wing groups that Muslim men are luring Hindu women into religious conversions through relationships.

(With inputs from agencies.)