Man accused of ‘love jihad’, detained in Bhubaneswar
BHUBANESWAR: A man accused of ‘love jihad’ and allegedly forcing a 27-year-old woman to convert was detained by the police here on Friday.
The accused Sameer Mansur (30), is a native of Bihar and reportedly working as a technician in Jammu and Kashmir. The woman is employed with a travel agency in Bhubaneswar. According to the police, Sameer came in contact with the woman, who belongs to Kujang in Jagatsinghpur district, through an online gaming application in 2022. He allegedly concealed his real name as well as religion and identified himself as Sameer Kumar of Bihar.
Both developed a relationship and spoke over the phone for several months. Earlier in March, Sameer arrived in Bhubaneswar to meet the woman. He took her to Puri and reportedly compelled her to maintain physical relationship with him.
