A Muslim man in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam, posing under a Hindu name, allegedly forced a woman to divorce her husband and live with him.
He allegedly later threatened to kill her if she reported him to the police after his true identity was revealed.
Local media reported that the woman only knew that she had been deceived while already living with the man.
She overheard the accused talking to others on the phone and realised that Sonu was not Hindu but Muslim, and that his real name was Imran.
A heated argument broke out on December 26, after which he allegedly began threatening her, saying he would kill her if she went to the police.
A case has now been registered at the Industrial Area police station in Ratlam, in which the woman alleged in her complaint that the man, Imran – who went by the name Sonu – repeatedly asked her to leave her husband and promised to marry her once she was divorced.
She further claimed that she and Imran began living together like husband and wife. However, when he failed to keep his promise, a heated argument broke out between them on December 26, 2025, around 4 pm, during which he allegedly threatened to kill her if she reported the matter.
The complainant then approached the police and lodged a report.
Following the complaint, the police are investigating the case and searching for the accused, who was earlier out on bail in a narcotics case.
The incident involves a 30-year-old woman residing in a posh locality of Ratlam. In her complaint, she stated she had studied up to Class 12. She first met the accused in 2020 in the Ram Mandir area, where he introduced himself as Sonu, claiming to be Hindu.
In June 2023, she re-established contact with the accused over the phone. He allegedly promised to marry her and persuaded her to divorce her husband. Trusting his assurances, she left her husband in July 2023 and began living with her father.
On September 14, 2023, she and the accused started living together like husband and wife in a rented room near Sakshi Petrol Pump in the Nayagaon area. The accused told her they would marry once her divorce was finalised.
After Nayagaon, they moved into a rented flat in the Mhow Road area.
On November 8, 2024, her divorce was finalised. When she asked Imran to marry her, he refused and continued to avoid the issue, leading to tension between them.
A heated argument broke out on December 26, 2025, after which he allegedly began threatening her, saying he would kill her if she went to the police.
On the night of December 29, 2025, the woman approached the police, stating that the accused, Imran, had presented her as his wife in various places and had engaged in physical relations with her multiple times.
Police registered a case against Imran under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Source: India Today
