Overview
- Rapar police arrested the primary accused, 27‑year‑old Jaheen/Jahin Abdul Chauhan, on June 13 and the Khwaja Saheb Dargah imam, Mohammad Ramzan, on June 15, and both were remanded in custody until June 19.
- The FIR originally invoked multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and POCSO provisions and was later expanded to include Section 4(A) of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act 2021 and Sections 9 and 10 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006.
- The victim’s family alleges Chauhan abducted the girl when she was 16–17, repeatedly forced sexual relations on her, threatened and assaulted her, and took her to Ajmer for a conversion and nikah on July 21, 2025.
- The dargah’s nikah register records the bride’s age as 21 and the imam says he was misled while police say the officiant had a duty to verify identity and age before solemnising the marriage.
- Investigators are examining the timing of the June 12 complaint, claims that the accused intimidated the family, and whether more charges or procedural steps are needed to protect the minor and preserve evidence.