Karnataka police on Wednesday arrested a man on charges of making obscene videos of a minor Hindu girl aged 13 years, blackmailing and raping her. The arrested person has been identified as 25-year-old Yunus Pasha.

According to police, Yunus Pasha, a married man, had befriended the minor girl and gifted her a mobile phone.

Later, he started talking to her over the phone and forced her to strip before the camera and captured her nude photos and videos. On November 11, the accused barged inside the girl’s residence in Mandya district when she was alone with her grandmother.

He threatened to share her private videos and photos on social media and asked her to give sleeping pills to her grandmother. When the woman slept off, the accused raped the victim.

On returning home, the girl’s parents observed strange behavior of the girl. When they questioned her, the minor broke down and narrated her ordeal. Later, they lodged a police complaint in this regard.

Preliminary inquiries revealed that Pasha was forcing the girl to convert to Islam. Even after raping, the man tortured the minor to get converted to his religion. He also offered to ‘marry her’ if she embraces Islam, police said.

Further investigation in the matter is on.

Update

2 PM, 23 Nov: More details have been added to the article and it has been confirmed that the minor victim is a Hindu. The accused Yunus Pasha’s photo has been added.

(With IANS inputs)