Hubballi: A Dalit man was allegedly forcibly converted to Islam, circumcised and compelled to eat beef against his wish, police said on Sunday.
Based on a complaint from Sridhar Gangadhar (26), the police said they have registered a case against 12 people, but no arrests have been made so far.
Gangadhar, who hails from Mandya, in his complaint, said his name, too, was changed to Mohammed Salman. According to the complainant, the chain of incidents started from May when he told this to one of his friends Attavar Rehman from Koppa in Maddur Taluk of Mandya.
Rehman allegedly took him to Banashankari mosque in Bengaluru, where Aziz Sab, another accused, started indoctrinating him in Islam, the police said, citing the complaint. In Bengaluru, he was taken to several mosques. He was later circumcised and forced to eat beef. When he refused to eat, he was beaten up, they said.