Kozhikode: Police have registered a case against a cleric for the alleged rape of a woman on the pretext of marriage in Kozhikode Kerala. As per a police official, the accused has been identified as Kozhikode Qazi Syed Muhammad Koya Thangal Jamalullaili. The case was registered at Kozhikode Women's Cell after a complaint was filed by a woman from Kannur, alleging that Qazi sexually abused her two years ago in Parappanangadi, Malappuram.
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The 33-year-old woman said she had approached Qazi to settle her dispute with her husband. She said that Qazi raped her several times on the pretext of a false marriage promise. The woman also said that Qazi helped her to part ways with her husband and got her Rs 1.5 lakh as compensation from her husband.
A police official said that a case has been registered against Qazi for rape and intimidation under IPC sections 376 and 506.
