Varanasi Crime News: A very serious case has come to light in Varanasi. Here, a young man named Aftab Ansari married a Dalit girl by calling himself a Hindu and trapping her in his love trap. It is alleged that during this time Aftab raped the girl and then pressured her to convert. In this case, when the accused Aftab Ansari alias Amit Kumar was brought for questioning by the Kotwali police, he escaped from custody by dodging the police. After this serious negligence, there has been a stir in the police department.
What is the victim’s story?
The victim is a Dalit girl from Katuapura. According to the victim, she works as a waitress. In April 2024, she met Aftab Ansari, who pretended to be a Hindu by calling himself Amit Kumar. During this time, the accused made the girl believe that he takes the contract to get work to the waiters. The accused took the girl to a hotel in Cantt on the pretext of getting work and raped her several times. Then on March 25, 2025, he pretended to marry in front of the girl’s family in the temple. Instead of his family at the wedding, he introduced fake relatives and extorted lakhs of rupees from the victim’s family.
The real game started after the wedding.
After marriage, when the victim came to know the true nature of the accused, she protested. After this, the accused and his father Navi Rasool, mother Gangajali and brother Mithu Ansari started harassing the victim. She was held hostage, beaten and pressured to accept the Muslim religion. The victim has alleged that during this time the accused’s brother Mithu Ansari also forcibly made physical relations with her.
Major negligence of the police
The accused Aftab Ansari alias Amit Kumar was brought to the Kotwali police station by his lawyer. According to ACP Kotwali Vijay Pratap Singh, when the accused came to know that a case was being registered against him, he escaped by giving a gacha to the police. The incident of the escape of the accused from custody has raised serious questions on the functioning of the police.
Police investigating
ACP Vijay Pratap Singh said that the father of the accused has been taken into custody by the police and several teams are raiding in search of other absconding accused, including the main accused. He said that this negligence of the police station is being investigated and the higher authorities will take strict departmental action against the culprits. The police administration has assured that the arrest of the accused will be ensured soon to bring justice to the victim’s family.
