Gadag, July 17 -- A man has accused his wife and her family of forceful religious conversion in Karnataka's Gadag district.

Police stated that the couple had been in a relationship for three years before registering their marriage under the Special Marriage Act in 2024.

The victim claimed that five months after their marriage, they also held a second wedding ceremony conducted as per Islamic traditions, during which, he alleged, he was converted without his knowledge and under duress.

The Victim alleged that his wife and her family had repeatedly threatened him with a false rape case if he refused to convert.

Rohan Jagadish, Superintendent of Police, Gadag, responded to the situation by stating that no formal complaint has yet been fi...