LUCKNOW, April 12 -- A Dial-112 constable posted in Baghpat has alleged that a woman from Delhi coerced him into religious conversion and nikah by threatening to implicate him in a rape case, police said.

The matter came to light after constable Shrikant, currently posted in the Khekra area of Baghpat, lodged an FIR at Khekra police station on Saturday, alleging prolonged blackmail, coercion and mental harassment by the woman. Police said the accused, a Delhi resident, has been arrested and further investigation is underway.

Confirming the arrest, Khekra station in-charge Prabhakar Kentura said, "The accused woman has been taken into custody and produced before a court."

According to the complaint, the alleged ordeal began in 2012, whe...