Hyderabad, April 11 --  The National Commission for Women (NCW) has directed Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy to ensure the immediate registration of a first information report (FIR), arrest of the accused and a prompt, time-bound investigation into an alleged case of rape, forced conversion and blackmail, which the Commission has characterised as a "love jihad" conspiracy.

The NCW has also sought adequate protection for the woman at the centre of the case.

According to the woman, a man named Nawaz, a native of Nellore residing in Hyderabad's Begumpet, first approached her in May 2025 after she advertised a shop owned by her family for rent. Within days, Nawaz took her to a guest house on the pretext of ...