UP: On method to sign up marriage, guy held beneath anti-conversion legislation
| Lucknow |
December 7, 2020 1:03:25 am
Whilst Pinki stated she married Rashid in July, her circle of relatives alleged that she was once being “forcibly transformed” via marriage.
Two Muslim youths have been arrested in Kanth house of UP’s Moradabad district on Saturday beneath the brand new anti-conversion legislation. This was once the 5th case lodged within the state because it promulgated the Prohibition of Illegal Conversion of Faith Ordinance, 2020. Below the brand new legislation, any “wrongful” conversion via marriage involves punishment.
Rashid Ali (22) was once arrested whilst he was once reportedly going with 22-year-old Pinki, to get their marriage registered. Rashid’s brother, Saleem Ali (25), who was once accompanying them, has additionally been arrested.
Whilst Pinki stated she married Rashid in July, her circle of relatives alleged that she was once being “forcibly transformed” via marriage.
Talking to mediapersons on Sunday, the lady stated, “My identify is Pinki and I’m from Bijnor. I married Rashid on July 24. It’s been 5 months (since we married)… I’ve been residing right here in Kanth in Moradabad since then. I’m an grownup and 22 years previous. I were given married to Rashid as according to my needs.”
Police, then again, stated that the lady’s circle of relatives had come to Kanth from Bijnor after they got here to find out about their plan to marry and stopped the marriage.
“The girl’s mom has alleged that Rashid Ali, a resident of Kanth in Moradabad, has deceitfully tempted her daughter Pinki to marry him and was once getting her transformed,” Circle Officer (Kanth) Balram advised The Indian information.
“To marry my daughter, Rashid introduced her to Kanth and we adopted them right here. Then we were given to understand that the early life is Muslim. He concealed his id… On Saturday, he was once going to marry my daughter and she or he was once made to put on a burqa,” the officer quo-ted the lady’s mom, Bala Devi, as pronouncing in her grievance to the police.
The Circle Officer stated that the couple advised the police that they have been getting married and the lady was once going to transform. “Some folks and the members of the family of the lady recognised her and stopped the marriage. The couple used to paintings in combination in Haridwar and that’s how they met. The girl’s circle of relatives had by some means discovered about their marriage and got here to Moradabad from Bijnor,” the Circle Officer added.
Requested if the police have wondered the lady and requested her about her declare that she married Rashid in August, the Circle Officer stated, “We will be able to probe the topic. The lady will likely be introduced in entrance of a Justice of the Peace on Monday.”
“Each the person and the lady are adults. We arrested his brother additionally. Additional probe is underway,” stated SHO (Kanth) Ajay Gautam.
In a video that has long gone viral on social media, some persons are noticed surrounding the lady within the police station and wondering her in presence of 2 police workforce.
