'Shocking': Guj HC orders immediate release of inter-faith couple
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Gandhinagar, Jan 21 : Taking up a Habeas Corpus plea, the Gujarat High Court has ordered the immediate release of an inter-faith married couple, arrested by Palanpur police in Banaskantha district on a complaint from the woman's family.
A 30-year-old Muslim man from Palanpur married a 29-year-old Hindu woman of the town in December last year.
On January 9, following the complaint by the woman's father that his daughter stole Rs 82,000 and fled with an already-married Muslim man, the Palanpur police had detained the couple, who were residing in Surat. A local court subsequently sent them to four day police custody, as sought by the police.