Gujarat HC orders immediate release of inter-faith couple
A 30-year-old Muslim man from Palanpur married a 29-year-old Hindu woman of the town in December last year
Thursday January 21, 2021 7:12 PM, IANS
Gandhinagar: 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.