UP: Police stops wedding ceremony of Muslim couple over ‘love jihad’ rumour
The groom claimed that he was beaten up by police.
By Sameer| Published: 11th December 2020 4:25 pm IST Representational Photo
Lucknow: Love jihad has become a sensitive issue in UP and it seems even miscreants are now taking advantage of it. In one such incident, some persons made a phone call to Kushinagar police claiming that a Muslim boy is marrying a Hindu girl after converting her religion, the Indian Express reported on Friday.
Reacting over it, police has not only stopped the wedding ceremony but also took the couple, Haider Ali (39) and Shabeela Khatoon (28) to the police station.
UP Police Stops Wedding Based On Love Jihad Rumours, Couple Spends Night At Police Station
The police let go the couple only the next day after finding out that both the individuals are major and belong to the same religion.
Representational image. Outlook Web Bureau 2020-12-11T09:59:25+05:30 UP Police Stops Wedding Based On Love Jihad Rumours, Couple Spends Night At Police Station outlookindia.com 2020-12-11T10:16:31+05:30
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A Muslim couple was stopped from getting married based on rumours of ‘Love Jihad’ on Tuesday in Uttar Pradesh. The couple was taken away by the police in Kushinagar following a phone call claiming that interfaith marriage is taking place.
‘Love jihad’ rumour: Wedding stopped in UP, Muslim couple kept overnight at police station
The man, 39-year-old Haider Ali, has alleged that the police personnel beat him up with a leather belt and tortured him for hours at the Kasya Police Station. Updated: December 11, 2020 6:54:47 pm
The couple finally got married on Wednesday after the brother of the woman, Shabeela Khatoon, 28, arrived from Azamgarh district and told the police that if she wanted the wedding, the family had no objection.
The police in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, stopped a wedding ceremony on Tuesday and took away the couple following a phone call claiming that a Muslim man was marrying a Hindu woman after converting her, letting them go only the next day after finding that both were Muslims. The man, 39-year-old Haider Ali, has alleged that the police personnel beat him up with a leather belt and tortured him for hours at the Kasya Police Station.