Moradabad ‘love jihad’: After wife’s testimony, man, brother released
Rashid was going with Pinki, 22, to have their marriage registered on December 5 when they were accosted by alleged Bajrang Dal men, who accused Rashid of “love jihad”, and took them to the police. Updated: December 20, 2020 11:54:24 am
Rashid Ali and Saleem Ali with family after their release in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. (Express photo)
A 22-year-old man held under the new Uttar Pradesh anti-conversion law in Moradabad district and his brother were released on Saturday after two weeks in jail, following testimony by the woman he was alleged to have forcibly converted that she had married him willingly. The police said they had found no evidence against Rashid Ali or his brother Saleem, 25.
UP ‘love jihad’: 22-year-old tells court she is major, goes with man’s family
“All details, including Pinki s claim of nikah and conversion, would be verified. Documents related to the claim would be checked. The police will also get a statement of the girl’s family members and others,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Moradabad, Prabhakar Chaudhary said. Updated: December 15, 2020 8:12:34 am
The Calcutta High Court has observed that there can be no interference if an adult marries as per her choice and decides to convert. (Representational Image)
The woman who was taken to a
shelter home in Moradabad by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday after arresting the man she was with under the
Love Jihad Arrest: Bride Sticks to Miscarriage Claim; Foetus Fine, Says Govt Hospital Doctor
In a video shared by journalist Kanwardeep Singh, 22-year-old Pinki can be heard saying that she lost her child after being given successive injections.
Pinki, now known as Muskan Jahan. Photo: Video screengrab.
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New Delhi: The Moradabad woman whose husband was held under the newly passed ‘love jihad’ law in Uttar Pradesh has held that she has indeed suffered a miscarriage after having been moved to a shelter home by authorities, amidst claims by police and doctors that the foetus she is carrying is fine.