UP man booked for forcing conversion, 2 years after marriage
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A groom pedaled 100 kilometers on a bicycle from Hamirpur to Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh to get married. And, he brought back his bride on the bicycle too.. Image Source: IANS News
Aligarh : , April 11 (IANS) Two years after marriage, a woman has accused her husband and his two sisters of forcibly converting her.
The woman said, she never realized that her husband was a Muslim and had never met her in-laws. She had retained her maiden name after marriage.
The Muslim man, 25, and his sisters have now been booked under the anti-conversion law.
Updated Apr 11, 2021 | 07:42 IST
A woman, in her complaint, stated that the accused, who introduced himself as Ashok Rajput, tied the knot with her in a temple in March 2019. Woman files love jihad complaint in UP s Aligarh [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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In February 2021, the woman came to know that her husband s real name was Afzal Khan.
She alleged that her husband and his two sisters forced her to adopt Islam.
The police have registered a case against the complainant s husband and his sisters under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance.
Aligarh: Aligarh Police late on Friday registered a case under UP’s anti-conversion law against a 25-year-old Muslim man and his two sisters after his wife lodged a complaint alleging that the trio forcefully converted her.
To bring more stringent punishment against forced religious conversions through marriage, Gujarat Vidhan Sabha passed the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2021 with a majority. Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2021 has been passed with a majority in Gujarat Vidhan Sabha, state Home Minister Pradipsinh Jadeja said on Thursday. With the passing of the bill, Gujarat became the third state after Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh make a law against love jihad . Earlier in February, the BJP-led the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Bill, 2021 was passed by the state Legislative Assembly by voice vote. Following it, another BJP-led government Madhya Pradesh assembly also passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2021 in March this year.
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