Hindu hardliners and lawyers created ruckus at the district court and MP Nagar police station after a young couple belonging to different beliefs went for court marriage here on Monday.
Uncanny scenes were witnessed after a youth, who belonged to Muslim community was detained by the lawyers when he reached the court premises and wanted to marry a young woman of other community.
When the youth was provided with notary documents lawyers came to know that the youth belongs to Muslim community and woman belonged to Hindu community and inferred it as a case of ‘love -Jihad’. Hindu hardliners on receiving the information gathered at the court premises and protested the marriage. Opposing this move, lawyers and Hindu hardliners protested their marriage and informed MP Nagar police.
Understanding the gravity of the situation a police party also reached at district court premises and detained the couple and took them to MP Nagar police station.
The youth was identified as Shoaib Khan (25)m while the girl was identified as Reena Uikey (22).
Shoaib is a resident of Noor Mahal area and works as an electrician, while Reena is a resident of Narsingpur district and lives at a private hostel in MP Nagar. She has completed her engineering degree from Samrat Ashok Technological Institute (SATI), Vidisha.
On Monday, they went to district court for court marriage. later, when MP Nagar police took them to police station lawyers and members of Hindu hardliner group lodged a complaint and were assured investigation by the police.
The couple was released later as both were adults. The woman was handed over to her local guardian while the youth to his parents.
Activists of Sanskriti Bachao Manch claimed that it was a case of ‘love jehad’ as the youth has ‘lured’ the woman and she would be converted to Islam. They also alleged that around six days ago a missing complaint about the woman was lodged in Narsingpur. Police officials said that claims would be verified after investigation.