Close on the heels of controversy over alleged conversion of a girl in Meerut, yet another case surfaced in Saharanpur, in which a girl alleged similar allegations claiming that she was converted against her wish.
Not only this, the girl who was also married a year back said that the accused also perform ‘nikah’ with her. local police which swung into action claimed to be looking into the matter before initiating any action. Security forces have been also alerted to avert any clash between the two communities.
Some members of Bajrang Dal were also reportedly trying to give communal colour to the incident.
Reports said that one girl hailing from Ambehta Sheikh locality of Deoband in Saharanpur, was alleged to be taken by one Waseem, a native of same locality. The girl was married to one Bittu on June 5 last year and was living with her husband. Her family members reported the matter to the local police which on clues provided by the relatives managed to recover the girl.
Sources said that the girl after being rescued disclosed that she was taken by Waseem to a Madarsa where Qazi Abdullah, hailing from Pinchat locality of Muzaffarnagar, had converted her religion and performed ‘Nikah’. The girl also revealed that the accused had done some thing on her that she was unable to oppose and even to remember that what happened later on. local police claimed that they were now looking into the charges and if anything was found to be done forcibly or against the wish of the girl than appropriate action will be taken against the accused.
Meanwhile, in a suspected case of rape and murder, body of an unknown woman was found lying in Dhubwa locality of Terwa in Azamgarh on Monday morning. The woman, probably in her early 20s seems to be strangulated to death after sexual assault as a rope was found tied around her neck.