Kanpur: Hindu minor married to 30-year-old Muslim woman, family alleges forced conversion
India Today
A 16-year-old Hindu boy was allegedly kidnapped and married to a 30-year-old Muslim woman in Kanpur. The boy's mother has alleged forced religious conversion.
Four people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in an abduction case of a 16-year-old Hindu boy and getting him married to a 30-year-old Muslim woman in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur. The family of the minor has alleged religious conversion and claimed that the boy, who went missing on Sunday, was married to Simran, mother of two children, daughter of Mohammad Hanif.
The mother of the boy alleged that the minor was kidnapped and was taken to Jajmau where he was married to an elderly woman and said that the accused forced him to convert his religion.
According to the victim's family, the teenager, living in Naveen Nagar of Kakadev came in contact with the family a few days back. The boy went missing on Sunday and the family grew suspicious.
The incident has been reported from Kakadeo police station and police have arrested four people, including the woman, her mother and the Maulvi, who performed the nikkah. The aunt of the woman who arranged the marriage is yet to be arrested and efforts are underway to nab her.
After the purported video of the marriage and religious conversion of the minor came to the fore, Bajrang Dal activists created a ruckus at the Kakadeo police station. Police filed an FIR and several teams were formed to arrest the accused.
BBGT Murthy, DCP West, Kanpur, said, "Four people have been taken into custody. The woman, her parents and the Maulana who performed the marriage are in police custody. We have launched a search for the aunt of the woman who made arrangements for the marriage. All the accused are being questioned.
Princeraj Srivastava, the provincial student head of Bajrang Dal, said that the boy was forced into religious conversion. The family reached the police station thrice to file a complaint, but the police did not listen to them, he said.
