A row erupted in the Palamu district of Jharkhand after a married Hindu woman from the Sarguja area of Chhattisgarh was discovered to be transformed and remarried to a youth recognized as Mohammad Sajid of Jharkhand by unlawful means.
The incident sparked an enormous row after the husband and father of the girl approached the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from the Panki constituency, Shashibhushan Mehta, to intervene in the matter and carry again the woman.
As per a number of media stories, the woman, who’s a resident of Ambikapur of Chhattisgarh, had not too long ago travelled to her father’s home in Bhilai for her B.ed examination. However, she went lacking from there, following which the woman’s relations had additionally filed an FIR for the similar.
Meanwhile, on July 7, the woman’s father obtained a discover from the Gurha Panchayat secretary that his daughter had filed a wedding registration utility with a youth recognized as Mohammad Sajid Khan.
It’s been learnt that Mohammad Sajid Khan lured the woman right into a relationship and satisfied her to elope with him and get married, following which each of them reached Gurha village underneath Medininagar and obtained their Nikah completed. The duo additionally filed an utility along with their Nikahnama and an affidavit earlier than the Panchayat secretary of Gurha Panchayat to register their marriage, following which a discover was despatched to the father of the woman to register his objection pertaining to the marriage, if any.
The father of the woman, along with her husband, then approached the Panki MLA Shashibhushan Mehta to intervene and get well the woman. They additionally shared the discover issued by the Panchayat with the MLA and approached the police in between.
Learning about the incident, the Panki MLA Shashibhushan Mehta then issued a stern warning to the Mukhiya of Gurha Panchayat, Saba Khatun, to right away return the woman. It’s been learnt that after the intervention of the MLA, the accused Mohammad Sajid Khan, along with the woman have been arrested and are being taken to Chhattisgarh.
Speaking with the Organiser, Panki MLA Shashibhushan Mehta stated that the father and husband knowledgeable him of the woman about the incident following which, with the efforts of Hindu outfits in the area, the police have nabbed the duo, and they’re being taken again to Chhattisgarh.
“The Panchayat secretary cannot allow a conversion and issue a marriage certificate after that, there is a procedure for these things which have been overlooked in the case, how can a married Hindu woman do a Nikah without a divorce”, he added additional.
The Organiser consultant additionally tried to contact the husband of the woman nevertheless, no contact has been established, and extra particulars of the case are nonetheless awaited.
