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Publication: NewKerala.com
Date: April 28, 2006
URL: http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnews&id=49843
Taking a serious view of the marriage of a
Pune girl in Uttar Pradesh after she was allegedly converted into Islam, the
Allahabad High Court today ordered an inquiry into all such cases by the Intelligence
Bureau.
Justice Rakesh Sharma of the Lucknow Bench
of the Court passed the order on a petition filed by the family of the girl.
The girl was allegedly converted into Islam
and then married to one Mohammad Mausam Shah in Balrampur district.
The Court directed the SP (Balrampur) to investigate
the matter and submit a report to it on May 11.
It observed that it was necessary to ascertain
whether the consent of the girl or her parents was obtained or not before
her marriage.
It was also essential to know whether the
girl was minor or adult, the Judge said.
He directed that a copy of the order be sent
to the state police chief and the Union Home Ministry.
Earlier, the High Court had in a similar case
issued a notice to the SP Rajkot (Gujarat).
