Karni Sena activists prevent ‘interfaith marriage’ in Ballia

Activists of right wing group, Karni Sena, allegedly prevented an interfaith marriage in Ballia district of eastern UP and created a ruckus at a court before forcibly taking the couple to the police station, claiming forceful conversion. The cops registered a case of kidnapping against the groom and began investigations, said officials.

A video purportedly showing the commotion created by the Karni Sena activists surfaced online on Thursday in which the Dalit woman could be heard saying she was marrying the Muslim man willingly.

One Dilshad Ahmed, 23, along with a 19-year-old burqaclad woman, reached the office of marriage registrar on the tehsil premises in Ballia on Thursday.

Some Karni Sena members, who were present there, stopped the duo from entering the office of the registrar, alleging that the woman was being forced to embrace Islam to marry Dilshad.

The police intervened in the matter and the woman’s father was called. He alleged that Dilshad had kidnapped his daughter on Wednesday and also submitted a police complaint in this regard at Ubhaon po station, on the basis of w an FIR of kidnapping lodged against Dilshad.

SP (Ballia) Vipin Tada s “The woman has been han over to the district women child welfare committee the man has been detai The woman will be prese before a magistrate to rec her statement on Friday further action in the case be taken on the basis of statements.”

While Karni Sena mem and the woman’s father all that she was kidnapped forced to convert, Dilsh family members refuted claim.

“Dilshad and the wo know each other for the couple of years.

They both wanted to ma but their families were aga it. The woman was forcef married to a man in Sha hanpur last year, but returned home after a months. I think Dilshad and woman got married secr and went to court to regi their marriage,” informed shad’s cousin Akram Ahm

“Now, some politically nected people have influen the woman’s father and t are trying to make it look li case of forceful conversion, added. Inputs from PTI.