Plea in SC to recall NIA probe

NEWDELHI: A plea has been filed in theSupremeCourt (SC)seeking a recall of its order directing the NIA to investigate a controversial case of conversion and marriageofaHinduwomantoaMuslim man in Kerala.

The Kerala high court had annulledthemarriagetermingit as an instance of ‘love jihad’, following which the man had approached the apex court.

ThetopcourthadonAugust16 directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe the incidentunderthesupervisionof retired apex court judge, justice RV Raveendran.

Themanhasnowapproached the SC seeking a recall of its August 16 order besides a direction to Kerala Police to produce thewoman,whoisresidinginher father’s house, before the court.

Petitioner Shafin Jahan, in an interim application filed in his appeal against the high court order, said, “Therefore, now since the above reports are surfacingthatNIAhasalreadycom- menced investigation and already found a link, all without the guidance of Justice Raveendran, the worst fears of the petitioners have therefore been realised,”thepleasaid,adding,“such aninvestigationisclearlynotfair and is against the orders of this Court”.

Jahan has claimed in his plea that the Kerala human rights commissionhasreceivedseveral complaints regarding the detention of the woman at her father’s house. PTI