Allahabad HC gives verdict that Religious conversion just for sake of marriage is illegal

The Allahabad High Court has said in a case that conversion just for the sake of marriage is not valid. 

The court made the remark while dismissing a plea by a newly married couple. The couple had approached the court to direct police and the woman's father not to disturb their marital life. Justice MC Tripathi passed the order last month in a petition filed by Priyanshi alias Samreen and her partner.

Dismissing the petition, the court observed, "The first petitioner has converted her religion on June 29, 2020 and just after one month, they have solemnised their marriage on July 31, 2020, which clearly reveals to this court that the said conversion has taken place only for the purpose of marriage."

The court cited the Noor Jahan Begum case decision and mentioned that religious conversion for the sake of marriage is not valid. In the cited case, Hindu girls had converted to Islam to marry Muslim men. 

In the Noor Jahan Begum case, court had cited Hadith of the Quran and said that without belief, religion could not be changed. The girls who convert to Islam for marrying Muslim men in a way are using religious conversion as a gimmick to do an inter-faith marriage. 

Source: Zee, ANI

Faridabad: Woman Killed For Refusing to Convert and Marry a Muslim Man

A Hindu woman was killed in broad daylight by a Muslim man for refusing to marry him after converting into Islam. The man first tried to abduct the woman; but when she resisted and he was not successful in abduction, he shot her dead. The man is an MLA's cousin. 

Both the men allegedly involved in the murder have been arrested and the main accused has been identified as Tausif, police said on Tuesday. The other accused has been identified as Rehan, a resident of Nuh in Haryana.

Meanwhile, the family of the woman has linked the killing of the 21-year-old to so-called 'love jihad'. The family claimed that the woman was attacked outside her college by a man who was infatuated with her while the other accused is his associate.

The 21-year-old's kin said a case had been filed by the family against the main accused in 2018, but the matter was settled later. Haryana Police Commissioner told India Today, “In 2018, Nikita's family filed a kidnapping case against Tausif but the family later said they did not want to take action. We have arrested accused Tausif now.”

 Source: IT

Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh: Nandi Idol Vandalised

Unknown miscreants attacked a Hindu temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Agara Mangalam village in Gangadhara Nellore Mandal of Chittoor district.

According to an ANI report, the Nandi idol in the temple was found broken near its pedestal on the Sunday (27 September) morning. The police has started the investigation.

The event comes in a long series of attacks on Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh. Just this year, several incidents have occurred which brought devotees to the streets in protest.

Complete news: SM

Gazipur, Bangladesh: Idols of Hindu deities in a Kali Mandir vandalised

Idols of Hindu deities were vandalised at the Kali Mandir in Dakkhin Salna area in Gazipur city of Bangladesh, reported Dhaka Tribune.

Speaking on the act of desecration, Gazipur Sadar police station OC Alamgir Hossain Bhuiyan informed that unknown miscreants barged into the temple in the wee hours of the night and desecrated the idols of four Hindu deities. On the following day, Hindu worshippers found the heads of the idols lying on the ground. The police informed that an investigation has been initiated into the matter but no accused has been arrested till now. A police official stated that higher officials had visited the crime scene.

Human rights activist Pradip Chandra posted images of the vandalised idols on Twitter. He wrote, “Attack on a Hindu Temple And vandalized all of the deities at Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.”

Complete News: OI

Andhra Pradesh: 6 Thieves Held for Stealing from Hindu Temples

A six-member gang, which was allegedly involved in a series of thefts at temples in Visakhapatnam and in Vizianagaram districts, was arrested by the Vizianagaram police on Sunday. All the accused are aged between 21 and 24 years.

The arrested were identified as T. Veerababu, M. Nagarajuna, M. Dhanaraju, S.. Sai, A. Chiranjeevi and G. Eswara Rao, all hailing from various places in Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts. Twenty-seven cases in which the accused were allegedly involved are under Pending Trial (P.T).

Addressing a press conference at the District Police Office here, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Visakha Range) L.K.V. Ranga Rao said that on September 23, unidentified miscreants had entered a temple and stole a hundi. On the same night, they tried to commit a theft at another temple at Dasannapeta. A special team was formed, under the guidance of Mr. Ranga Rao, following the series of temple thefts.

Complete news: TH

England: Plan for Hindu temple made out of shipping containers is recommended for approval

Plans for a temple and community hall made out of shipping containers in Tattenhoe have been recommended for approval at a meeting next week.

Some 470 comments were sent to Milton Keynes Council about the plan for grassland east of St Agnes Way, with 319 writing in support, and 142 against.

There has also been a petition against the scheme signed by more than 700 people, and opposition from Shenley Brook End and Tattenhoe Parish Council.

Objectors claim that the Hindu temple would make traffic problems in the residential area worse, especially when it attracts up to 300 people to occasional events.

As for the shipping container design, council officers say: “Whilst the proposed building and its materials are unconventional it is modern and innovative and consistent with Milton Keynes reputation as an ambitious, forward thinking city.”

Complete news: MKFM

Mathura: Court Approached to Reclaim Shri Krishna's Birth Place

A civil suit was filed before the court of civil judge, senior division, Mathura, on behalf of child deity Bhagwan Shri Krishna Virajman, seeking the removal of the Shahi Idgah, adjacent to the Shri Krishna temple complex at Mathura.

Ranjana Agnihotri, a resident of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, has filed the suit.

The UP Sunni Central Waqf Board and the Committee of Management of Trust of Shahi Idgah have been arraigned as defendants in the suit.

The suit seeks recovery of 13.37 acres of land situated within the area of the temple.

The suit claims that the trust, with the help of some Muslims, encroached upon the land belonging to Shri Krishna Janamasthan Trust and the deity, and erected a structure.

It was also claimed that Shri Krishna Janamsthan Seva Sansthan, which is the governing body of the temple complex, entered into an illegal compromise with the Shahi Idgah trust with a view to grab the property in question.

“The Shree Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan is working against the interest of the deity and devotees and fraudulently entered into a compromise with the Committee of Management of Trust Masjid Idgah (Trust) in 1968 conceding a considerable portion of property belonging to the deity and the trust,” the suit said.

The civil judge, Mathura, passed a judgement on the suit regarding the alleged “compromise between the Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan and the Trust” on July 20, 1973.

The present suit has now prayed for “cancelling this judgement”.

What may, however, act as a legal bar to this new suit would be the law passed in 1991: Places of Worship (Special Provisions Act). This law was passed at the height of Ram Janmabhoomi dispute and seeks to protect all religious structures as they existed at the time of Independence with the exception of the disputed site at Ayodhya.

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