30-12 months-Previous Lady Converts To Hinduism, Marries Class 12 Scholar In UP

A 30-year-old girl with three kids transformed to Hinduism and married a Twelfth-grade scholar in a temple ceremony in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district on Wednesday, police officers mentioned.

Based on Hasanpur Circle Officer Deep Kumar Pant, the lady, Shivani, was beforehand generally known as Shabnam. She has no residing dad and mom and has been married twice earlier than.

UP is a state which has an anti-conversion legislation in place. The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Illegal Conversion of Faith Act, 2021 bars spiritual conversion via power, deceit or every other fraudulent means.

Police mentioned they’re at the moment reviewing the circumstances surrounding the wedding, however no authorized complaints have been filed thus far.

The circle officer mentioned that Shivani first married a person in Meerut, however the marriage led to divorce. She then married Taufiq, a resident of Saidanwali village, who was left disabled after a street accident in 2011.

Just lately, she developed a relationship with a boy in Class 12 and aged round 18. Subsequently, Shabnam sought and obtained a divorce from Taufiq on Friday final week. Later, she transformed to Hinduism and adopted the identify Shivani.

Shiva’s father, Dataram Singh, a Saidanwali resident, instructed reporters that he helps his son’s resolution and that the household is joyful if the couple is joyful. “We solely hope that each reside collectively peacefully,” he mentioned.