Bareilly (UP): Muslim girl left Islam to marry her Hindu Lover to avert Murder threat from parents.

‘Gulfsha’ became the ‘Roshni’  of the ‘Suraj’: When her Muslim mother tried to kill her, she left the house, changed her religion and married her Hindu lover.

Sreejeeta Saxena | HENB | Bareilly | June 5, 2024:: Gulfsha Bano, a girl from a Muslim family of Sitapur, accepted Hindu faith for the sake of her love. Gulfsha will now be known as Roshni Pal. She married her lover Suraj Pal, a resident of Badaun, in the presence of Acharya KK Shankhdhar at the Agastya Muni Ashram in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly.

Before marriage, Gulfsha was converted to Hinduism through a Suddhi Havan and other Shastriye Vidhividhan (scriptural rituals). 

Friendship turned love

Gulfsha, who studied upto class seven, said that she is a resident of village Sheikhwapur in Talgaon area of ​​Sitapur. She first met Suraj, a resident of Katgaon in Badaun, four years ago in Panipat district of Haryana. Suraj used to work as a tailor in a factory.

Gulfsha used to work as a sweeper in this factory. She belongs to a poor family. Apart from her mother and father, she has four other sisters. While working together, Gulfsha and Suraj first became friends and later fell in love with each other. 

Family members tried to kill her

When Gulfsha conveyed about her proposal for marrying a Hindu youth Suraj, her Muslim family members got angry. According to Gulfsha, her mother tried to kill her by pushing her from the roof. Her father said that if she did not stop talking to Suraj, he would kill her and throw her body somewhere. 

Gulfsha said that she was an adult and that she was marrying of her own free will and left the house. Both of them came to Bareilly and got married. Apart from Suraj’s family, people associated with Hindu organizations also attended the wedding. Gulfsha said that she is very happy to have married Suraj.

Gulfsha, now known as Roshni, said to HENB, “ I have also been attracted to Sanatan Dharma since my childhood  for its greatness, liberal attitude and generosity. I have determined to serve this great religion with my best effort.”
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__Inputs from Amar Ujala.