Marriage and Deception in Love Jihad: Muslim Man Held for Faking Religious Conversion.

Muslim Man who ‘converted’ himself to Hinduism for marriage arrested.

The woman’s mother in her complaint alleged that the accused, a Dr. Abdur Rahman had befriended her daughter as part of ‘love jihad’…

Sunita Yadav | HENB | Ghaziabad | Aug 23, 2024::  On Thursday, August 22, 2024, the Ghaziabad Police arrested a Muslim doctor who had married a colleague at an Arya Samaj temple six years ago. The arrest came after the woman’s family alleged that the doctor had falsely converted to Hinduism with the intention of deceiving their daughter.

The police have charged Dr. Abdur Rahman, 42, under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, which prohibits religious conversion through force, coercion, or deception. The charges against Dr. Rahman alleged that he violated this law by allegedly converting to Hinduism under false pretenses to marry his colleague.

Notably, the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, has typically been invoked in cases where Muslim men are accused of attempting to convert women to Islam under the guise of marriage. However, in this instance, the law has been applied to a Muslim man accused of allegedly converting to Hinduism to marry a woman, marking a departure from its usual application.

Additionally, Mr. Rahman faces allegations of causing burn injuries to Harsha Sarangi. However, he has denied these accusations, claiming that she sustained the injuries accidentally while preparing tea. The conflicting accounts highlight the need for a thorough investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the alleged incident.

The couple, who tied the knot in 2018, have a son together, according to officials. The First Information Report (FIR) was filed at the Kotwali police station on August 13, based on a complaint lodged by the woman’s mother, Harsha Sarangi’s family member

According to sources, Abdur Rahman continued to practice and teach Islamic customs to his son, including offering Namaz and consuming beef, despite converting to Arya Samaj to marry Harsha. Harsha allegedly discovered Abdur’s persistence in Islamic practices and felt deceived, leading her to protest and attempt to distance herself from her husband. Sources suggest that Harsha saw Abdur’s actions as a form of Taqiyya, or Islamic deception, which further strained their relationship.

In her complaint, Harsha’s mother alleged that Abdur Rahman befriended her daughter as part of a ‘love jihad’, a term often used by right-wing Hindu activists to describe an alleged conspiracy to convert Hindu women to Islam through romantic relationships or marriages. The police have taken note of this allegation, which suggests that Harsha’s family believes Abdur’s intentions were not genuine and that he aimed to convert Harsha to Islam in a tactful way.

In Islam, Taqqiya (deception for religion) has no limit. Hence, Dr Abdur Rehman changed her Islam religion in a sinister way to adopt Hindu faith only to marry Harsha fraudulently. After marriage Abdur rejected his robes of religion and abused Harsha in every possible way. This is another version of Islam.
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__Inputs from PTI.