Another Hindu girl ‘embraces Islam’, weds shopkeeper
Police have carried out raids in different areas of Jacobabad to recover the girl and arrest the man she allegedly married of her own will. – File photo/Dawn
SUKKUR, Aug 10: A shopkeeper has claimed that a 14-year-old Hindu girl who went missing from her home in Jacobabad has embraced Islam and “married me of her free will”.
Ghulam Murtaza Channa, who deals in mobile phones, stated in a petition he filed in the Sindh High Court’s Sukkur circuit bench on Thursday that Mansha Kumari, daughter of Rawat Mal, had eloped with him and embraced Islam under the guidance of Maulana Fateh Mohammad at the shrine of Amrot, near Shikarpur, on Aug 7.
She was renamed Mehwash and her Nikah was solemnised with him, the petitioner said.
Mr Channa requested the court to “give us protection”, alleging that police contingents from Sukkur and Jacobabad were conducting raids to arrest him in the girl’s kidnapping case lodged by her father.
The court took up the petition on Friday and directed the SSP of Sukkur and the SHOs of New Pind police station of Sukkur and City police station of Jacobabad to take steps for the petitioner’s safety.
The court also issued notices to the girl Mehwash, her father and brother Ram Mal to appear before it on Aug 16 to record their statements.
Rawat Mal, the girl’s father, has lodged an FIR in Jacobabad against Ghulam Murtaza Channa and two others, accusing them of kidnapping his daughter.
Police have carried out raids in different areas of Jacobabad to recover Mehwash and arrest Channa.
14 saal ki ladki ke sath shadi …..or koi dekhe ya na dekhi voh bhagwan jaroor ….dekh rha ….jis desh mein aisi cheez ho rhi ho waha ki awaam media ko yeh nainsafi jatani chahiye..chahye koi dharam ke log yeh kare…….Pakistan jab hi khushal or shanti poorvak rah payega…………DAWN news channel ko chahiye isse jitna criticize karsake utna kare…..
DAWN is guilty of Islam/Muslim-baiting, over and over and again. Just read its articles and the comments it allows.
How a 14year minor took decision to accept islam?? hello is this shopkeeper is in his senses?
I am surprised and shocked that while this paper The Dawn publishes this news , it chooses not to raise the issue of the girl being underage .
No where do I read in any Pak paper that action needs to be taken against the man for marrying a child which I presume is against the law in Pak.
Never mind about the ' conversion' which is open to debate but for gods sake – here is the law being flouted openly and the media is silent !
This shall provoke yahoos to do this again & again.
The only solution to the problem is let minorities from respective countries to migrate to the country of their choice. So the minorities can be safe.
Chill guys … they were in love.
Pakistan is cursed…. just wait and watch… demise of a crowd….
How many such marriages of Hindu girls with Muslim boys have failed in pakistan? Any statistics?
Yes Mr. Channa should be sent to jail for this unethical condition. Islam does not teaches that you disrespect others but it gives message of Love, Peace and Respect. Minorities should be given their rights. Pakistan is made for everyone not for only Muslims or Hindus….