SHC allows converted girl to live with spouse

Karachi
A girl who had converted to Islam in Daharki was allowed by the Sindh High Court on Wednesday to live with her spouse as she refused to go home with her Hindu parents.
The court was dealing with Kundan Das Meghwar’s petition against alleged kidnapping and forced conversion of his daughter Anjali, 12, and her marriage to a Muslim man, as well as Ramzan Bibi’s plea as regards registration of a kidnapping case against her son Riaz Sial, spouse of the converted girl.
Meghwar claimed that Anjali, whose Muslim name is Salma, was abducted, forced to convert to Islam and married to a man, adding that Ghotki police officials were not taking action against the culprits.
He said the police were helping the culprits as they had failed to produce the girl in court on time, which gave the respondents enough time to destroy all evidence against them and prepare documents to support their claims.
He requested the court to declare Anjali underage as her statement could not be recorded at this stage, adding that if her statement was necessary, a judicial magistrate in Karachi could be authorised to record her statement.