Parents cry foul: Sikh schoolteacher coverts to Islam; marries Muslim youth

SWAT: A schoolteacher Dina Kumari, belonging to the Sikh community of village Pacha Kale in Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, accepted Islam and got married with youth of her village.

The parents of Dina and local Sikh community members, however, demanded action against the youth, alleging that the girl was kidnapped and forced to marriage.

On the other hand, Schoolteacher Dina Kumari, whose Islamic name is Dina, said in a video message that she is wise and mature, added she is happily inspired by the religion of Islam and accepted Islam and married a youth namely Hizbullah of her village.

He also demanded protection from the government.

The Sikh community took to the streets in Buner to protest against “what they called kidnapping and forced marriage.” Dina’s father Gurchran Lal filed an application to the administration and accused his daughter of kidnapping and forcefully accepting her to Islam.

The Sikh community blocked the main highway in protest to register a case of abduction of a Sikh girl.

On the other hand, Buner police took Newly Muslim Dina and her husband Hizbullah into custody from Shangla District and produced them in the court. Where Dina recorded a statement under Section 164 and demanded that she be allowed to live with her husband because she has accepted Islam by marrying of her own free will and she is not ready to go with her parents in any case.

After this incident, there are fears of a rift between the residents of Buner and the Sikh community, and local leaders are trying to resolve the issue in the light of the court’s verdict and evidence.

During the protest of the Sikh community, a patient died on the way because he did not reach the hospital on time. After which the relatives of deceased protested by keeping the body on the road.

 

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Syed Shahabuddin
Syed Shahabuddin
Reporter at Pakistan Today

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