Sabira Jamal, mother of engineering student M.K. Muhammed Fawaz, and Jaseela Siyad, wife of real-estate broker T.A. Siyad, on Monday alleged conspiracy behind the arrest under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) of Fawaz and Siyad. They were held in connection with the alleged forcible conversion of a 25-year-old Malayali woman from Gujarat. The woman, a tive of Ranni who grew up in Gujarat, had recently alleged ‘love jihad’ motive against her husband Muhammed Riyaz, a native of New Mahe who lives in Saudi Arabia.
Ms. Sabira and Ms. Jaseela accused the police of attempting to frame the duo, both from North Paravur.
Ms. Sabira and Ms. Jaseela presented copies of a High Court judgment dated January 23, 2017 in which the court, in response to a habeas corpus petition filed by Riyaz against the alleged detention of his wife by her father, had allowed the woman to “go free with the petitioner”. M.I. Abdu, Fawaz’s paternal unclecriticised the Ernakulam Rural Police for charging ‘innocent’ people with sections under draconian acts.
