KANPUR: A Muslim girl from Auraiya’s Ayana area, who had eloped with a Hindu youth in October last year, was on Wednesday reunited with her parents reportedly as per her wish expressed in front of a magistrate on Tuesday.
The girl, a resident of Senganpur, had allegedly eloped with one Akash of neighbouring village Kulgaon on October 12, after which her father had lodged an FIR with Ayana police against the youth for allegedly kidnapping his daughter with an aim to marry her.
According to police, the couple, who got married in Delhi at a temple in accordance with Arya Samaj rituals on October 14, on Tuesday reached Ayana police station with the marriage certificate issued by the same temple.
“However, as the girl’s father had lodged a case under section 366 (kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage) on October 14 against the youth Akash, the police after apprising their parents detained the couple and produced them in court on Tuesday where she expressed her intent to be reunited with her family. Following this, she was sent with her parents on Wednesday,” inspector Ayana Lalit Kumar informed TOI.
“It is yet to be decided whether any action would be taken against the youth, and we are seeking legal opinion in this regard,” he added.
Reports said the youth, who works in a private company, had initially claimed that his parents were ready to accept their relationship but the girl’s family and relatives were against it. On October 14, the youth’s family allegedly solemnised their marriage at Arya Samaj temple against the wishes of the girl’s parents.
On the other hand, the youth’s family members have alleged that when the girl’s family learned of their marriage, they started threatening them with dire consequences and subsequently approached the police.