There are no cases of forced conversion or Bangladesh migrants settling down in the hill State, as claimed by Durga Vahini, the women’s wing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, the Himachal Pradesh police have clarified.
Giving details, Additional Director General of Police Sanjay Kundu said no forced conversion or Bangladesh residents residing here was reported.
He, however, said some cases of Hindu girls eloping with Muslim men were reported in the recent past.
In a case registered in Jogindernagar in Mandi district, a woman informed her mother over phone that Shabir Ahamed, a mason, had kidnapped her with the intention of marrying her forcibly. A special investigation team was constituted to trace her, he said.
In Kangra district, four cases were registered against Hindu men on charges of kidnapping Muslim women.
A case was registered against a resident of Patiala in Punjab for kidnapping a woman in Brow in Kullu district.
The accused is absconding, but the woman was rescued and is living with her parents, said the police.
Meanwhile, Durga Vahini’s regional coordinator Rajni Thukral, who launched the ‘Himalaya Dhvani’ magazine special issue on ‘love jihad’ on Monday, claimed that Muslim men were marrying local women without revealing their identity.
She said Durga Vahini volunteers would soon launch a State-wide campaign to caution locals from being allured by men posing as Hindus.
