Ever since Fayaz brutally murdered daughter of a Congress leader, Neha Hiremath, in Karnataka, a debate around ‘Love Jihad’ is ongoing in the country. Meanwhile, a retired IAS officer posted a video in which he said that his daughter is also a victim of ‘Love Jihad’. The retired IAS officer accused a youth named Abdurrahman of deceiving and brainwashing his daughter. In a video shared with OpIndia on Sunday (21st April), the retired officer expressed concern about something untoward happening to his daughter and sought the government’s help.
The video features former IAS officer and his wife. After retiring, the former IAS, who began the video with the chant of ‘Jai Jagannath’, resides with his wife in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He has made an appeal to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The retired IAS officer shared that his daughter has been trapped in the web of ‘Love Jihad’ since October 2018. After doing an investigation at a personal level, the former IAS found his daughter’s whereabouts in Mawana, Meerut.
Meanwhile, IAS officer’s wife stated that following the death of a girl named Neha in Karnataka, she is concerned about the safety of her only daughter. She also stated that she tried everything she could to save her daughter from Jihadi’s clutches, but all of her attempts were futile. The family blamed the failure of their efforts on pressure from certain administrative officials.
The victim’s family also requests that the government take substantial measures to prevent their sisters and daughters from dying at the hands of Jihadis. The IAS officer’s family sees Yogi Adityanath as their last hope. The former IAS stated that he has committed 35 years of his life to serving the country. While speaking with OpIndia, the couple also stated that if something happened to their only daughter, they may not be able to survive.
The victim girl studied medicine in Ukraine
The retired IAS officer’s daughter and alleged victim of love jihad, is originally from Odisha and studied medicine in Ukraine after finishing her schooling in different places across India. She earned a medical degree from a Russian institute and returned to India in 2016, having studied in Ukraine while his father was posted in Delhi. During this period, the family resided in Noida. After returning to India, the girl started her internship at a private hospital in Noida.
Abdurrahman met the girl in Noida hospital
The retired IAS officer adds that his daughter met Abdurrahman while undertaking an internship at a hospital in Noida. He previously worked in Unani medicine at the same institution. The girl initially told her parents that Abdurrahman was forcing her to talk to him. Following this complaint, the girl was sent to work in another hospital. Later, the IAS officer was transferred to Rajkot, Gujarat. The girl insisted on continuing her medical studies and requested permission to stay in Noida for some more time.
The girl was burnt at her home in Noida
The retired IAS officer goes on to tell OpIndia that one day in Rajkot, he received a phone informing him that his daughter had been burnt in her Noida home. When they arrived in Noida, the girl was found in a hospital with burn injuries. Abdurrahman was also present, and he gave a vague response when asked about how she was burnt. During the police investigation, the girl stated that she was probably burned while unconscious. She regained consciousness while lying naked under the shower. The IAS officer got skeptical about Abdurrahman but was primarily concerned about his daughter’s health and took her to Rajkot.
The girl received treatment at a hospital in Rajkot, Abdurrahman was blackmailing her
The couple also told OpIndia that the girl had burn marks on her face and chest while being treated in a Rajkot hospital. The girl kept insisting on going to Noida to complete her medical course after some recovery. The elderly couple suspects Abdurrahman came to Rajkot secretly. As per them, he had taken numerous obscene pictures of the girl lying naked while injured, which he used to blackmail the victim.
Fake marriage at Arya Samaj Seva Trust in Ghaziabad, Abdurrahman claimed to have done ‘Gharwapsi’ in Hindu Dharma
The retired IAS officer told OpIndia that Abdurrahman took his daughter from Rajkot to Noida and then to Ghaziabad. It is said that in April 2022, he feigned to marry the victim at an organisation called ‘Arya Samaj Seva Trust’. Abdurrahman allegedly claimed in this marriage that he was doing ‘gharwapsi’ to Hinduism.
However, Ghaziabad Police filed an FIR in this case under Section 420 of the IPC. The former IAS officer’s wife contends that the marriage in which Abdurrahman refers to her daughter as his wife is illegal under the law.
Abdurrahman pressurising the family to withdraw the case
Speaking to Opindia, the retired IAS officer’s wife stated that Abdurrahman is pushing them all to withdraw the complaint by putting pressure on their daughter. The girl was not allowed to speak with her parents for a long time since they refused to withdraw the case. The victim couple was also informed that Abdurrahman had viciously battered the girl, who is now the mother of a child, countless times. They said that Abdurrahman frequently puts up the child’s photo on social media status while also mocking the elderly couple.
Abdurrahman’s motive is ‘love jihad’ and usurping the property of the family
The elderly couple are afraid that Abdurrahman has his eyes on their property. The duo stated that Abdurrahman is aware that the girl is the sole child in their family. We were also told that the retired IAS officer’s health is deteriorating due to emotional stress. His wife stated that by ruining her family, Abdurrahman has not only achieved the purpose of his ‘Love Jihad’ but also wishes to become the owner of all movable and immovable property owned by the family.
The family also told us that the pressure to drop the case is being caused solely so that if Abdurrahman kills their daughter later, there will be no legal ramifications. The family, who say their daughter was deeply brainwashed, has demanded that the case be investigated by the CBI or NIA. The IAS officer’s wife further said that Abdurrahman delivers drugs to her daughter before she can make a statement to any official and threatens to kill their son if she speaks out.
The victim’s family has requested that the girl stay with them for at least one month. In addition to the administration, the family has approached Hindu organisations for assistance.
