Hina, a Pilibhit resident, filed a complaint with Bareilly police around a month and a half after their marriage, alleging Pandit Shankhdhar of forcing her to embrace Hinduism. Hina has also accused her husband, Prem Shankar Gupta, and her brother-in-law of tricking her into marriage.
The woman said that she wanted to leave Islam and be part of Hindu religion. She said that she believed in Lord Rama and that she found peace in chanting the name of Lord Rama.
Clement Lakda is one among many tribals in Chhattisgarh whose ancestors were converted by Christian missionaries with the motive of grabbing their land.