Asokan hasn't been able to get in touch with his daughter for the last month because she constantly turns off her phone. When he visited the clinic on December 3, he found it closed and that Hadiya's whereabouts were unknown to the neighbours.
Cases of Love Jihad in Kerala have been the cause of concern for Hindu and Christian communities. They claim targeted radicalisation of girls, forced conversions and terror recruitment.
The woman's advocate has stated that the 16-year-old girl's father is interfering with her right to live with her life partner whom she had chosen after attaining puberty and married through a valid 'Nikahnama'.
PV Dinesh is the founder and Chief-Mentor at Live Law, the news portal for legal journalism. He has previously filed another contentious petition regarding Sabarimala