According to Islam, a nikah can take place only between two people who are Muslims. In this case, the bride, daughter of Mahendra Singh Malik, would have converted to Islam if the nikah took place with a Muslim man.
Senior Superintendent of Police Shashi Shekhar Singh informed that the accused Maulvi has been arrested and the minor victim has been sent to the hospital for medical examination.
Mufti Mustafa runs the Jami-ul-Huda madrasa since 2018 in Moirabari. The police also seized several incriminating documents along with mobile phones, bank passbooks, and other material from Mufti Mustafa's possession.
When the class 10 student named Mashida was called on stage to receive the prize for topping her class, senior cleric MT Abdulla Musaliyar walked towards the place where the girl was felicitated and reprimanded the fellow clerics for inviting "a girl on stage".