A Bangladeshi woman Sonia Akhtar reached Noida alleging a Noida resident, Saurabh Kant Tiwari, performed 'Nikah' with her in 2021 after embracing Islam in Dhaka, Bangladesh and later deserted her
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.