Pune model alleges 'love jihad', reconverts to Hinduism after marriage

A model from Pune's Pimpri-Chinchwad has reconverted to Hinduism, citing harassment in her marriage to a Muslim businessman. She alleged physical and mental abuse after her 2017 interfaith marriage and conversion, now calling it 'love jihad'.

A model from Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune district has reconverted to Hinduism after alleging harassment during her marriage to a Muslim businessman. The incident took place in Pimpri-Chinchwad, near Pune in Maharashtra.

Allegations of 'Love Jihad' and Marital Abuse

According to the model, she married a muslim businessman, a resident of Mira-Bhayandar, in 2017 despite opposition from her family. Following the interfaith marriage, she converted to Islam and her name was reportedly changed. However, the marriage soon turned troubled, she alleged, claiming that she faced both mental and physical harassment after the wedding.

Speaking to the media, she said she was also pressured to change her religious practices after marriage. "Even though I was not directly forced to marry, I was influenced in the name of love. Under that influence, I agreed to the marriage of my own will. But now I feel it was a case of 'love jihad'," she said.

Return to Hinduism

She further alleged that after marriage, whenever she tried to follow Hindu customs and traditions at home, it was opposed. "Within a few days of the wedding, physical assault began," she said, adding that she endured the situation for several years primarily for the sake of her children.

She said she eventually decided to correct what she described as her "mistake" and reconverted to Hinduism. She claimed that she has also brought her four children back to the Hindu faith. She further stated that one of another daughters-in-law in the same family fully accepted Islam and continues to live with the family, while another daughter-in-law was also allegedly facing harassment but had the support of her husband.

Police Complaint Filed

Surve said she has filed a police complaint regarding the alleged harassment she faced over the past ten years and seeks security for herself. "Now I am not afraid of anything. I am standing strong for my children," she said. (ANI)

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