Mohammad Umer

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Mohammad Umer (also spelled Omer) also known as Umesh was an Indian Muslim caught in a contrversy due to a Hindu-Muslim marriage.

[edit] Events

On April 2, 2007, Umer and his then girlfriend Priyanka Wadhwani left their home in Bhopal for Mumbai. On the 3rd, Umer underwent shuddhi and was renamed as Umesh, after converting to Hinduism. The Bhopal police then lodged a kidnapping case against Umer, even though Wadhwani and Umer were both adults and furthermore Wadhwani went on record stating:

“ I left of my own free will and was not kidnapped.[1] ”

[edit] High Court ruling

The high court upheld the marriage[2], partly basing its ruling on a prior ruling that stated that Hindu-Muslim marriages is not "unusual"[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hindu-Muslim love gets HC's blessing Times of India - April 12, 2007
  2. ^ Sindhis issue rules for girls in Bhopal Yahoo News India - April 12, 2007
  3. ^ Marriage of Hindu boy, Muslim girl not unusual' Express India - December 09, 2005
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