After being restored to family, Sikh woman married to man from community

June 29, 2021 15:55

A Sikh woman, who was restored to her family from her alleged kidnapper amid allegations of forced conversion, was Tuesday married off to a man from the Sikh community.

"The girl was married to Sukhbir Singh today. They knew each other and there was no coercion or force used (against the girl), Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Delhi president Paramjit Singh told reporters in Srinagar.

He thanked all the people who made the marriage possible. Asked if the 18-year-old woman was already married to a Muslim man following her alleged conversion, he said no marriage had taken place. He appealed to people to maintain the age-old communal harmony in Kashmir.

"We do not want any (anti-conversion) law. The majority community has to take care of the minority community," he added. Singh said the Sikh community wanted to set up a major hospital in Kashmir on a plot owned by Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee.

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