West Bengal: 3 Hindu girls became victim of Love Jihad, family approaches Hindu Samhati for help

Image: Depiction of Love Jihad victim(File photo)

Love Jihad cases rising in West Bengal in an alarming number. Every month, new cases come to light from different districts. Many girls are recovered, many are not. Recently, three such cases has been surfaced where three Hindu girls became victim of Love Jihad. But after filing complaints in respected police stations, they have not been recovered. Family members alleged that police did not take any steps to trace or recover the girls as they are above 18 years of age. 

Case 1:

 A case of Love has come from Durgapur town of Paschim Bardhaman district. Pinak Pani Adhya in his written complaint(FIR number: 325/23, dated 04/07/2023) alleged that her daughter Snehakana has been trapped in love by Seikh Samir Khan, a resident of Pukur Par slum. After that, Seikh Samir kidnapped her daughter and took her to unknown location. Till now, he could not get any clue about where his daughter is. 

Image: Love Jihad victim Snehkana Adhya

Father of the victim alleged, “As my daughter is above 18 years of age, police is not willing to find her and arrest the culprit. Even they have not tried to trace my daughter. From various sources, I came to know that Samir has kidnapped my daughter. I'm very much worried about my daughter.”

Case 2: 

Another case of Love Jihad has come to light from Uttar Banagram village under jurisdiction of Bhangore Police Station of South 24 Parganas district. Her father filed a missing complaint(MR No- 61/23 dated 23/05/2023) at the police station on 23/05/23. Later based on the investigation, police filed an FIR and started investigation. 

As per the father of the missing daughter, Ruma Mondal was studying Graduation in local college ‘Bhangore Mahavidyalaya’. On 22nd of May, she went missing from college. 

Image: Love Jihad victim Ruma Mondal

Her father said, “She didn't return home from college. At first, we searched for her in every possible places. But we couldn't find her. So, I filed a missing complaint at the police station. Later, I come to know that Najibul Molla, who loved in the neighborhood, trapped my daughter into Love and kidnapped her. But till now, police couldn't find or recover her. I think police are not willing to find her.” 

As per local sources and her parent Ruma became a victim of Love Jihad. Najibul Molla trapped the college girl in Love and kidnapped her. Till now, she is missing. Her parents or concerned police have no idea about her whereabouts. 

Case 3: 

Another case of Love Jihad has come from Singur Police Station area of Hooghly district of West Bengal. The name of the victim is Purba Das. She has been allegedly abducted by Hasibul Jaman Baidya, a resident of Nasibpur village under jurisdiction of Singur Police Station area on 17/03/2023. 

Her father Mukundaram Das alleged, “My daughter has been trapped in love and kidnapped by Hasibul Jaman. I filed a complaint at the police station and prayed to recover my daughter. But after four months passed, till police couldn't find my daughter.”

Image: Love Jihad victim Purba Das

It is a known fact that Love Jihad cases has been happening in remote areas in West Bengal. The pattern is same- trap in love, then elop by promising marriage and then convert her to Islam. But in these three cases, police didn't take any steps to recover the girls. Even, police did not try to trace the girls, although no one can deny the fact that police filed FIR initially. 

In this three cases of Love Jihad, family members approached ‘Hindu Samhati’ for legal and other possible help to get back their daughter. Hindu Samhati is giving them all possible help to recover their daughters.