“Cross-border Love Jihad: Israfil Ansari pretends to be Munna Mahato to trap a minor Nepali Hindu girl, brings her to Nainital and marries in temple, rescued”, Opindia, March 10, 2024:
“A fresh instance of love jihad has surfaced in the Nainital area of Uttarakhand where 24-year-old Mohammad Israfil Ansari alias Dara Ansari was residing with a 16-year-old girl from Nepal. He deceived and married her in a temple. He has been arrested following a complaint by a non-governmental organization (NGO) and the girl was found by the authorities on 6th March.
The matter pertained to the Bhimtal area of Uttarakhand. According to a statement from the non-profit Mission Mukti Foundation, the accused is a resident of Nepal’s Parsabirgunj and the victim is from Shivpur in Nepal. He befriended her on Instagram and introduced himself as Munna Mahato. She fell into his trap as he built fantasies about marriage with her.
Afterwards, on 11th December of last year, the minor girl eloped with him and reached Uttarakhand from Nepal. Her family members started searching for her when she went missing from her home. Her mother received a call from a WhatsApp number after around a month and the caller told her to forget about her daughter. The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) station in the Betia region of Bihar then received a complaint from the Nepali parents…..”
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