A case of ‘love jihad’ has come to light from Nepal’s Jhapa district. A youth named Firoz Mansuri kidnapped a minor Hindu girl one and a half months ago and took her with him. The victim’s family complained to the police on 24 March 2024. A total of 7 people, including Ohid, Majudin Khatun, Sakina Khatun and Alam, have been named in the complaint. The Nepali police have not yet been able to recover the victim.

According to the report by OpIndia, the victim’s mother has claimed that Mansuri is hiding in some part of Bharat with her daughter. It is alleged that Mansuri is calling the victim’s family and pressuring them to withdraw the case.

According to the complaint copy, the incident is from the Kanchankaval area of ​​the Jhapa district. The victim’s Hindu family living here has complained to the police. In the complaint, the victim’s father has said that his daughter was kidnapped by Firoz Mansuri on 15 March 2024. The victim is said to be a minor. Mansuri is a resident of Ward No. 7 of Mirchaiya Municipality in the Siraha district of Nepal. The accused was assisted by his mother, father, other family members and some acquaintances in kidnapping the girl at around 8:30 in the day.

The victim’s family says that some of their neighbours are also involved in the kidnapping of their daughter. These neighbours are accused of attacking the victim’s family in front of the police administration. It is said that despite the complaint, no action has been taken against those attackers yet. Two suspects named Parvati and Shyam Giri are accused of supporting Mansuri and his family. The victim’s family has expressed the fear of something untoward happening to their daughter and has appealed to the administration to recover her as soon as possible.

The victim’s mother alleges threats

Mansuri’s aunt has threatened the victim’s family that they will hide the girl and keep her hostage until she becomes an adult. After she becomes an adult, the victim will be married off to Firoz after conversion to Islam. There is pressure on the girl’s family to withdraw the case. Only then will the matter be discussed further. However, the victim’s family refused to withdraw the case. They have expressed apprehension that their daughter has been hidden somewhere in Bharat.

The girl met Firoz Mansuri while he was selling baskets

The victim’s mother has stated that Mansuri’s family makes baskets. The accused used to roam from village to village to sell these baskets. It is suspected that the two met during this time. Later, both started talking on social media. The victim’s mother said that her daughter is religious in nature, but despite this, she fell into Mansuri’s clutches. Talking to OpIndia, Rajesh Yadav, National President of Hindu Samrat Sena, said that he has demanded strict action against the accused from the Nepalese administration. Rajesh Yadav has warned of serious agitations if the girl is not recovered soon.

It is important to note that there have been several reported cases of love jihad coming from Nepal. In April this year, two Hindu girls, aged 15 and 14, were forcefully abducted from their residence in Nepal’s Dhanusha by a group comprising six Islamist men and two Islamist women. In March, a Muslim youth from Nepal, Mohammad Israfil Ansari alias Dara Ansari, tricked a 16-year-old Nepali Hindu girl into a relationship on Instagram by pretending to be Hindu.