A Hindu woman in Bengaluru has approached the police commissioner seeking justice after accusing her husband, Mohd Sadakath Ali, of deceiving her by marrying another woman who reportedly already has two children. As per Public TV reports, she stated that despite being legally married for five years, her husband recently entered into another marriage without her knowledge. The complaint also raises questions about the inaction of Hennur Police, whom she had previously approached for help.
According to her complaint, the Hindu woman, who lost her parents at a young age, first met Islamist Sadakath Ali through a friend at Kaval Byrasandra. Their relationship reportedly continued for nearly ten years before they solemnised their marriage five years ago at a Sub-Registrar’s Office under the Special Marriage Act. His friends, Anil Kumar and his wife Janaki, stood as witnesses to their marriage. The couple subsequently lived together in Kalyan Nagar.
The woman further stated that Sadakath Ali had never informed his family about their marriage. Over the past month, she reportedly noticed that he was frequently staying away from home and returning irregularly. When she questioned him about his behaviour, an argument reportedly followed, during which he disclosed that he had married another woman approximately a month earlier. According to her complaint, the other woman already has two children.
Seeking justice, the woman claims she approached Hennur Police Station and reported the second marriage and abandonment, but no appropriate action was taken. Left without a resolution, she has now escalated the matter to the Bengaluru Police Commissioner. The allegations warrant a thorough investigation, including verification of the marriage records and the circumstances surrounding the alleged second marriage, with appropriate legal action if wrongdoing is established.
A disturbing series of incidents has been reported across Karnataka over the past week, including the horrific sexual assault of a 12-year-old Scheduled Caste girl, with Ismail accused in the case, and complaints of Hindu girls being targeted, groomed and blackmailed in Rajasthan in the Anas Khan recruitment scandal. At a time when such cases are raising public concern, reports that the Karnataka Congress government is considering repealing the anti-conversion law introduced under the previous BJP government are particularly troubling. The government must prioritise the protection of Hindu girls, women, ensure accountability and reconsider any move that could weaken safeguards against coercion and forced religious conversion by the radicalist elements.
