Aditya Chandran (22), a young Hindu lady was found dead in a rented house near Kozhikode. There are allegations that she is a victim of grooming jihad (‘love’ jihad). On 13 July, Aditya was found dead in a rented room near Ganapatikunnu, Kozhikode.
Her father Chandran filed a complaint with the police demanding a thorough investigation into the death. They are natives of Kayakodi in Kozhikode district. Chandran wants Kerala police to bring the culprits to justice. His daughter was found dead in her rented house that she shared with a Muslim man.
Aditya was an employee at a Mall in Kozhikode. She was staying with 22-year-old Parakkal Muhammad Amal from Mavoor. Malls in Kerala are mostly owned by a particular community and allegations of rampant grooming jihad from such institutions have risen in the past. They employ Muslim youth and Hindu or Christian girls.
Aditya’s father says that the death was not suicide but that she was killed and then hanged. Suspiciously, police questioned Amal but also released the Islamist immediately. Aditya’s father alleged conspiracy since Amal had injuries on his body. He wants to know how he got injured.
The father said that by the time they got to know the information about Aditya’s death, her body was shifted to the hospital for post-mortem. What was the reason for the hurry? There are allegations that the well-entrenched grooming mafia worked hard and set him free.
The distraught father filed a complaint with the Kozhikode City Police Commissioner informing that his daughter Aditya’s death was mysterious. He demanded a detailed investigation should be carried out. In the complaint, Chandran alleges that Amal has not been interrogated properly or taken further steps even after the death.
Chandran has also filed a complaint with the State Human Rights Commission and the Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Hindu Aikya Vedi demanded that a case be filed under the Scheduled Caste Protection Act in Aditya’s mysterious death. K Shainu, state secretary of Hindu Aikya Vedi, said that even after days of the girl’s death, the police did not investigate due to the intervention of external forces. Shainu added that if the police did not take action, there would be a strong mass agitation.
Aditya’s family doubted Amal’s behavior and intentions even before her death. Their pleas fell on deaf ears. Like most cases, Aditya too fell for the live-in relationship trap and had to pay the ultimate price with her life. When will young Hindu girls learn about the perils of grooming jihad?
On 22 July, The Karma News reported that Aditya told her family that she would reach home. Amal trapped her promising marriage. They were staying in rented houses in different places for one and a half years. The family said that the two fought constantly.
Aditya’s partner was a drug addict and the two were at loggerheads as Amal had major financial problems. The family says that Aditya was subjected to physical and mental torture. The dead body was found in the room but it is also alleged that the police did not show the body to the family. Aditya’s missing gold and deletion of her social media accounts is a mystery, the family said.
Police have allegedly not taken any action against Amal.
