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Meghwar family flees to Karachi after girl’s ‘conversion’
Saher Baloch
Updated 12 minutes ago
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MEMBERS of the Hindu community protest outside the Hyderabad Press Club on Wednesday over alleged forced conversion and marriage of a Hindu girl in Daharki a few days ago.—Dawn
KARACHI: Taking refuge in the city after receiving threats by a powerful group in Daharki, the parents of a recently converted 12-year-old girl, Anjali Kumari Meghwar, met the Karachi police chief on Wednesday to speak about their daughter’s case.

Daharki, a city of Ghotki district, has been witnessing a wave of protests since Anjali was kidnapped from her home in Mustafa Abad Mohalla in broad daylight and converted within a day, according to her parents.

“Nobody listens to the poor. But to be from a lower caste on top of that, worsens the matters for our community,” said Kundan Mal Meghwar, father of the girl, while speaking to Dawn on Wednesday.

Also read: CII urged to formulate laws against forced conversion of Hindu girls

As was seen in most conversion cases in the past, the activities of the Bharchundi Shareef shrine in Daharki was once again questioned, with the parents alleging that their girl was converted and married off under the patronage of the shrine caretakers.

Soon after the incident, the caretakers came up with a statement that they had nothing to do with the kidnapping and forcible conversion of the girl. “We only facilitate their wish. We don’t impose our own will on them,” said a spokesperson for the shrine.

Kundan refused to admit that her daughter converted and married of her free will. For proof, he had with him documents issued by the National Database and Registration Authority and her school certifying that a girl had studied in there till class four, and at present, she was aged 12.

“Riaz Sial, the man Anjali was forcibly married to, is still roaming around the area and has not been arrested so far,” Kundan continued, “whereas my daughter was handed over to the police on Friday after we requested help from an influential man in the area.”

“It’s been nine days since my daughter was taken away,” he said, “but there’s no indication about what might happen. I’m hopeful, but deep down I also know that most lawmakers representing us in the assemblies are from the upper caste, and they’ll try and protect their own first.”

Sent to shelter home

On Sunday, a civil court in Daharki, where Anjali was supposed to record her statement under Section 164 of the code of criminal procedure, sent her to a shelter home in Karachi. The family’s lawyer, Kanji Rano Bheel, however, said Anjali’s statement was not recorded, “because the statement of a girl or a boy under the age of 18 is considered illegal according to the law.”

Speaking about the case and possible punishment to those suspected to be responsible, the lawyer said: “The accused can be arrested because, firstly, the girl is underage. And according to the Child Marriage Restraint Act passed in the provincial assembly in 2013, they can be arrested and tried in a court of law. Secondly, she was kidnapped and later forcefully converted. The proof of the kidnapping is the account of her mother, Haleema, who was present when the men jumped in the courtyard of their home and dragged Anjali away.”

Explaining, he spoke about a recent case in Mithi where a girl was gang-raped and later brought to the Civil Hospital Karachi for treatment. “The girl who was raped was from a Meghwar caste. In another case, a girl was kidnapped from Mitiari. So far, an FIR has not been registered in both cases. My point in bringing up these two cases is that these girls, just like Anjali, belong to a lower caste, which makes kidnapping and forcefully converting them much easier for those who wish to exploit them,” he said.

On contacting the shelter home in Karachi, initial findings of the organisation indicated that it was not a case of forced conversion.

Speaking to Dawn, PPP Senator Hari Ram stated: “We are trying our best to contact the high-ups. I have personally requested the chairman and co-chairman of the PPP to look into the growing incidents of forced conversions in the province and to specifically help the cause of the scheduled community.”

Published in Dawn, November 6th, 2014
Meghwar family flees to Karachi after girl’s ‘conversion’ - Pakistan - DAWN.COM
 
oh no!!might be raw propaganda
 
LoL, funny that the mullah came up with the statement that the 12 year girl converted and married of her free will.
 
Anjali’s statement was not recorded, “because the statement of a girl or a boy under the age of 18 is considered illegal according to the law.”
But Mullah came up with the statement that the under-age 12 year girl converted and married of her free will.

what a pity laws exists in PAK ???:laughcry:
 
If it was forceful she would be protesting not some goons with banner
 
Well, I'm sure she "agreed", she mustve heard to what happened to that christian couple recently.
 
Now just wait for some apologist to come up with 'there is no compulsion in religion'.

So there is the drawing room version of faith, for discussion in polite society, where you make all the right noises - about no compulsion, freedom to practice other faiths, liberal ideas and so on. Then there is the actual, street version, as practised against blasphemy accused or girls from the minority community. Boko Haram and ISIS should learn from Pakistan - why get unnecessary spotlight by kidnapping women in dozens and hundreds - do it one at a time and the world will overlook the outrage. Same applies to killing people of other faiths - don't do it on camera with a butcher knife - do it as a mob 'avenging' insult to the faith, and again, the world won't react.

Frankly, looking at the two incidents of the Christian couple being burnt alive and the 12 year old girl being converted and married off, it seems the only difference between Pakistan and groups such as Boko Haram and ISIS is a matter of degree. Boko Haram kidnaps hundreds of schoolgirls and converts and marries them off against their will. ISIS enslaves hundreds of women and sells them into slavery. In Pakistan, it happens one at a time. Same for killing minorities as well - the art seems to have been perfected - identifying Shia bus passengers and shooting them, bombing an Ahmadi gathering or a Christian church - all of it conveniently done by non-state actors.
 
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So how many hindus are left in pakistan?
 
If it was forceful she would be protesting not some goons with banner

I'm sure you're right. I mean what 12 year old girl doesn't dream of converting and marrying an older guy. All these people are just making a mountain out of a molehill. And the whole jumping into the yard and grabbing her wasn't actually kidnapping. They were just giving her a ride to her wedding because they didn't want her to have to walk on her "big day". Its all just a big misunderstanding.:tsk:
 
I'm sure you're right. I mean what 12 year old girl doesn't dream of converting and marrying an older guy. All these people are just making a mountain out of a molehill. And the whole jumping into the yard and grabbing her wasn't actually kidnapping. They were just giving her a ride to her wedding because they didn't want her to have to walk on her "big day". Its all just a big misunderstanding.:tsk:

There are the street thugs who actually do the kidnapping, and then there are the intellectual harlots who justify their actions.
 
If it was forceful she would be protesting not some goons with banner
is ur common sense on leave ????
when the parents (the one who gave her birth) cant get to see her, u feel it will be super easy for the girl (12 year old) to break out of the custody (mullah/police) and find herself her own banner for great ppl like you to notice ???
 
In a country with Islamic laws, why do you want to be a Hindu? It is a boon that you are allowed to convert to Islam. If you want to stay in Pak, convert and then practice what ever religion you want under the curtain. Be smart guys!
 
Award those mullhas Nishan-e-Pakistan.
Even the courts would be filled with mullha sympatizers forget about those mullha goons landing behind bars. Feel sad for the 12 year old girl,god give strength to her family.
 
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