Hadiya says no one forced her to convert to Islam, father's lawyer denies to accept remark

Photo: Facebook/Shafin Jahan S

NEW DELHI: While Hadiya on Saturday said that she was not forced to convert to Islam, her father's lawyer is denying to accept her statement on face value.

"What Hadiya is saying cannot be accepted at its face value because she was made to say so, and that is our impression. Her behaviour with her family was not normal. Whatever she has said to the media cannot be taken as her own free comments," her father's lawyer said.

Hadiya has been at the centre of controversy over her conversion from Hindu to Muslim. 

On Saturday, Hadiya said "I am a Muslim. I want to go with my husband. Nobody forced me to convert."

She will be produced before the Supreme Court in connection with the Kerela 'love jihad' case on November 27. She was brought to Delhi on Saturday amid heavy police security. Her parents are also accompanying her for the hearing.

Earlier, the Kerala High Court had sent her to her parents KM Asokan and Ponnamma, who alleged that her marriage is a case of 'love jihad', and annulled her marriage to Shafin.

The case is under the consideration of the apex court, which had ordered the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to look into it.On September 16, Jahan filed a plea in the top court and requested to call off the NIA probe, alleging that the investigation agency "is not being fair".

On October 30, the Supreme Court directed her father to produce her on the next date of hearing.On November 21, Hadiya`s father moved a fresh application in the top court seeking direction for audio and video recording of the hearing.