A controversy erupted on social media over the nikah of two Muslim sisters in Gangoh in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district. After the wedding invitation card went viral, claims of an interfaith marriage began circulating because the grooms’ names on the card appeared to be Hindu. As the matter escalated, police investigated and clarified the situation. According to police, both grooms are from the Muslim community and are residents of the Mewat region. In some families there, there is a traditional practice of keeping Hindu names.
Circle Officer Shailendra Pratap Gautam said both the grooms and brides belong to the same community. The caste and biradari of both families are also the same. Therefore, the claims being made on social media about an interfaith marriage are misleading.
The nikah of the two sisters, Rafsha and Gulfsha, is scheduled for November 12. The family had alleged that after the card went viral, an unidentified person called the marriage hall operator, pressured him to cancel the ceremony and threatened a disturbance. The sisters filed a complaint with police and sought security. Police have assured that the allegations related to the threat will be investigated and that the nikah will be conducted peacefully.
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