Nikah ceremony of two sisters held peacefully under police security in Saharanpur

The nikah ceremony of two minor Muslim sisters was peacefully organised on Thursday under the strict surveillance of the police in Gangoh kasba of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh. According to Aaj Tak's report, all religious rituals were completed amidst tight security arrangements during this wedding event. Anil, a resident of Chhoti Satrod in Hisar district of Haryana, and Sanjay, a resident of Dhankhakhedi in Jind district, arrived at Mohalla Anarkali with their baraat.

This entire matter became controversial when the wedding invitation card went viral on social media. As the names of the grooms on the invitation card were Anil and Sanjay, some people raised objections to it. Seeing the Hindu names of the grooms, some people threatened to stop the nikah, which created a tense atmosphere in the area. Keeping in mind the sensitivity of this matter, a heavy police force was deployed outside the baraat ghar by the administration so that no untoward incident or violence could take place.

When both maternal cousins, Anil and Sanjay, reached Gangoh on Thursday with their baraat, the bride's side gave them a warm welcome. Keeping the earlier threats in mind, the police had made foolproof security arrangements outside the baraat ghar. All the rituals of the nikah began in the presence of the police personnel. The relief was that no person reached the spot to protest during this time and the nikah of both sisters was completed in an extremely peaceful atmosphere. At the end of the ceremony, chhuhare (dates) were distributed to all the guests present.

The marriage of these two sisters living in Mohalla Anarkali of Gangoh was fixed for November 12. But as soon as the invitation card went viral on social media, a controversy started over the names of the grooms. In fact, both youths come from a Muslim family, but their names are kept according to Hindu tradition. It was alleged that some people called the garden manager, pressured him to cancel the booking and threatened to create disruption in the ceremony. The name of Rohit Pradhan, district president of Hindu Suraksha Seva Sangh, also surfaced in this controversy.

Amidst this controversy, the grooms' family clarified the historical reason behind keeping their Hindu names. According to the family, this tradition of keeping Hindu names in their family has been going on since the time of the country's partition in 1947. During those difficult times of partition, Hindu families of the village had hidden the identity of their ancestors to save their lives and introduced them as Hindus. To keep alive the memories of mutual brotherhood and cooperation of that time, the family started keeping Hindu names for their children, a tradition that continues to the present day.

A complaint was lodged by the bride's side against two persons at the Kotwali, due to which the police were completely alert. CO Shailendra Pratap Gautam stated that the police were continuously monitoring this matter and personnel were deployed in the garden for security. The police gave a clear warning that strict action would be taken against those who disrupt law and order.

Several local dignitaries were present at this nikah ceremony, including Haji Tahseen Chaudhary, block president of Bharatiya Kisan Union Tikait, Nagar President Mehrban Qureshi and Sarfaraz. Due to the alertness of the police, a major uproar was averted and the wedding event concluded happily.