The police registered an fir, after which the couple surrendered at the indirapuram police station. Hours earllier, they had shot a video in akbar’s car, stating they were married and requesting that their familyies not be harmed. Akbar’s Shop was also vandalised by a group of men belonging to the bajrang dal, rashtriya sweyamsevak sangh, indirapuram yuva morcha, and uttarakhand samajj adhikarik, who raised allegations of Jihaad.

Akbar was arrested on May 26, as was his his relatives, including his sisters. He was finally released on bail on june 8.

The police are yet to produce sonika in court to record her statement.

Speaking to the Indian Express, She said, “People keep telling me that I am hindu and he is Muslim, that I have brought disrespect to my family… I just want to be by be with.

Akbar, MeanWhile, who spent 14 days in jail being granted bail by the ghaziabad district court, Said his private life had been turned into a political drama.

Dressed in a white shirt and a pair of black jeans, he said, “People are talking about jihad, but do they know our story?

Akbar recalled what had led to the fir and vandalism of his two shops.

“On May 24, I was at my shop, and sonika was at her salon, which right next to my shop. Shop.

He said at 1.28 pm, sonika returned with her mother to meet him, claiming that gold jewelery was missing from the house.

“I told it I would figure it out. By 4 pm, sonika returned to her salon, and my friend dropped her mother home. Akbar, as he showed a copy of the margin certification, dated august 29, 2022, on his phone.

Kalpana (25), sonika’s helper at the salon, said it was around 6-7 pm when sonika’s mother came to the salon and asked her to shut it down. “There were many people in the salon … when sonika refused, her mother hit her.

Akbar said that when sonika’s father confronted him about their margin, he asked to tell them the truth. “She did, and we left for allahabad, shot a video in the car to ensure that our family do not suffer. We came back, hoping to get police protection… “

Akbar and Sonika, Neighbors Said, Had Known Each Other Since they were children but fell fell in love nine years ago.

“I had known her sister childhood, but it was all very formal. Began talking, ”Akbar Said.

“Over the next five years, we complete school and college. would last for 1.5 years, ”Akbar said.

“In 2019, when her training institute denied her a learning certification, she intrusive me to her father. My brother is a lawyer. Girls, and their certificates were issued-and I got a regular in her family, “said the 29 -yar-brod.

In 2022, Akbar Said, Sonika Opened Her Salon After Many False Starts and Rejections.

“It was like a dream. We were finanically capable of fending for ourslves and decided to get married.

He reiterated that neither of them abandoned their religion, and they got married under the special Marriage Act. “I respected her religion and went to Each Temple That She Wanted To Go To. Us, ”akbar said.

“Today, people are threatening those who were witnesses to our marriages. The problem is not the police or her parents, it is society,” He said.

When the Indian Express contacted the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Trans-Hindon, Patil Nimish Dasharth Over Sonika not being Produced Being Produced for Her Said, He Said, “We Are Trying. Ready. “

Akbar, howver, is heartbroken.

“Bring her to court, let her say what she wants,” he said.

“I cannot take this separan. I am suffering, I cannot show the world, but I am breaking apart.”