By News Desk
Shahjahanpur: A valima (wedding reception) of an interfaith couple was called off in Uttar Pradesh‘s Shahjahanpur after members of the Hindu Jagran Manch, a Hindutva organisation, raised strong objections.
According to reports, 29-year-old Dr Adnan married a Hindu woman, Neelam, an MBA graduate working at a multinational company, in a Delhi court on September 12, 2025.
On January 11, the couple hosted their reception at a local banquet lawn in Shahjahanpur. News spread, and a large number of right-wing workers led by Hindu Jagran Manch member Rajesh Awasthi reached the event venue, holding a demonstration, objecting to the interfaith union.
A purported video of the incident surfaced showing Awasthi mobilising a crowd to intensify the protest the following day, if a case was not registered against the groom and his family members.
“Whoever was present at the event, the people who officiated the nikah, the qazi and the family, we will register an FIR (First Information Report) against them,” he is heard saying in the video.
“If she (Neelam) is a minor, then we file an FIR against her as well, but if she is an adult, we will see,” he added.
This story was originally published in siasat.com. Read the full story here.
