Kerala HC closes habeas corpus plea as Hadiya found residing with second husband
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala High Court closed the habeas corpus petition filed by Asokan, Hadiya’s father, on Friday after the prosecution informed the court that she is presently residing with her second husband.
Hadiya had gained national attention in 2016 due to her conversion to Islam and marriage to a Muslim.
A division bench of the high court closed the petition upon learning that Hadiya’s first marriage had concluded, and she had entered into a second marriage and living with her second husband near Thiruvananthapuram.
Satisfied over the prosecution’s report, indicating that Hadiya was not in illegal custody, the court decided to close the habeas corpus plea.
The family of Hadiya, whose conversion to Islam and subsequent marriage to a man named Shafin Jahan resulted in a controversy, had moved the Kerala High Court saying that they were unable to trace her for the past one month.
Her father Asokan moved the High Court saying he apprehends that his daughter has been taken into illegal custody by certain people including her husband, who are allegedly part of the banned Popular Front of India.
Asokan had told the high court that for the past one month, Hadiya was untraceable to him and his wife.
He had claimed that whenever they called their daughter, either she was not receiving any calls or on many occasions, the mobile phone was switched off.
Asokan also claimed that they went to her recently opened homoeo clinic at Malappuram but it was found closed and the neighbours didn’t have any idea about it.
Hadiya, had converted to Islam during her medical studies in Coimbatore and married Jahan in 2016 when she was 25 years old.
Soon, Asokan had filed a writ petition in the High Court saying the conversion was forced and Jahan had links to extremist organisations like PFI. He had also argued that she would be trafficked to Syria to join the Islamic State.
The High Court had then annulled the marriage, calling it a ‘sham’.
However, Jahan later approached the Supreme Court and in 2018, the apex court had set aside the High Court order.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
