Supreme Court had freed Hadiya from her parents’ custody and asked her to pursue her studies in Salem. The court, after the proceedings, had freed Hadiya from her parents’ custody and asked her to pursue her studies. To a query about her husband Shafin Jahan, Hadiya said she had no contact with him for the last few months as she did not have a mobile phone and the only people she spoke to were her parents. She further said she will be able to communicate better with the media persons after receiving the copy of the Supreme Court order. The Kerala high court had annulled the marriage terming it as an instance of ‘love jihad’, following which Jahan approached the Supreme court.

Source: Mint November 29, 2017 08:03 UTC