Protect interfaith couple: HC to cops

BENGALURU: The

Karnataka high court

asked

Shivamogga police

on Monday to provide security to an

interfaith couple

. Rehaman Pasha, 24 and Suma R alias Sumaya, 19, had got married on June 28. Sumaya said she had converted to

Islam

out of her free will.


A division bench comprising Justices Raghvendra S Chauhan and HT Narendra Prasad said the court will take a serious view of the matter ifpolice failed to comply with the order. Pasha had moved the court through a habeas corpus petition, claiming Sumaya had been taken away by police.