New Delhi:

The spouse of a income official has filed a police grievance alleging that her husband, Ashish Gupta, transformed to Islam, modified his title to Mohammad Yusuf, and married a Muslim girl within the southern Uttar Pradesh city of Maudaha.

The saga started on September 2 when Ashish Gupta assumed his function as Naib Tehsildar in Maudaha. For days, an unfamiliar determine was seen on the city’s Kachariya Baba Masjid, ardently taking part in namaz. The city’s curiosity piqued, an inquiry ensued, revealing the person’s id as Mohammad Yusuf, a self-proclaimed resident of Kanpur.

Nonetheless, additional probe by the individuals revealed that Mr Yusuf was none apart from the Naib Tehsildar Ashish Gupta himself. Anticipating potential fallouts of the weird state of affairs, the mosque’s cleric alerted the police.

A recent twist emerged with the entry of Mr Gupta’s spouse – Aarti Yagyasaini – who filed a case of compelled spiritual conversion and ‘immoral’ marriage of her husband to a lady named Rukshaar. The grievance implicated people with unknown identities, including a brand new layer of thriller to the story.

Ms Yagyasaini’s police grievance claims Rukhsaar’s father, recognized as Munna, together with a cleric from the mosque and a number of other others, orchestrated the conversion on December 24, earlier than the alleged compelled wedding ceremony.

It stays unclear whether or not Mr Gupta was forcibly transformed to Islam or if he did it on his personal accord to legitimise an affair with Rukshaar. All angles are being probed, the police mentioned.