Daijiworld Media Network - Sullia (SP)
Sullia, Dec 11: Asiya, who claims that she had undergone religious conversion to marry a native of Sullia and that her husband's family has been thwarting her efforts to reunite with her husband, is sitting on a dharna in front of a shop here. After people gathered at the spot where she is protesting on the night of Thursday December 10, the police had to wield their lathis to disperse the crowd.
Asiya sat on dharna in front of Kattekar footwear belonging to her husband's family in protest as a meeting called to solve her problem did not succeed. Several people and also a town panchayat lady member were standing with her to extend moral support. In WhatsApp groups, a message was flashed that a protest would be held on the evening of December 10 in front of the above whop. At around 8.40 pm, a sizeable crowd had gathered at the spot and the police lathi-charged the gathering and dispersed them.
Asiya
Gurpur Vajreadehi Math Sri Rajashekharananda Swamiji, in the meanwhile, reportedly got death threat from abroad. The Swamiji had pledged support to Asiya. The Swamiji said that he recently received two threat calls, one reportedly from Malaysia and another from Iraq, for showing interest in this case. The Swamiji said here cannot be cowed down by such threats.