Kerala love jihad case: Victim Hadiya clears the air

New Delhi: Kerala love jihad case victim, Hadiya (also known as Akhila) on Tuesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court and stated that she is and wanted to remain a Muslim. Hadiya, in her affidavit, also stated that she wanted to remain as the wife of Safin Jahan. The affidavit came after the Supreme Court had passed a detailed order on November last year. 

On November 27, last year, the apex court had directed that Hadiya be taken to Shivaraj Homeopathy college at Salem, Tamil Nadu, to continue her 11-month career studies. It also ordered that the college authorities had to make all the necessary arrangements for her hostel facilities to complete her studies there. The Supreme Court had also said that the Dean of the University will act as her local guardian there. When Hadiya had appeared before the bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, she submitted that she wanted to remain free and wanted to live a life with freedom. (UNI)