Yesterday, two women visited our
@sewanyaya office
Both work at a beauty salon
One of them, Sandhya, was a smart and aware woman who was already familiar “love jihad.”
When Sandhya learnt that her colleague Shobha was a victim she brought her to our office
Shobha Yadav was a single mother of a 3-year-old daughter when an account with name “SK Yadav” contacted her on Instagram
He told her he liked the cooking videos she posted. The two began chatting and, two months later, met in person
The man, who introduced himself as “Suresh,” was 20 years older than her
He told Shobha that he would marry her and give her daughter a good future, and that in return she should take care of household chores. She agreed. She moved in with him in Delhi’s Kalkaji area
Shobha’s family lives in Bihar and, according to her, they do not really care about what is happening in her life
Soon after, he took her to a mosque. There, she was shocked to learn that he was not Hindu but Muslim. He told her that he had concealed his identity because she would have left him otherwise. His real name was Shahid Parvez
Shobha told us that this mosque, along with several others, refused to marry them because she was Hindu. In her own words, one maulvi told them, “We can’t tackle the police, but we can’t tackle Bajrang Dal.”
The two returned home. Two days later, Shahid brought a document - a nikahnama - and asked her to sign it. She did
Shobha says his behaviour changed after that. He had never been particularly loving, but now he constantly pressured her to do things she didn’t like including eating meat and keeping Roza. He also began wearing a skull cap, which she disliked
Soon afterwards, she discovered that he was already married and had a son. Feeling helpless, she remained silent and accepted it
Later, she learnt that he also had a daughter, who was 18 years old. She accepted that as well
Last week, Shahid suddenly disappeared. Shobha says that when she woke up one morning feeling unusually dizzy - she suspects he mixed something into her food the previous night to make her very sleepy - he was gone
Her gold jewellery was missing, and all of his clothes had also disappeared, confirming that he had left. His phone is switched off
Shobha owns almost nothing apart from the gold jewellery. She has no bank balance, no assets
After a week of feeling utterly cheated and devastated, she is slowly recovering. She has shifted to a much smaller room because she can no longer afford her previous rent. To keep her kitchen running, she has already sold much of her furniture
I explained to her he is a fraud Nd a religious fanatic who only wanted to convert and exploit her for his dream of sex slaves-filled jannat, and he is never going to call again
Shobha, like millions of women, are unaware of Islamist fanaticism and conversion agendas. She thought she was entering a relationship, if not for love, at least for a genuine commitment to marriage. Now she feels completely shattered
I spoke to her at length. She cried, sobbed, broke down several times. It was difficult even to watch
We
@sewanyaya are helping her file a police case for cheating. We have also extended financial assistance
Proud of
@RealAzadVinod and
@Ajayyadav_610, who are standing by her like brothers. Proud of Sandhya, whose awareness helped bring this matter forward
Every woman must know this truth