Missing Kashmiri girl found, converted to Hinduism, married man from Mumbai

Police issues advisory to social media users for spreading any misleading posts

Baramulla: The Baramulla police have said that they have taken cognisance of a inter-religious matter after the father of a girl from Baramulla district of Kashmir lodged a missing report in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

In a statement, the police said that on August 16, police station Kreeri lodged missing report in respect of daughter of one Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Sheik (other details with-held), who was missing since morning. On August 23, it has been learnt that on August 19, the said girl converted and married one Sagar Pradeep Singh of Navi Mumbai (other details with-held).

The Kreeri police have taken cognisance of the matter and has registered case under relevant sections of BNS.

According to police spokesman, district police Baramulla’s cyber patrol unit has noticed that many miscreants and anti-social elements are creating/ sharing posts attempting to use this incident to cause disturbance. Sharing content that is misleading/ inflammatory violates various laws and will lead to strict legal action, including initiation of criminal proceedings.

All are advised not to share misleading/ inflammatory content about this incident. If such content has been shared/ reposted, it is advised to delete the same, he said.

JK police is committed to ensuring our digital space remains safe and respectful for everyone, reads the statement.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by FPK staff and is published from a syndicated feed from GNS)