Hitesh Rathod murdered for not converting to Islam [ Gujarat, India ]

[ Reported as seen ]

Hitesh Rathod’s body was fished out of Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad on 5 September. Police investigation revealed that Hindu hatred was the reason behind his murder.

Ahmedabad Riverfront East Police Inspector V.D. Zala said: “After the body was fished out, it was identified as of Hitesh Rathod, who is in early 20s. Married to Afsana Banu, he had, on Sunday afternoon, dropped off his wife at a market in the old city area and then had gone missing. Later when his wife called him, his phone was switched off.”

According to the victim’s family, Afsana Banu’s family can be behind the murder, because they were pressurising Rathod to convert to Islam.

However, defending her parents and family, Afsana Banu told the local media that her parents can’t be behind her husband’s murder, because they supported the couple getting their love marriage registered. They got married this May, but were in a relationship for more than one year.