ISIS terrorist Shahnawaz converted his wife Basanti Patel to Islam [ Gujarat, India ]

[ Reported as seen ]

On 2^nd October, 2023, ISIS terrorist Shahnawaz, had  converted his wife Basanti Patel to Islam.

Reportedly, Shahnawaz alias Shafi Uzzama had had married a Hindu woman named Basanti Patel, a resident of Gujarat. After marriage, he got his wife converted to Islam, and her name was changed to Maryam.

Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) HS Dhaliwal made this revelation while responding to media queries regarding Shahnawaz’s arrest. The police added that Shahnawaz, who was on NIA’s most wanted list, did mining engineering at the prestigious Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology.  Dhaliwal said, “Shahnawaz is a mining engineer from Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology. His wife, Basanti Patel, is converted to Islam and is now known as Maryam.”