Summary:
Meerut: In a fresh twist in the alleged Meerut ‘love jihad’ case, the woman, who had earlier eloped with a local history-sheeter named Shahzad, on Friday returned and claimed that she was willingly in a live-in relationship with her paramour. It was alleged that Shahzad had abducted the newly-wedded woman while she was going to her husband’s house on April 8.On May 19, two BJP MLAs had protested against the city police over the 'love jihad' case. “She has clearly told us that she went with Shahzad out of her own will and was not forced by him or anyone else. Officials said that the duo went to Saharanpur, Chandigarh, Amritsar and Goa to avoid police. According to officials, the woman, who had earlier got married to someone else, was traced to Chandigarh.The couple had been under severe pressure from their families and police to return to Meerut..