Hindu youth from Jetpur in contact with Bangladeshi Muslim girl via Instagram seeks circumcision

Rajkot: An incident has come to light in Jetpur here involving a Hindu youth who allegedly expressed willingness to convert to Islam for a Muslim girl from Bangladesh with whom, he has been in contact through Instagram. The matter has been reported to the Jetpur police station.

According to the information, Ashish Goswami, a 22-year-old Hindu Bawaji residing in Jetpur, came into contact with a Muslim girl from Bangladesh through Instagram. Ashish’s father has alleged that his son has been brainwashed and he has started spending his entire day in the mosque, where he performs the five daily prayers. Father further claims that the Bangladeshi Muslim girl has influenced Ashish to consider converting and marrying her, leading him to change his name to Sheikh Mohammad Ali Sameer. The incident came to light when Ashish visited a government hospital in Jetpur for circumcision, indicating his readiness to marry the girl. Ashish who now wears a skull cap and keeps his Muslim-like beard says he believes Allah is the only God. According to Ashish’s friends, he has decided to collect some fifty thousand Rupees and then to travel to Bangladesh to marry the Muslim girl with whom he is in contact via Instagram. Ashish’s friend also claimed that Ashish has done online marriage with that Bangladeshi girl already.  Ashish who now identifies himself as Sheikh Muhammad Ali, openly and comfortably criticizes the Hindu faith and the entire practice of idol worship.

Although Ashish’s parents were aware of the situation, they were concerned that their son might run away or take drastic measures. When Ashish visited the Jetpur government hospital for circumcision, his parents immediately approached him to try and convince him otherwise. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad also became involved in the matter and joined the efforts to persuade Ashish. The entire incident has been reported to the Jetpur Police Station, where Hindu leaders and the police are making attempts to convince Ashish to return to Hindu faith. DeshGujarat