Delhi High Court Directs Muslim Man Accused Of Forced Religious Conversion To Delete Social Media Posts Of Woman Within 48 Hours

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed a Muslim man, accused of forcefully converting a woman to Islam, to delete all his social media posts regarding woman within 48 hours, including images and comments.

Justice Prathiba M Singh personally interacted with the woman in chambers who told court that the man had posted her videos on various social media platforms.

The court was hearing a plea moved by one Azmat Ali Khan seeking removal of news items and videos published on online platforms in respect of an FIR lodged against him on April 19 by a Delhi-based woman accusing him of forced religious conversion.

Earlier this month, the court had directed certain news channels including Sudarshan News and social media platforms like YouTube, Google and Twitter to block links of news reports accusing Khan of forcefully converting the woman to Islam. During the hearing today, social media platforms Google and Twitter apprised the court that they have duly complied with the takedown order.

Justice Singh also asked the counsel appearing for Khan to advise his client to take the order of the court seriously and to also remove the social media posts.

During the hearing, Khan’s sister also told court that the woman and Khan were in relationship for a long time and she threatened to level allegations of religious conversion only after he wanted to end the relationship.

Earlier, Khan told court that the allegations against him are under investigation by Delhi Police and circulation of the videos is posing great threat to the independent probe as well as his safety and security.

Title: Azmat Ali Khan v. Union of India & Ors.