A HINDU woman and Muslim man who allegedly defied their families and got married recently were kidnapped from outside Tis Hazari courts on Wednesday evening, according to their lawyer.

The couple’s lawyer, G M Rana, has told the police that Khushboo Singh, 23, and Shoaib Siddiqui, 27, got married in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, about two months ago. Siddiqui is from Aligarh and Khushboo comes from Moradabad, in western UP.

The police have registered an FIR against unknown persons under IPC Sections 365 (kidnapping) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention).

Rana said they fled UP and came to the Capital in September-end and were staying at a friend’s house in Dwarka.

According to the FIR, registered at Sabzi Mandi police station on Rana’s complaint, Khushboo and Siddiqui had gone to meet their lawyer Rana in the Tis Hazari courts on Wednesday. Rana told Newsline that they left from gate number 2, where he saw a metallic colour Innova waiting.

The lawyer had come out with them and was walking behind when, suddenly, a few persons came out of the vehicle and forced the couple inside, he said. “The car sped off immediately and though I tried to give a chase, it was futile,” Rana said. “I called the Police Control Room after that.”

Rana said Khushboo and Siddiqui met about two years ago at the telecommunication company they worked for in Moradabad. Siddiqui recently got transferred to Aligarh and Khushboo’s relatives got to know about their relationship and forced her to quit her job in Moradabad, he said. This was in June, this year.

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