The Kerala High Court has ordered the police to provide protection to the little girl who rose to fame during the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela and whose husband is now facing charges of kidnapping her.
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The high court order came on the girl’s request seeking directions to the state government and the SHO of Ernakulam Central police station to protect her life.
“Having heard the counsel of the petitioner (the girl) as well as the counsel of the government, I am prima facie satisfied that the petitioner should be protected for her life.
“Therefore, there will be a direction to the second respondent (SHO) to provide adequate protection to the life of the petitioner, pending disposal of the writ petition,” the court said.
It also issued a notice to the state government and the SHO and listed the matter on July 10.
Another Supreme Court bench had earlier this month said that the girl prima facie appeared to be a principal and had granted transit bail for one month to her husband so that he could move a Madhya Pradesh court for anticipatory bail in a kidnapping case against him.
The girl’s husband, Muhammad Farman, is accused of kidnapping her in a case registered by the Madhya Pradesh police based on a complaint filed by her father, who claimed that she was a minor.
With a captivating smile and beautiful eyes, the Indore girl shot to fame after a virtual content creator shared a video of her selling rudraksh garlands at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh last year.
She married the man in Kerala, in the presence of senior CCP leaders, despite her family’s opposition.
However, her family later claimed that she was a minor, which led to Madhya Pradesh Police booking Varman for various crimes, including kidnapping, under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act, the Child Marriage Prohibition Act 2006, and the Scheduled Castes/Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989.
