Last Updated on 26/07/2024 by Ankita Jain
The owner of a beauty institute located in Civil Lines police station area of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh and her husband have been arrested. The students taking training at the beauty institute had alleged that Sapna Singh alias Rakshanda Khan used to incite them to convert to Islam under the guise of a beauty academy. She also used to ask them to marry Muslim boys.
In fact, the beauty institute’s director Rakshanda Khan and her husband Shahnawaz Khan were taken into custody by the police and questioned. After this, they were presented in the court, from where the court has ordered to send them to judicial custody today. Students Tanya Chaudhary and Swati said that we were instigated to adopt Islam in the academy. The virtues of Islam were told. Both the director and her husband were involved in the case. Student Jatin said, we were instigated to adopt Islam in the academy.
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‘She still believes in Hinduism’
The accused woman says that the allegations against her are false. She says, when the students asked for their fees back after the completion of the course, she refused to return the fees. Only after this they have filed a complaint. They will prove themselves innocent in the court. She also told that she was a Hindu earlier. After this she married a Muslim youth. But, she still believes in Hinduism.
SP said this in the matter
SP Akhilesh Bhadoria said, students taking training at Lakme Academy have accused the operator of inciting them to convert their religion. A case has been registered at Civil Lines police station. They have been questioned. Rakshanda Khan and her husband Shahnawaz Khan are originally from Kanpur. Both have been arrested from there. There are also allegations of tampering with the product. Action will be taken on that too.