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Kerala 'Love Jihad' case: Hadiya to appear in SC today; story so far

Contrary to her parents' claim, Hadiya on Saturday told reporters that her conversion was not by force

Hadiya earlier known as Akhila. (Photo: Twitter)
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Hadiya earlier known as Akhila. (Photo: Twitter)

BS Web Team | PTI New Delhi
The Supreme Court will on Monday continue the hearing in the Kerala 'love jihad' case.

On the last date of hearing, the Supreme Court had asked Hadiya's father to produce her before it.

A Supreme Court bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, had asked senior advocate Shyam Divan, representing the father of the woman, to ensure she is produced before them to ascertain whether she had married of her own volition.

In a video recorded in August, Kerala woman 24-year-old Akhila Ashokan, or Hadiya is heard pleading an activist to "get

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