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Couple harassed over inter-cast marriage gets passport

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Lucknow, June 21: A day after, Tanvi Seth, complained to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj accusing passport authorities in Lucknow of refusing her passport on the pretext of her “inter-cast marriage” to a Muslim man, the couple was on Thursday issued the passports after the couple took to social media highlighting their grievances.

Seth had on Wednesday alleged that Mishra questioned her marital status as she did not change her surname.

In her letter, she alleged that the officer told her to change her surname as it was the duty of every girl after marriage.

Seth alleged “she was harassed by the officer as she was married to a Muslim man and had not changed her surname”.

Seth alleged, “We hope it doesn’t happen to anyone else, in 11 years of marriage, we never faced this. Later, the officials apologised and we got our passports.”

Mohammad Anas Siddiqui, husband, alleged, “I was told, I should change my religion and take ‘pheras’.”

Meanwhile, a show cause notice has been issued to officer Vikas Mishra.

Source Tribune India

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