Court tells police to register case against Shoaib-Sania

Hyderabad, Apr 21 (PTI) Even as the newly-wed couple
Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza are planning to leave for
Pakistan, a city court has directed the Banjara Hills Police
to register a case against the duo and 12 others for allegedly
hurting the sentiments of Muslims.

Based on a private complaint lodged by a city-based
Muslim organisation, the III Additional Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate referred the matter to SHO, Banjara Hills Police,
for investigation and report on the same before it by May 26.
The complainant, Moullim Mohsin Bin Hussain Al-Kasary,
who is founder president of Mazlumeen-e-Ummatay Mohammediya
organisation, yesterday approached the court and named the
Pakistani cricketer his wife Indian Tennis star Sania Mirza,
including Shoaib's divorced wife Ayesha Siddiqui, Sania's
father Imran Mirza, former Indian cricketer Mohammed
Azharuddin, two Qazis among others for allegedly dishonestly
playing with Muslim sentiments.
"Initially Shoaib said he never married Ayesha, but later
divorced her. There is no official divorce, but the 14 accused
declared that divorce proceedings are over and got the public,
particularly Muslims, confused and insulted their religious
feelings," Al-Kasary alleged.
Two Qazis, appointed by the government misused official
position and got registered divorce (between Shoaib and
Ayesha) and also played with the belief of Muslims even as the
documents carried two different names of Shoaib's father, he
claimed.
The complainant alleged Shoaib Malik and 13 others by way
of their false representation played with religious beliefs
and maliciously outraged the religious feelings of Muslims as
such their acts are illegal and constitute an offence under
section 295 (A) (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to
outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its
religion or religious beliefs) of IPC. PTI VVK