இந்துவாக மதம் மாறிய ஈரானியர்க்கு இந்திய குடியுரிமை மறுப்பு

இந்துவாக மதம் மாறிய ஈரானியர்க்கு இந்திய குடியுரிமை மறுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

தான் இந்துவாக மதம் மாறியுள்ளதால், இவர் தான் ஈரானுக்கு சென்றால், அங்கு சாரியா சட்டப்படி தான் கொல்லப்படுவோம் என்பதால், தனக்கு இந்திய குடியுரிமை வேண்டும் என்று கேட்டுள்ளார்.

அது மறுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

Indian citizenship refused to 'Hindu' Iranian by HC
Mayura Janwalkar
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 02:51 IST

Showing no sympathy to an Iranian seeking refuge in India, the Bombay High Court turned down his bail plea on Monday. Mohammed Ali Raihanny, who had changed his name to Krishna Raihany after converting to Hinduism in India, wanted to become an Indian citizen. He had moved HC seeking a conditional release on bail to complete documentation for asylum in India.

On two occasions earlier, the court had rejected his application for Indian citizenship as investigation reports of the central agency pointed to his involvement in hawala transactions and visits to Hindu places of worship.

When asked to report his whereabouts to authorities, he had allegedly changed addresses without informing them. "He has six different addresses," said additional public prosecutor Aruna Kamat-Pai. His trips to Pakistan via Iran also brought his intentions under scanner.

Raihany had filed an application for bail stating that he needed to furnish documents to the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees, which he kept at his residence.

Since religious conversion is barred by Iranian law, Raihany also pled that he feared capital punishment awaited him if he was sent back to Iran, as he had converted to Hinduism.