City
Epaper

Indian girl flew to Abu Dhabi 'for love'

By IANS | Updated: September 30, 2019 11:15 IST

A 19-year-old Delhi-based Christian girl who flew to Abu Dhabi earlier this month and embraced Islam, has rubbished reports that she has been abducted and coerced into joining a terrorist group, adding that she came to the UAE for love.

Open in App

"This is not true. I have found my true calling and have come to Abu Dhabi of my own free will. No one forced me. I am an adult citizen of India and can make my own decision," Ciyani Benny, now known as Aisha, told Gulf News on Sunday.

A final year under-graduate student at the Jesus and Mary College, Ciyani attended classes until on September 18.

However, the same day, she took a flight to Abu Dhabi to marry an Abu Dhabi-based Indian man she became friends with on social media about nine months ago.

Her parents, originally from Kozhikode, Kerala, filed a missing report alongside a police complaint saying that their daughter has been kidnapped.

But on Saturday, Ciyani issued a statement saying that she embraced Islam in Abu Dhabi Court on September 24 of her own free will.

"I have accepted this religion and would ensure that I would live with the same faith," she added.

In her statement, she urged the Indian government to take action against those spreading the "fake news" that she has been "abducted or is part of a terrorist group".

Ciyani said her parents, including his brother have air-dashed to Abu Dhabi to meet her.

"I have told them I am not going back. I want to get married to live in the UAE," she told Gulf News on Sunday.

( With inputs from IANS )

Tags: indiaGulf News
Open in App

Related Stories

CricketIndia vs South Africa 2025 Schedule: Full List of Matches, Dates, Venues and Fixtures

TechnologyOpenAI Offers ChatGPT Go Free for a Year in India; Check All the Features Users Can Now Access

NationalGolden Power: Indian Women Now Hold 24,000 Tonnes of Gold, Outshining Global Investors

MumbaiMumbai Man Pursuing PhD in US Booked for Sexually Abusing Woman on False Promise of Marriage

LifestyleCreative Rangoli Designs for Dhanteras and Diwali 2025 to Welcome Goddess Lakshmi

International Realted Stories

InternationalIndia to showcase expanding defence, aerospace strength at Dubai Air Show 2025

InternationalUS to designate Venezuela's 'Cartel de los Soles' as Foreign Terrorist Organisation

InternationalSet to sign MoU with British Museum today to bring Vrindavani Vastra home: Assam CM

InternationalSouth Korea: Court dismisses ex-spy chief's petition against arrest over martial law

InternationalInternational Crimes Tribunal to deliver verdict today in case against Sheikh Hasina