Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Gujarat Police Rescue Woman, Arrest Eight Over Interfaith Marriage Block
A woman in a city called Porbandar, in the Indian state of Gujarat, wanted to get married.
Her family did not want her to marry the man she loved because he followed a different religion.
They took her to an office called the Collectorate to cancel the wedding papers.
The man she wanted to marry, Dheeraj, called the police for help.
The police arrived at the office and took the woman to safety.
Then they arrested eight people, including some of her relatives and a lawyer, for blocking the officials from doing their job.
Now the police are handling the case.
This story shows that sometimes families disagree about who someone should marry, and that the law stepped in to protect the woman.
Police in Porbandar, Gujarat arrested eight people, including relatives of a woman and a lawyer, for obstructing officials at the Collectorate.
The arrests followed a police helpline call from Dheeraj Nanji Parmar, who alleged the woman's parents and relatives had taken her to the marriage registrar to cancel their wedding application.
The family allegedly tried to prevent the woman from marrying a man of another faith.
Those arrested include advocate Akbar Suleiman Selot (43), Adam Musa Ravada (51), Haroon Musa Ravada (50), Rasik Alimahmad Jinda (58), Razak Aanmahmad Ravada (51), Abdul Kadeer Ravada (35), Hawa Razak Ravada (42), and Shabana Irfan Ravada (39).
The incident took place at the Porbandar Collectorate on Thursday.
- Who
- Dheeraj Nanji Parmar, an unnamed woman, and eight arrested individuals including her relatives and advocate Akbar Suleiman Selot
- What
- Police rescued a woman and arrested eight people accused of obstructing officials while trying to cancel her wedding application
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Porbandar Collectorate, Porbandar, Gujarat
- Why
- The family allegedly tried to prevent the woman from marrying a man of another faith
- Location
- Porbandar Collectorate, Porbandar, Gujarat
- Number arrested
- 8 people, including relatives and a lawyer
- Complainant
- Dheeraj Nanji Parmar
- Lawyer arrested
- Advocate Akbar Suleiman Selot, 43
- Incident day
- Thursday
- Allegation
- Family tried to cancel wedding application to stop an interfaith marriage