Two Hindu sisters from Pakistan’s Sindh were abducted and married to two Muslims, according to Pakistani journalists and minority-rights activists. A video shared by journalist Veengas shows the two girls pleading outside a court in Pakistan after they were ordered to be moved to a safe house.
The sisters were identified as Sita and Rupi, members of the marginalised Kachhi Kolhi community. They were presented before a court on Wednesday in connection with a reported kidnapping case amid allegations from their family that the daughters were abducted, forcefully converted to Islam and married off to two local men, Amjad Solangi and Mansoor Solangi, in the Tando Allahyar district of Sindh.
According to Sindh Renaissance, a US-based Sindh-rights group, the court ordered the girls to be moved to a safe house for two days.
In the video, the girls are visibly distressed and protesting against the decision. People reported hearing them say “Let us go to our parents.”
However, the alleged conversions, their exact ages and the circumstances that led to the court case are unclear. Minority activists are demanding verification of the sisters’ ages and independent legal assistance.
Sorath Sindhu, a Pakistani social activist, wrote on X, "No decision affecting them should be made without ensuring that they understand the process and can express their wishes freely. The court ordered that they be transferred to a safe house. We demand justice, protection from harm, and a fair, transparent, and child-sensitive process. The girls must be heard directly, provided with independent legal and psychosocial support. Their age, stated wishes, and best interests must remain central to every decision."
This case was closely followed by another incident where a 14-year-old Hindu minor girl, identified as Pnasi Kohli, was allegedly abducted from the same Tando Allahyar district.
Veengas claimed that six Hindu minor girls in Tando Allahyar had been abducted and converted to Islam within 10 days. These claims have not been independently verified.
With a majority of Pakistan’s Hindu population, this is not the first time Sindh has faced claims involving abduction and religious conversion, especially in the case of marginalised groups such as the Kolhi, Bheel and Meghwar communities.
