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Assam Father Performs Symbolic Rites on Daughter Over Alleged Conversion
✍️ India Today NE
🗓 08 Nov 2026, 03:48 AM
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A father in Assam's Silchar performed symbolic last rites for his living daughter, alleging she converted to another religion and remarried.
In a shocking incident in Silchar, Assam, a father performed symbolic last rites for his living daughter. The father, driven by allegations of religious conversion and a second marriage, carried out this act as a form of protest. The daughter, according to the father, converted to a different religion and subsequently married someone outside her original faith. This action has sparked widespread condemnation and raised concerns about the growing intolerance and pressure surrounding religious choices in the region.