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February 22, 2012

Times of India: Religious conversion stalls dead man's last rites

by Yagnesh Mehta
The Times of India

SURAT: Burial or cremation? This is the conflict surrounding death of a man, who had converted into Islam, after entering into a relationship with a Muslim woman.

Bharat Thakkar, who even changed his name to Siraj Shaikh after marrying a Muslim woman, died in a road accident near Kadodara cross roads on national highway 8 on Tuesday night. Thakkar, who was engaged in transport business, was knocked down by a vehicle when he was crossing the road after parking his truck.

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