Hindu mother gets custody of her Muslim children


Deepa at the High Court on Monday. She was awarded the custody of her two children who had been converted to Islam by their father.

SEREMBAN: The High Court here awarded the custody of two children who had been converted to Islam by their father to their 30-year-old Hindu mother.

Judge Datuk Zabariah Mohd Yusof who made her decision in chambers on Monday said custody should go to S. Deepa, as she had married her ex-husband now known as Izwan Abdullah, 31, under the Law Reform Act.

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