Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (SP)

Kasargod, Feb 28: It is learnt that a young man from Uduma, who had gone to Ernakulam in connection with employment, has undergone religious conversion and embraced Islam. The youth who changed his religion without the knowledge of his family, has been identified as Shreejit (26) from Nalamvadukal Colony in Uduma.

Shreejit had gone to Ernakulam and bagged employment as salesman in a textiles shop there. The family members, over a period, had witnessed changes in his behaviour and lifestyle. Having become suspicious about these changes, they had informed the department of home about the changes they had observed. Although the home department tried to ascertain the reason and background relating to this conversion, it had failed in its task as Shreejit was not cooperative, it is said. Shreejit escaped from his house before a police team reached there to question him, in the guise of attending a festival. The police went to the venue of the festival but could not find him there.

After he left home, the family had no information about Shreejit's whereabouts. During investigation, the department found that Shreejit had recently obtained passport in his own name. There are also indications that he has left for abroad already.

In this backdrop, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) team has arrived in the town to investigate about religious conversion of Shreejit and his sudden disappearance. It may be recalled that sometime back, a girl student of a college from Uduma had changed her religion all of a sudden into Islam. Later, she had opted to revert to her original religion.