# Father performs death ritual for daughter who married Muslim man 2026-09-20T15:31:40+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A man in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, performed the Hindu death ritual of pind daan for his living daughter on 20 September. Sujan Datta said he was deeply hurt by his daughter Simran Datta's marriage to a Muslim man and her conversion. He publicly declared ending all family ties with her permanently. The family has called the case 'love jihad'. Members of the Nikhil Bharat Bengali Samanvay Samiti visited and supported the father's decision, expressing concern over interfaith marriages and conversion. The incident has sparked debate in the area about individual choice versus family and religious values. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Aajtak's framing leads with the father's ritual and his justification, using 'love jihad' as a stated family claim and including community leaders' support for the decision. The report presents the daughter's perspective only implicitly, through the father's account that she refused to change her mind. By giving the father's narrative and community backing the lead position, the coverage normalises the extreme social sanction of a death ritual for a living child. The story's deeper implication lies in how social ostracism is publicly performed and endorsed by community organisations, a practice that has no legal standing but carries real coercive force. ## Coverage - aajtak.in (sensationalist) Leads with ritual shock value, frames as love jihad and debate trigger without independent verification of daughter's view - aajtak.in (sensationalist) Leads with ritual shock value, frames as love jihad and debate trigger without independent verification of daughter's view - aajtak.in (sensationalist) Leads with ritual shock value, frames as love jihad and debate trigger without independent verification of daughter's view - tupaki.com Tags: Chhattisgarh, interfaith marriage, Jagdalpur, love jihad Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/father-performs-death-ritual-for-daughter-who-married-muslim-man/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/father-performs-death-ritual-for-daughter-who-married-muslim-man/#story-in-brief