# Two Hindu minor sisters abducted, converted, married in Pakistan 2026-09-20T08:46:47+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Two minor Hindu sisters, Roopi, 13, and Seeta, 14, were allegedly abducted from Tando Allahyar in Pakistan's Sindh province, forcibly converted to Islam and married to two Muslim men, Times of India reports. The rights group Voice of Pakistan Minority said the girls appeared distressed in court and pleaded to go home. The court placed them in a safe house rather than returning them to their family. India Today adds that the 13-year-old collapsed and was hospitalised. The rights group has called for an independent investigation and for the sisters to be interviewed in a child-sensitive environment without pressure from their alleged husbands or religious figures. Data from the Centre for Social Justice recorded 421 cases involving minority girls and women in Pakistan between 2021 and 2024, with Hindu girls making up 282 of those cases, Times of India reports. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources report the same core facts, abduction, conversion, child marriage, but India Today adds the dramatic detail of the 13-year-old collapsing and being hospitalised, absent from Times of India's account. Times of India foregrounds the rights group's call for an independent probe and child-sensitive interview, treating the case as a systemic issue in Sindh. India Today, by leading with the collapse, emphasises immediate trauma over policy critique. The balanced reading is that the girls' distress is undisputed, but India Today's hospitalisation claim is uncorroborated. The rights group's demand for an independent hearing remains the concrete next step to watch for. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Leads with rights group's systemic critique, data, and call for independent probe - indiatoday.in (sensationalist) Adds unverified detail of girl collapsing, uses trauma-focused framing Tags: Pakistan, Roopi, Seeta, Sindh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/two-hindu-minor-sisters-abducted-converted-married-in-pakistan/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/two-hindu-minor-sisters-abducted-converted-married-in-pakistan/#story-in-brief