Abdul Hakim Assignment

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Abdul Hakim and his wife Mehwish became famous throughout India after sharing their struggles of inter caste marriage in Aamir Khan’s famous ‘Satyameva Jayate’. Abdul, five months after appearing on TV was shot dead in his village on November 22nd 2012. Abdul Hakim, 28, and his 26-year-old wife Mehwish, both Muslims hailing from families with different social standing, had been living under the protection of an NGO in Delhi . Hakim and his wife, who is nine months pregnant, went to meet his ailing mother near Adoli village in Bulandshahr district. He was shot there, while on his way home from the local police station. The couple, who were neighbours at Adoli, fell in love and ran away together two years ago after marrying secretly in June 2009. According to Mehwish, her family was opposed to the match because Hakim was poor and belonged to the 'lower' Fakir community. Hakim's father was earlier allegedly killed by Mehwish's family in the village, although it was shown as suicide in police records. "The couple was scared even before coming to the show," Aamir Khan sai...

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