Kochi: The Kerala High Court has ordered police protection to a woman who told the court that her husband and a religious organization were trying to send her to Syria or Yemen.

The court also annulled a search warrant issued by a lower court on her husband's petition that the women was being 'held captive' by her parents.

Terming it a 'serious issue,' the court sought a report from the state police chief. The woman had got married after converting from another religion. The girl and her parents had told the court that they faced threats from a radical organization.

The threats came up when the girl returned to her parents. The police would cover the complainant and her family until further orders, the court said.

The girl had told the court that a prominent communal organization had informed her about their 'decision' to send her to Syria in writing. The complainant from Mandur in Kannur district turned up in court in person for the deposition.

The woman was initially traced by the police and produced before a magistrate on a complaint by her father. She told the magistrate that she wanted to go back to her parents. The high court will hear the case again on August 25.

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