chandigarh taking cognizance of a plea for protection filed by a 16yearold muslim girl from bhopal who married a hindu man from haryana as per muslim rites the punjab and haryana high court has sought a status report from the haryana government by november 24 the couple wrestlers by profession have sought directions to protect their life and liberty from the girls family which is opposed to their relationship according to the plea the bhopalbased parents and brother of the girl have been threatening to kill the couple for entering into an interfaith alliance justice n s shekhawat of the hc has passed these orders while hearing the plea filed by the girl a resident of bhopal who is presently living in hiding with her 27yearold husband naveen a resident of charkhi dadri district in haryana the petitioners have claimed before the hc that they had met at a sports event around 56 months back and took a liking to each other after some months they decided to tie the nuptial knot however the parents of the girl were upset over their relationship and tried to forcibly marry off the girl to someone elsethe counsel for the petitioners has submitted in the plea the petitioner girl has attained the age of puberty on november 13 they solemnized the marriage as per their own will and as per muslim rites at a mosque in mohalieven bhopal police have been searching for them in charkhi dadri if they are caught by the girls family the couple will be killed it has also been submitted in the court that the boy has a good rental income from his shopping mall and is capable of meeting the liabilities of marriage and life thereafter the couple have also attached a marriage certificate issued by a mohalibased mosque regarding their nikah marriage solemnized in the presence of some witnesses