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I want freedom, says Hadiya; SC sets her free from parents' custody

SC directed the Salem college to allow her to complete her house surgeon internship.

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New Delhi: Hadiya, a 24-year-old Hindu woman from Kerala who converted to Islam, leaves the Supreme Court in New Delhi after a hearing on the Kerala Love Jehad case on Monday. PTI Photo

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Her head covered in a red scarf, Hadiya, a 24-year-old Hindu woman from Kerala who converted to Islam, told the Supreme Court on Monday that she wants "freedom and release". The top court set her free from the custody of her parents and directed that she be allowed to complete her studies at a Salem homeopathy college.

Allowing Hadiya to walk free, the bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra directed the Salem college to allow her to complete her house surgeon internship.

She studies in Salem's Sivaraj Homoeopathic Medical Colleges and Research Institute.

Diminutive Hadiya spoke in Malayalam, which was