One of the four Sikh women alleged to have been converted to Islam by force had approached the Jammu and Kashmir High Court seeking protection from any coercive action by her family and the police, saying she changed her religion and married a Muslim man willingly.

Viran Pal Lour, who became Khadeeja after marrying Manzoor Ahmad Bhat on January 20 this year as per Islamic rituals, had approached the High Court in May this year.