Bhopal: A man who converted to Islam two years ago after falling in love with a Muslim woman in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal re-embraced Hinduism on Monday.

Shubham Goswami, a resident of Jahangirabad here who had taken the name Aman Khan after becoming a Muslim, claimed he decided to return to Hinduism after alleged betrayal in love and pressure from the woman's family.

He returned to the Hindu fold amid Vedic hymns and rituals, including 'havan', purification, Ganga water consecration, cow worship, tonsure, upanayana (thread) ceremony and 'gurudiksha', in the presence of state Cooperatives, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Vishwas Sarang at an ancient 'Gufa Mandir' (cave temple).

\"I converted to Islam under pressure. After that, I fell into depression and even contemplated suicide.

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