Have a look at the biography of BJP leader and lawyer Nazia Elahi Khan
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Minority leader Nazia Elahi shared a video on social media on Monday (February 24) and it went viral.
Nazia Elahi claimed that she was followed and attacked by individuals from the Muslim community in the Kanpur Dehat, UP area on her way to the Maha Kumbh 2025 Mela. However, the Uttar Pradesh Police have denied her allegations and urged her not to spread misleading claims.
Who is BJP leader Nazia Elahi Khan who lied about being attacked by Muslims on way to Maha Kumbh, biography, age, father, husband, son, education and Instagram
The claim that BJP leader Nazia Elahi Khan was attacked on the way to take the royal bath at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj was found to be false after police investigation found that the incident happened due to the driver dozing off and not due to any attack.
Nazia Elahi Khan made a false accusation that some Muslim men attacked and destroyed her car, and wanted to kill her for praising sanatan dharm.
Kanpur police after investigation found that her driver fell asleep while driving and they met with an accident which damaged the car. pic.twitter.com/S3wJibBUz6
— Ankit Singh (@AnkitRadheY007) February 24, 2025
The CO of Akbarpur area of Kanpur had given complete information about the case and while giving a statement on the matter, he said that on 24th February at around 7 am, the police received information about a car accident in Kanpur Dehat area. When the local police reached the spot and talked to the driver of the car, he told that the accident happened due to him dozing off and not due to anyone attacking the car.
Nazia Elahi wrote in her post that she departed for the Ganga Snan at Maha Kumbh following a meeting in Delhi. When she got to Etah, she said, a few others were following her. She was accompanied by a small girl and YouTuber Priya Chaturvedi. She further claimed that a significant accident occurred when the individuals who were pursuing her collided with her vehicle. She claims that Priya was taken to the hospital immediately for treatment after suffering severe injuries.
This is the condition of car by peaceful community!@myogioffice pic.twitter.com/iZscU0Od1x
— Nazia Elahi Khan (सनातनी) (@ElahiNazia1) February 24, 2025
Nazia also said that she hurt her hand and made a public appeal, claiming that Priya was hurt when she stepped in as the main target.
36-year-old Nazia Elahi Khan was born on 11 February 1989 in Kolkata, West Bengal. She is 5ft 5in tall. She is a Muslim by religion and has a sister as well but the names of her family members aren’t known. Nazia Elahi Khan who is a lawyer and politician finished her legal studies with a degree in BA LLB and now manages her own legal practice, Khan Legal Solicitor, in Rajarhat, Kolkata, and is a practicing attorney before the Supreme Court of India.
When she was twenty years old, her husband passed away. She has a 16 year old son named Junaid and is currently a widow.
Nazia Elahi career
Nazia Elahi is involved in politics, serving as the chairman of the Muslim Women Resistance Committee in West Bengal, a member of the state committee of the handloom cell, a national observer for the Mazdoor cell, and a minority leader for the BJP.
She gained notoriety in 2021 after defending Ishrat Jehan, a victim of triple talaq. She opposes discriminatory religious practices and defends the rights of Muslim women.
The Calcutta High Court denied Nazia Elahi Khan’s appeal in 2024, stating that no Muslim girl should be permitted to marry before completing Class XII.
Bengal BJP’s minority cell member Nazia Elahi Khan was arrested back in 2021 for allegedly cheating a man of Rs 6 lakh on the pretext of providing him with legal help in a matrimonial case.
“From the year 2019 onwards, Nazia Elahi Khan…impersonated as a lawyer and cheated the complainant of Rs 6 lakh,” an officer of Kolkata’s Girish Park Police station where the case was registered had said. Khan is also known to have represented Ishrat Jahan, who was one of the petitioners against triple talaq, in the Supreme Court.
Indian cricketer Shivam Dube’s wife Anjum Khan had back in 2024 created a stir on social media after she took to her personal Instagram story and posted a story calling for the arrest of BJP Leader Nazia Elahi Khan and appealed to Muslims for action against her.
Nazia Elahi is quite popular on social media and is frequently seen sharing glimpse of her personal life there.