Hyderabad, June 30 -- Ayush Malik, a Shamli district resident who had converted to Islam for the woman he was in a relationship with, has returned to Hinduism amid an ongoing criminal case linked to the conversion, saying he took the decision after seeing the distress it had caused his parents.

A video circulating on social media purportedly shows Malik, in his 20s, performing Hindu rituals at his residence along with his parents, even as the police probe into his conversion continues.

In the video, he says he had embraced Islam for the woman he loved but has now decided to return to Hinduism after seeing how much pain his move had caused his family. He is also seen apologising to his parents and speaking emotionally about staying with ...