Madhya Pradesh Police form SIT to investigate alleged ‘love jihad’ cases
The police in Madhya Pradesh have formed a special investigation team to look into alleged cases of “love jihad” in the state, PTI reported.
State minister Vishwas Sarang said that “no such case will be tolerated, and the strictest action will be taken”.
“Love jihad” is a Hindutva conspiracy theory that accuses Muslim men of being part of an organised plot to trick unsuspecting Hindu women into romantic relationships to ultimately convert them to Islam. The Union home ministry has told Parliament that Indian law has no provision defining such a term.
The state government’s decision to set up a special investigation team comes in the backdrop of a case in Bhopal in which three female students alleged that they were raped and blackmailed with videos of the sexual assault in April.
According to the police, the complainants said that the persons accused in the matter had raped them after hiding their religious identities.
The case sparked protests in Bhopal by Hindutva groups, who claimed that the...
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