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#LoveJihad has moved from flirting & butterflies-in-the-stomach, to legitimate social & legal sanction faster than many relationships I know. Since 5 states (MP, UP, Karnataka, Haryana, Assam) are planning laws against this crime, here are some facts. 1/n https://twitter.com/IndianExpress/status/1328586434543022080
The term #LoveJihad was 1st used arnd 2009 by some Hindu & Christian groups in Karn, Kerala to refer to a shadowy conspiracy by Muslim men to deceive/coerce women into converting to Islam + join terrorism. It has since led vigilantes to harass interfaith couples. 2/n
Since 2009, MANY official investigations have found ZERO EVIDENCE of the existence of #LoveJihad. 3/n
2009: Karnataka CID's HC-ordered probe into 100s of interreligious marriages concluded: "There's no organised attempt by any group to entice girls/women belonging to Hindu/Christian religions to marry Muslim boys with aim of converting them to Islam" 4/n https://www.thehindu.com/news/Karnataka-CID-finds-no-evidence-of-Love-Jihad/article16891851.ece
The Karn DGP said: "Many girls who have married outside their religion... stated that they were leading a happy life after marriage." 5/n https://indianexpress.com/article/india/8-years-before-nia-karnataka-cid-probed-love-jihad-found-no-specific-instance-4807667/
In Kerala, Christian & Hindu groups in Kerala allege #LoveJihad.
2012: Kerala police called it a "campaign with no substance" & filed FIRs against http://hindujagruti.org for "spreading religious hatred and false propaganda" 6/n
https://www.deccanherald.com/national/kerala-police-chief-denies-confirming-love-jihad-in-state-606661.html
2012: Kerala police called it a "campaign with no substance" & filed FIRs against http://hindujagruti.org for "spreading religious hatred and false propaganda" 6/n
https://www.deccanherald.com/national/kerala-police-chief-denies-confirming-love-jihad-in-state-606661.html
2014: UP police said there was no evidence of forced conversion in 5 of 6 love jihad cases it investigated.
2020: UP's SIT, Kanpur probed 14 cases. The 7 they completed investigating were found consensual. NDTV found 3 others also consensual. 7/n https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/with-no-credible-evidence-love-jihad-cases-in-kanpur-crumble-2321766
2020: UP's SIT, Kanpur probed 14 cases. The 7 they completed investigating were found consensual. NDTV found 3 others also consensual. 7/n https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/with-no-credible-evidence-love-jihad-cases-in-kanpur-crumble-2321766
2018: SC restored the marriage of a Kerala Hindu woman who'd converted to Islam. Hadiya Jahan's family claimed she was a victim of #LoveJihad, despite her testimony that she'd converted willingly. SC said NIA can't probe adult woman's marital status 8/n https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/hadiya-s-marriage-to-shefin-stays-supreme-court-overturns-kerala-high-court-order-1184561-2018-03-08
2018: NIA investigated 11 cases of interfaith marriages in Kerala from a list of 89 complaints, mostly from parents. (4 of 11 were Hindu men converting to Islam) The NIA found no forced conversion, criminal intent or terror links 9/n https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nia-ends-kerala-probe-says-there-s-love-but-no-jihad/story-wlpWR7BMNcdJHkb1MUso4J.html
Feb 2020: After Catholic Churches complained of #LoveJihad in Kerala again, Minister of State in the Indian Home Ministry said in Parliament that love jihad wasn't defined under law, and no central agencies had ever reported it to the govt. 10/n https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/love-jihad-not-defined-under-law-says-centre/article30736760.ece
The above is proof of lots of love, but no jihad. There may be anecdotes about suspected #LoveJihad, lots of pamphlets from conservative Hindus & Christian groups, upset parents, some willing conversions, but repeated investigations have found NO EVIDENCE of it happening.
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