A case just fell flat, but VHP push makes UP police probe ‘love jihad’

One of the alleged cases involves a 21-year-old who left home in July and put up a video a few days later saying she had married a Muslim man and converted. She sought protection saying her parents had lodged a false FIR of kidnapping against him. (Representational Image)

Armed with a list of cases from Kanpur police stations involving Hindu-Muslim couples in the past two years, a nine-member team headed by a Deputy Superintendent of Police-rank officer is looking into allegations of “love jihad”. The probe follows claims about such cases in the area by right-wing Hindu organisations, including the VHP.

One of those alleged…