'Love Jihad' being waged by certain community, poses major threat to nation's unity, Says UP court

A local court in Uttar Pradesh observed on Wednesday that the objective of 'love jihad' was to establish dominance by certain anti-social elements of a particular religion against India through demographic warfare and international conspiracy.

Additional District Judge (Fast Track Court) Ravi Kumar Diwakar said that Hindu girls are being lured into "love" for the sake of illegal conversions and to bring in conditions similar to Pakistan and Bangladesh into India .

Diwakar further said illegal conversions pose a serious threat to the unity, integrity and sovereignty of the country as he heard a marriage case under false identities and relationships and abortion on Monday.

The judge made the remarks while pronouncing life imprisonment against 25-year-old Mohammad Alim for rape, coupled with threatening a student after he falsified his identity.

His father was also sentenced to two years of prison term for helping him in the crimes. The complainant in the matter was a 20-year-old woman who pursued her computer course in the city.

Judicial magistrate diwakar said there is a conspiracy to create conditions similar to that in Pakistan and Bangladesh," Jalandhar Judicial Magistrate Diwaker.
The accused, hailing from Jadaunpur of Devarnia area, had taken advantage of the woman after posing himself as 'Anand'.
The court also directed that copies of its order be served on chief secretary and DG police.

The court noted that conversions were being carried out through psychological pressure and inducements of marriage and jobs, with a worry over foreign funding.
"If the situation is not checked in time, it may have severe consequences," it observed.

The court said, "The Uttar Pradesh government enacted the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2021, especially to counter unlawful conversions through 'Love Jihad.' The Constitution grants every individual the fundamental right to practice and propagate their religion, and this personal freedom cannot be compromised through illegal conversions facilitated by 'Love Jihad,' it noted."