COSMETIC LOVE FOR CONVERSION

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COSMETIC LOVE FOR CONVERSION

By Brigadier Chitranjan Sawant,VSM

The High Court of Kerala has found out that some organisations may be active in the state to entice nubile girls in the name of love and later convert them to Islam by dubious methods. There have been cases where intelligent Hindu girls with a strong will power resisted conversion to Islam but they were abducted and forced to convert. In some such cases the parental families reported the criminal offence of abduction and forced conversion to the police. The police investigated and found clues that led to sinister designs of the bigots.

Fearing imminent arrest two men of the dubious activity outfit approached the High Court for anticipatory bail as they were allegedly involved in abducting and compelling girls to convert to Islam. The Hon’ble Judge, Mr Justice K.T. Shankaran while hearing the anticipatory bail application went through the police diary and found that there were indications that there had been several similar instances of abduction and forcible conversions. The Judge observed there was a movement called “Love Jihad” or “Romeo Jihad’ conceived by some Muslims in Kerala. It may be the handiwork of such dubious persons to promote fake love to entice girls and achieve personal gratification.

The Hon’ble High Court has asked for the views of the Government of India on the issue of fake love leading to forcible religious conversions. The High Court has also directed the Union Home Ministry to file a report on action contemplated or taken to combat activities leading to forced religious conversions.

The High Court has directed the State Government of kerala to provide information within three weeks on plans and projects of “Love Jihad”.

The High Court has gone into the case in depth and has taken appropriate action. It is indeed the duty of socio-religious organisations to go round towns and cities where such cases of cosmetic love to cheat have taken place and assure the affected girls and their families of support of society. It is the social support cutting across party lines that will boost the morale of exploited girls and their families to fight against strong arm tactics of the Islamic mafia. As a matter of fact the right thinking leaders of the Islamic community should rise and put a stop to such un-Islamic nefarious activities being perpetrated in the name of Islam. Abduction, rape and other sexual offences committed in the name of religion must be condemned, never condoned, by leaders of society and dharmacharyas who preach the word of the Almighty for the happiness of the common man.