Love Jihad: In Kerala, conversions are a systematic trap and hence don’t appear forced
The Hadiya case was up before the Supreme Court a couple of days back. The court said that Hadiya should be permitted to study and it would hear the matter pertaining to her marriage with a Muslim man at a later date.
There
are
a
couple
of
questions
up
in
this
case.
One,
whether
it
was
a
case
of
forced
conversion
and
secondly
was
it
a
case
of
Love
Jihad.
Hadiya
who
was
Akhila
before
she
converted
has
denied
both.
The
NIA
was
sent
in
to
probe
cases
of
forced
conversions
in
Kerala.
The
investigations
were
detailed
and
revealed
a
scary
picture.
What
proves
to
be
a
stumbling
block
in
the
investigation
is
that
the
design
is
so
fool
proof
that
it
would
not
look
like
a
case
of
forced
conversion.
The
Constitution
only
bars
forced
conversions.
It is a systematic trap that is set which makes it harder to call it a case of forced conversion. The NIA team in Kerala had taken the accounts of several persons who narrate their trauma. In most cases, it has been found that the conversion in the first place is a trap.
First they identify the lady who has troubled relations with their parents. Then they speak about the benefits of being part of Islam and brainwash them into believing that there is more freedom and peace.
They are then taken to a conversion centre and ensure that the girl lives in some hostel and does not go home. When the girl fails to go home, the obvious missing complaint is filed by the parents. The girl is obviously tense with the complaint and that is when the final step comes in. They tell the girl that the only way out of the mess is to get married.
NIA officers tell OneIndia that this has been noticed in each of the cases. Very few cases are voluntary in nature, the officer adds. As the probe went on, more such cases came up before us, the officer said.
When one looks at the four step process, prima facie there appears to be no illegality committed. The Constitution only bars forced conversions.
NIA officials say that there is a sustained effort in Kerala to trap such women. The idea is to shake the social fabric of society. It is also aimed at creating a communal divide and this is very evident in Kerala, an officer probing the case informed.
OneIndia News