Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami orders stern action in ‘love jihad’ cases

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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday held a meeting with senior police officers here and asked them to take stern action against love jihad..

He said he held a meeting with senior police officers here to get feedback on steps taken in connection with love jihad incidents reported recently from different parts of the state...

Nearly half a dozen incidents of attempted abduction of minor Hindu girls by Muslim men who hid their religious identity to befriend them have been reported from Uttarkashi, Chamoli, and Haridwar districts in the past few weeks...

Dhami said the number of people coming out in the open against love jihad reflects a growing awareness about crimes of this nature...

One reason of this is introduction of a severe anti-conversion law, the Chief Minister said.. Instructions have been given to the police to deal sternly with the guilty in love jihad cases..

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