Interfaith couple cancels marriage after threats

2021-07-09

Main Information

  • Victim Names Asif Khan, Rasika
  • Date of Incident 2021-07-09
  • Nature of Violence Threat
  • Causal factors Inter-religious marriage / elopement / affair
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Unknown
  • State Maharashtra
  • City/District Pune, Nashik, Pune, Maharashtra
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Nashik, Pune, Maharashtra
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

A man and woman from different faiths had to cancel their wedding after being threatened. The wedding was scheduled for July 18. However it had to be cancelled because of the immense pressure from social media defining the wedding as ‘Love Jihad’. The controversy got triggered after the wedding invitation card was shared in a WhatsApp group. Several social workers and politicians came out in support of the couple. Once it was made clear that this not love jihad or forced conversion, the couple got married according to the Hindu and Muslim rituals.