| Kerala DGP finds no evidence of 'Love Jihad' in State
Kochi: Kerala Director-General of Police Jacob Punnoose on Wednesday reiterated before the High Court that no concrete evidence was there to establish that 'Love Jihad' was operating in the State. However, he said he could not come to a conclusive finding due to divergence in the contents of the reports received from different subordinate units which formed the basis of his statement filed earlier before the court. The DGP on Monday submitted the reports he had received from the subordinate units in a sealed cover before the court. Justice K.T. Sankaran had earlier directed the DGP to file a statement and produce the reports in a sealed cover as the court was dissatisfied with the DGP's earlier statement. The court had issued a directive to the DGP to inform it of the activities of the 'Love Jihad' while considering two anticipatory bail petitions filed by two youths in a case relating to the abduction and forced conversion of a woman. The DGP said that cogent and coherent material was available in three reports to make unambiguous statement regarding the truth of allegation on compulsive religious conversion. These reports warranted further inquiry, which he had already ordered. He said the three reports were not backed with supporting evidence to come to a positive finding. The information in the three reports was relevant while considering the question posed by the court. When counsel for the Association for Human Rights, Malappuram submitted that it had filed a plea to restrain the police and the media from using the term 'Love Jihad,' the court orally pointed out that he had been receiving a newspaper criticising him for passing orders in this regard. With Regards Abi  "At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst" - Aristotle |
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