In 2021, according to the National Crime Records Bureau, charges for domestic violence were filed with the Indian police every four minutes.
Forced marriages involve nine couples out of ten and remain the norm.
Since 2020, eleven States have adopted anti-conversion laws.
Ironically, ‘Love Jihad’ was a reference first used in the socially and politically most progressive state in India.
According to the India Spend Initiative, an independent research body, 90% of all crimes motivated by religious hatred perpetrated since 2009 have taken place during Modi’s term of office.
According to the statistics compiled by Hate Crime Watch, an independent database which was shut down in 2019, 74% of the victims are Muslims, who only constitute 14% of the population.
A crusade against mixed marriages
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