Love Jihad

This case reveals the ordeal of a Hindu woman who was lured into a love affair, trapped in a false relationship, and whose life was destroyed. Today, she is seeking justice, while the accused, a Muslim man, roams freely. His real name is Zulfikar Ahmed. He concealed his Muslim identity and assumed the Hindu name "Krishna" to deceive the Hindu woman.

In an X post published on 21st April, Arfa Khanum Sherwani described the term Love Jihad as "a profound insult to the dignity and intelligence of Hindu women”. She framed the issue as “communal propaganda” meant to “control women” and strip them of their autonomy.

"A single workplace dispute spirals into a full-blown “jihad” narrative," Offbeat Concerns claimed in the article.