Cases of Love Jihad in Kerala have been the cause of concern for Hindu and Christian communities. They claim targeted radicalisation of girls, forced conversions and terror recruitment.
Fr Varghese Vallikkatt, the spokesperson of the Catholic Church Bishops Council, has stated that the cases of women from South India being used as sex slaves in war-torn nations like Syria and Afghanistan are a reality.
The 19-year old Christian girl was drugged and sexually abused in a building in the park. The father of the victim alleged that Jasim recorded videos of the act and started blackmailing the victim pressurising her to convert to Islam.
In the letter, Kurian reportedly urged the Home Ministry to "take note of this alarming trend and order a probe by the National Investigative Agency" and bring in an effective law to curb such fraudulent activities of radicalised elements.
About 15 shops in a street were torched by a mob late in the evening. In retaliation, the people from the opposite side also reportedly attacked the houses and families of the former community.