Weekly Hindu Persecution Digest: 1 September 2014 — 7 September 2014

1. Hindu girl commits suicide after conversion

Report: A girl named Rinku was found dead in Tamanna Hotel near Hauz Khas Delhi.   Investigations point out that she was forcibly converted to Islam. The girl was a student of tenth grade from Cooch Behar, West Bengal while the man accused of forcibly converting her, Qasim, was a resident of Jalpaigudi, West Bengal. Since the death of the girl, Qasim has been absconding.

Link: http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/love-jihad-hindu-girl-commit-suicide-after-conversion-41273.html

 

2. RSS leader killed in Kerala, CPI(M) blamed

Report: A district leader of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was chopped to death in north Kerala’s Kannur on 1 September. This follows the death of a BMS (RSS’ trade union outfit) worker who was hacked to death in a similar fashion.

Link: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rss-activist-murdered-in-kannur-district/article1-1258792.aspx

 

3. Gwalior woman accuses husband of forcing religious conversion

Report: A woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior city has accused a man of marrying her through deceit and forcing her to convert to Islam. According to Gwalior police, the woman claimed that the man she married — Sunny Kushwaha — was actually a Muslim by the name of Adil Khan.

Link: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/madhyapradesh/gwalior-woman-accuses-husband-of-forcing-religious-conversion/article1-1259685.aspx