New Delhi: The Central government and the Kerala government seems to be at loggerheads with Kerala questioning in the Supreme Court the NIA probe into the love jihad case relating to marriage of a Hindu woman with a Muslim after she converted to Islam.
In its response filed in the apex court in the petition filed by Shafin Jahan seeking to recall the order, Kerala said during the two-month long “thorough” investigation by the Kerala Police, no such incriminating material was found that called for an intervention by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The matter has been listed for further hearing on October 9. Virtually giving a clean chit to Shafin Jahan, Kerala said the investigation conducted so far by the Kerala police has not revealed any incident relating to commission of any scheduled offences to make a report to the the Centre under Section 6 of the NIA Act, the affidavit said.
The affidavit contended that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Kerala Police has conducted “detailed investigation” into conversion of the 24-year-old Hindu woman and her subsequent marriage to a Muslim man.
It added that the “Kerala Police is competent to conduct investigation in such crimes” and it would have reported to the Central government in case of any incident requiring the involvement of NIA.
However, the department said, the investigation had to be handed over to the NIA by Kerala police in view of the SC order in August.
The SC had entrusted the probe to the NIA to find out whether there was any emerging pattern in the conversion of Hindu girls to Islam and whether there are organisations linked to ISIS and other jihadi groups, which radicalise Hindu girls.
