Lucknow, Nov. 23 -- Love jihad, a term that was coined by Hindutva groups has become so popular that some States decided to draft a law against it. However, a report by UP Police contradicted the claims made by the right-wing ideologues.

In UP, chief minister Yogi Adityanath- led BJP and other rightwing Hindu groups have been claiming the rise of "love jihad" cases. However, when all police stations in the State were asked to report suspicious cases, an eight-member SIT that was formed in the month of September received only 14 cases.

After investigating these cases, the SIT found that eight out of 14 cases were consensual, The Wire reported.

Out of eight cases, six couple got married following Islamic rites. After Nikah, police treate...