Hyderabad, April 17 -- An inter-faith couple who were on their way to register their marriage were attacked by Hindutva supporters in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad district.

The couple, Mohammed Rehan and Pragathi, were on their way to a district court when a mob of Hindutva supporters surrounded them and started accusing them of 'love jihad'. The woman was dressed in a burqa, further angering the attackers.

'Love jihad' is a conspiracy theory that accuses Muslim men of intentionally and strategically alluring non-Muslim women with the intent to marry and "convert them" to Islam as part of an "Islamisation project".

They dragged Rehan from his bike while Pragathi tried to save him. However, he ran away, leaving her surrounded by her atta...