An Evidence Check

The Love Jihad Claim, Examined

What official investigations, court judgments, and the state conversion laws actually found - claim by claim, with sources for every line.

13 states with conversion laws · 8 claims checked · 3 independent probes, no organised conspiracy found

2007Hindu Janajagruti Samiti begins using the term in coastal Karnataka.
2009Kerala Catholic Bishops Council and Karnataka/Kerala High Courts take up the claim; police probes find no organised network.
2016-18The Hadiya case reaches the Supreme Court; an NIA probe is ordered; her marriage is ultimately upheld.
2020Uttar Pradesh passes the first dedicated "love jihad" conversion law; a constitutional challenge is filed the same year.
2020-26Twelve more states pass similar laws. The 2020 Supreme Court challenge remains undecided.

Sourced from court judgments, government and police investigation reports, and independent reporting - not from advocacy claims on either side. Every entry links to where it comes from; verify anything here that matters to you.

An Evidence Check

The Love Jihad Claim, Examined

13 states · 8 claims checked
Every entry here is drawn from court judgments, official investigation reports, and independent news reporting. Source links are provided throughout - please verify anything here that matters to you.

Each card below states a claim commonly made about "love jihad", then what the record actually shows. Verdicts range from claims with no supporting evidence to isolated true elements - the aim is accuracy, not a uniform answer.