Love jihad: Indian Muslim student arrested under new interfaith marriage law
Police in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh have arrested a Muslim man for allegedly trying to convert a Hindu woman to Islam, officials said on Thursday.The 20-year old college student is the first to be held under a new anti-conversion law aimed at curbing so-called “love jihad†– a term radical Hindu groups use to accuse Muslim men of converting Hindu women through marriage.The new law carries a maximum punishment of 10 years in jail with fines. It has triggered a furore, with critics…