Pune varsity student accused of 'love jihad', beaten up

A 19-year-old Muslim student was on Sunday beaten up on the Savitribai Phule Pune University campus by a group of men who accused him of “love jihad” and threatened to kill him, The Indian Express reported.

“Love jihad” is a Hindutva conspiracy theory that Muslim men lure Hindu women into romantic relationships in order to convert them to Islam.

The police filed a case under bailable provisions of the Indian Penal Code and did not make any arrests.