Hundreds of activists of the Hindu outfits hit the streets in Laksar on Friday to vent anger over a girl’s marriage with a boy of anther community. They yelled slogans, demanding such incidents be stopped while branding it as an instance ‘Love Jihad’. Tension mounting, heavy police force was deployed in the area. SSP also reached the site to assess the situation. The situation was under control, said the police. SDM Laksar Kaustubh Mishra and ASP Rachita Juyal pacified the mob.
For the past few months, a couple from a village in Laksar was missing. However, as the news of their marriage spread the angry activists of the Hindu organisations reached the village on Friday. They said that the incident here was nothing but an instance of ‘Love Jihad’. They asked the traders based in the market of the area to shutter shops in protest against the interfaith marriage dubbed by them as ‘Love Jihad’.
Sources close to the couple claimed that it had moved High Court, seeking protection from the feared attack from the villagers. As per the sources, the High Court has ordered the administration to provide full protection to the couple.