The 21-year-old student was arrested on Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh, only days after the state enacted the law targeting"love jihad" -- a term used by radical Hindu groups who accuse Muslim men of attempting to convert women of other faiths to Islam.
The same day the law came into effect, a man named Tikaram Rathone filed a report to police, alleging the male student was trying to coerce his 20-year-old Hindu daughter, who is married, to convert to Islam and marry him. Police in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district confirmed via Facebook that the man was arrested on Wednesday.
All five states are governed by the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party , which has faced accusations of perpetuating anti-Muslim sentiment.
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