Karnataka police on Monday arrested a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha – BJP’s youth wing – on charges of harassing a 20-year-old commerce student and abetting her suicide.
The girl named Dhanyashree was being hounded by BJP Yuva Morcha leader Anilraj after she shared a WhatsApp message saying “I love Muslims.”
Dhanyashree, a B.Com student, was chatting with her friend, Santhosh, on Friday when they started discussing the futility of fighting over caste and religion. In a reply to a question posed by him, she had replied “I love Muslim,”
Santosh, who warned her against having any kind of relationship with Muslims. He then went on to share the screenshot of their conversation with local Bajrang Dal and VHP members. The screenshot of the message went viral, causing mental agony to Dhanyashree and her mother.
Dhanyashree’s suicide note said that she was upset as a group of five persons, including Anil, had picked up a quarrel with her after accusing her of being friends with a Muslim boy.
“The five had visited her home on Saturday evening and picked up an argument with the girl and her mother. The group had accused that the girl was roaming with a Muslim boy, and thereby, paving the way for ‘Love Jihad’. Upset over the development, she committed suicide,” Chikkamagaluru Superintendent of Police K Annamalai said
After the arrest of Anil, the police have also launched a huge operation to arrest the main accused Santhosh and three others.
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