Amid a clamour for action against “love jihad” in the state, the Madhya Pradesh Police formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) with the sole purpose of probing allegations of forced religious conversion. This comes in the wake of the Bhopal rape and blackmail case, in which a group of men are accused of raping women after hiding their religious identity. An order issued by the Madhya Pradesh Police Headquarters said they received intelligence that “socially vulnerable and weaker sections of girls/women have been systematically targeted through tactics such as romantic entrapment, deception, threats, or other inducements, leading to their mental, physical, and social exploitation.” Story continues below this ad “In these incidents, victims have allegedly been coerced into religious conversion through fear, pressure, or deceit. Such incidents are not only criminal in nature, but also pose a serious challenge to the dignity, freedom, and social harmony of women.” The SIT’s mandate includes identifying and investigating incidents of forced conversions, tracking down individuals, organisations, or gangs that maybe involved, and aim at ensuring stringent legal action …