Shafin Jahan and Akhila Asokan +NEW DELHI: The CPM-led government in Kerala has backed NIA probe into instances of 'love jihad' and has told the Supreme Court that it was "grappling with the problem".While the Marxist-led government had earlier opposed the probe by National Investigation Agency, it asked the Supreme Court on Monday to take into account the report prepared by the central agency before taking a view on the allegation Hindu women were being lured into marriages with Muslims as part of a larger plot to organise religious conversions. "Court should first look into the document. We have to first look at the broader picture. The state grapples with this problem," Kerala government's counsel, senior advocate V Giri told the apex court during the hearing in the case about the conversion of Akhila to Islam.NIA has in its report spoken about a " well-oiled" machinery active in Kerala to indoctrinate people to embrace Islam. Senior advocate V Giri, appearing for the state, supported NIA submission that the court should first go through the probe report before passing any order on Akhila.

Source: Times of India November 29, 2017 22:18 UTC