The VHP Joint General Secretary also pointed out that due to the terrorist nexus of love jihad and illegal conversion, keeping its international nature in view, it is important to bring a nationwide resolution and national law.
The police have booked the accused, residents of Dhule, under sections 376(2)(n), 377, 327, 504, 506, 34, and 323 of the Indian Penal Code and have launched an investigation into the case.
In 2019, Ekta was killed by Shakib and his associates. She was first beheaded and then her body was chopped into several pieces and buried, as per police report.