evidence: A major reason for Ankita's death sparking protests and making headlines across the country was that the victim and alleged perpetrator belonged to different religions. [...] Ankita's death has sparked protests by Hindu right-wing organisations who have alleged that Shahrukh, a Muslim, wanted to commit "love jihad" by converting the victim, a Hindu, to his religion. [...] Amber Lakra, police superintendent of Dumka city, where both Ankita and Shahrukh lived, told BBC Hindi that the crime was not one of religion. He added that Shahrukh had been calling Ankita on the phone for the past few days and harassing her.