Maharashtra forms seven-member panel to investigate forced conversions.

• The Maharashtra government has formed a committee led by the Director-General of Police to investigate complaints of “love jihad.”

• The committee’s mandate is to study the current situation in Maharashtra, recommend remedial measures, examine legal aspects, and study laws in other states.

• The committee consists of seven members from Home, Law and Justice, Social Justice, and Women and Child Development departments.

• The government will review the issue and its prevalence once its report is submitted.