The home ministry on Tuesday said the term 'Love Jihad' is not defined under the extant of laws and no case of 'love jihad' has been reported in Kerala.

Minister of State (MoS) for Home G Kishan Reddy told this in a written response to a question by Congress leader from Kerala, Benny Behanan, whether any of the central agencies have reported any case of love jihad from the southern state during the last two years.

"The term 'love jihad' is not defined under the extant laws. No such case of 'love jihad' has been reported by any of the central agencies," MoS stated in his reply.

The minister said the Article 25 of the Constitution provides for the freedom to profess, practice and propagate religion subject to public order, morality and health. Various courts, including the Kerala High Court, have upheld this view.

The minister, however, said two cases from Kerala involving inter-faith marriage have been probed by the National Investigation Agency.

'Love jihad' is a term popularised by radical Hindu groups to describe what they believe is an organised conspiracy of Muslims to coerce Hindu women into conversion and marriage. The purported motives as alleged by these groups is a motive to expand India's Muslim population.