A couple in Kerala has alleged that the state police was taking on the role of the "moral police" after they were accosted, questioned and fined at a public park exactly a week after Valentine's Day. The video of the incident they live-streamed on Facebook triggered a barrage of criticism against the police. Incidents of moral policing and harassment of couples on roads and public parks are reported regularly around Valentines' Day, but most of the perpetrators are found to be local toughs belonging to certain groups. There have been very few instances of police involvement in such incidents.
