Hindus have burned down a church and shops belonging to Christians in India’s Jammu and Kashmir State after a Hindu family alleged that their dau-ghter was killed by her husband after she had been forced to convert to Christianity.

The violence is unusual in the Muslim-dominated state, where Christians have not faced any hostility from Hindus.

Tension is high in the Raj-ouri district bordering Pakistan following the Jan. 16 incident, with police on alert to prevent further violence.

Police said a 25-year-old Hindu woman, Seema Devi, married a local Hindu man, Rinku Kumar, two years ago. The man took his wife to the northern Punjab State, where he was working in a private firm.

However, Devi died recen-tly in Punjab and her body was taken by her husband to his home village in Kashmir for burial with Christian rituals.

It is the first incident of Hindu violence against Christians in the state, although there has been some tension after Muslims accused Christ-ians of converting their people.