Dalit Hindu women and children brainwashed to convert to Christianity in Bihar
Kaimur District, Bihar, India 
27 September, 2025
Case Summary
In a rented house in Mundeshwari Dham, under Bhagwanpur police station in Bhabua in Kaimur district, Bihar, Dalit Hindu women and children were targeted for Christian conversions. The victims were subjected to brainwashing to convert. According to media reports, Hindu organisations intervened upon receiving information, detaining two individuals and handing them over to the police, while one person managed to escape. Sneha Pratap Singh, also known as Mannji, district president of Rashtriya Sanatan Seva Bharat, filed a complaint stating that Kailash Singh Kushwaha of Babhani village and Ramraj Ram of Ramgarh village were brainwashing women and children in the house of Sanjay Singh Kushwaha and encouraging them to convert to Christianity. Approximately 25 to 30 women from the Harijan community, a Dalit Hindu community, at the location informed the police that they had voluntarily converted to Christianity, though their Aadhaar records still showed Hindu names. Following the complaint, Todi panchayat chief Kamlesh Sharma and other Hindu organisations demanded strict action against the accused. In the absence of the police station officer-in-charge, SI Satyendra Paswan reported that he contacted the officer by phone, after which the accused provided a written assurance on bond paper promising not to engage in such activities in the future. With the consent of the Hindu organisations, the accused was released after paying a fine of Rs 50,000.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
The primary category in this case is: Predatory Proselytisation. The subcategory under this is: Proselytisation by grooming, brainwashing, manipulation or subtle indoctrination. The tertiary category selected is- Conversion of minor. Religious brainwashing essentially means the often subtle and forcible indoctrination to induce someone to give up their religious beliefs to accept contrasting, regimented ideas. Religious grooming or brainwashing also involves propaganda and manipulation. It involves the systematic effort, driven by religious malice and indoctrination, to persuade “non-believers’ to accept allegiance, command, or doctrine to and of a contrasting faith. Cases of such grooming or brainwashing are far more nuanced than direct threats, coercion, inducement and violence. In such cases, it is often seen that there is repeated, subtle and continual manipulation of the victim to induce disaffection towards their own faith and acceptance of the contrasting faith of the perpetrator. While subtle indoctrination is widely acknowledged as predatory, an element which is often understated in such conversions or the attempts of such conversion is the role of loyalty and trust which might develop between the perpetrator and the victim. Fiduciary relationships are often abused to affect such religious conversion. For example, an educator transmitting religious doctrine of a competing faith to a Hindu student. The Hindu student is likely to accept what the teacher is transmitting owing to existence of the fiduciary relationship. The exploitation of the fiduciary relationship to religiously indoctrinate victims would also be included in this category. Since the underlying animosity towards the victim’s faith forms the basis of predatory proselytisation, such cases are considered religiously motivated hate crimes. This case represents a clear instance of a hate crime against Hindus for several reasons. Firstly, the accused specifically targeted Hindu women and children, singling out a vulnerable segment of the community for religious conversion. The nature of the conversion efforts and the wider impact on the Hindu community all indicate a targeted action against Hindus as a collectivity. When individuals or groups focus their efforts on converting members of a particular religion, in this case, Hindus, then it demonstrates a fundamental disregard for the Hindu faith. Conversion, especially when not based on personal conviction but rather on external persuasion or pressure, is not simply about sharing a different belief system. It is an attempt to undermine the values, traditions, and identity of the Hindu community. In this context, the Christian perpetrators specifically targeted Hindus, which suggests a lack of respect for Hinduism and its followers. Such actions are carried out to strip Hindu victims of their faith, making it a religiously motivated crime. Secondly, the use of brainwashing as a method to induce conversions vividly illustrates the religious enmity motivating the perpetrators. Brainwashing involves manipulating victims’ thoughts and beliefs through psychological pressure, misinformation, and coercive tactics rather than allowing genuine free will. Brainwashing in such instances is done by portraying Christianity as superior and discrediting Hindu beliefs. By doing this, the accused aimed to undermine the victims' faith, which is a manifestation of profound religious animosity. This deliberate effort to weaken the Hindu faith through manipulative psychological techniques further confirms the intent rooted in religious hatred. Thirdly, the inclusion of minors among the targeted individuals accentuates the gravity of the hate crime. Minors lack the maturity and the capacity to make such significant decisions about their faith, rendering any conversion under such circumstances invalid due to the absence of informed consent. The perpetrators exploited this vulnerability knowingly, further exhibiting their disdain and malicious intent toward the Hindu community. This exploitation of minors emphasises the serious nature of the crime, as it involves manipulating those who cannot defend or fully understand the consequences of conversion, highlighting the depth of religious hatred and disregard for the Hindu faith. In this case, although the perpetrators claim that the conversions were voluntary, this assertion requires careful scrutiny. It is a fact that Hindus were subjected to brainwashing, as the report suggests. Brainwashing often involves psychological manipulation that obscures the true nature of consent. Victims, especially vulnerable individuals, may be led to believe their conversion was by choice when in reality, they were coerced. This manipulation reflects deliberate intent and deep religious animosity, making the claim of voluntary conversion misleading and invalid. These instances of targeted proselytisation activities stem from inherent hostility towards the victims' professed faith since Abrahamic faiths believe that any non-adherent to their faith is subject to being dehumanised till they convert, making it a religiously motivated crime against Hindus. Since this case meets multiple parameters of a religiously motivated attack against Hindus and their faith, it is being added to the hate crime database.
Victim Details
Total Victim
30
Deceased
0
Gender
- Male 0
- Female 30
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 0
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 30
Age Group
- Minor 0
- Adult 0
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 30
Case Status
Perpatrator released by Police
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Christian Extremists
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
Perpetrators Gender
male
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