Atman Khan proposes to be Atman Singh to lure Hindu girl in Bhopal, MP
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India 
27 March, 2024
Case Summary
In Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, locals caught a young man with a Hindu girl. Initially claiming to be Atman Singh Thakur, he was later identified as Atman Khan. The community intervened, ensuring the girl's safe return to her family. A viral video of the incident circulated widely, prompting police action. During interrogation, the young man admitted to deceiving the girl about his identity. The incident occurred in the Chandbad area of Bhopal, stirring local concern and calling for decisive measures against such deceptive practices of love jihad.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been classified as a hate crime under the prime category- Hate crimes against women in relationships and sexual crimes. Under this, the sub-category selected is- Man pretends to be Hindu. Further within this, the tertiary category 'Name changed' has also been selected. When a non-Hindu man pretends to be a Hindu to deceive a Hindu woman into a relationship, the act is seen as triggered by malafide intentions. In some cases, the woman eventually accepts the man’s original religious identity and converts after the man’s identity is revealed. These cases could be argued as cases of religious brainwashing and a result of the pressure a woman feels after getting into a relationship with a man. The woman, it can be argued, also changed her religious identity because of the stigma she believes she might face if she chooses to walk out of a deceptive relationship. However, for the purpose of documenting hate crimes, the cases in this subcategory are limited to those where there is explicit violence aimed at religious conversion against the wishes of the victim (force-feeding beef, blackmailing with intimate videos, rape on refusal to convert, etc), or if the woman herself complains of the man’s religious deception. In such cases, it is established that the deception of the non-Hindu man had a specific aim of religious conversion or targeting of the victim due to her Hindu religious identity, therefore, making it a religiously motivated hate crime.
Victim Details
Total Victim
1
Deceased
0
Gender
- Male 0
- Female 1
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 0
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 1
Age Group
- Minor 0
- Adult 0
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 1
Case Status
Unknown
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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