Aaqib poses as Aakash to befriend a Hindu girl, drugs and rapes her; forces her to convert
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India 
19 July, 2024
Case Summary
In Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu girl from Bannadevi revealed that a Muslim man, Aaqib Khan, pretended to be Aakash and raped her for two years under the pretense of marriage. He also took objectionable photos of her and pressured her to convert to Islam, threatening her and her family with a gun. The girl, with the help of Hindu organizations, registered a case against Aaqib at Bannadevi police station. Aaqib, son of Rahat Khalil, befriended her on WhatsApp, leading to a physical relationship. Upon learning his true identity, she objected, but Aaqib continued to assault her, drugging and blackmailing her with the photos. The victim sought help from Hindu leaders, including BJP leader Shakuntala Bharti. A written complaint was filed, and Bharti demanded strict action against those who trap and convert Hindu girls. Police Circle Officer RK Sisodia confirmed the case and formed three teams to apprehend Aaqib.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
Firstly, the religious motive of the Muslim perpetrator becomes apparent from the fact that he actively hid his religious identity to deceive the Hindu victim. 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. The second component in this case which makes it worthy of being documented as a religiously motivated hate crime is that the accused coerced the Hindu victim to convert to Islam through blackmail and threats. When Hindu women are in a relationship with non-Hindu men, there are cases where the woman is blackmailed to convert her religion, owing to her religious identity of being a Hindu. Such relationships may be consensual with the religious identity of the non-Hindu man known to the victim, however, there could be cases where the relationship is not consensual and the non-Hindu man starts blackmailing a Hindu woman to convert her religion. In these cases, it is often seen that the Hindu woman is blackmailed with intimate photos and/or videos, threats of harm to her or her family, threats of violence etc. Such cases are driven by specific religious motivations and against the religious identity of the victim and are therefore qualified as hate crimes.
Victim Details
Total Victim
1
Deceased
0
Gender
- Male 0
- Female 0
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 1
Caste
- SC/ST 0
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 1
Age Group
- Minor 0
- Adult 0
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 1
Case Status
Complaint registered
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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