Hindu minor girl deceived and taken away by Muslim man posing as Hindu in Tri Nagar, Delhi
Darbhanga, Bihar, India 
4 April, 2026
Case Summary
A Hindu minor girl in Tri Nagar, Delhi, was targeted by a Muslim man who concealed his identity and built contact with her before taking her away from her home. The Hindu minor girl was misled about his name, religion, and marital status. The incident caused distress to her family and led to tensions in the local area. The Muslim man, identified as Arbaaz from Darbhanga, introduced himself to the Hindu minor girl as “Saurabh Rider”. He hid his religious identity and presented himself as a Hindu. He was already married and had two children, which were also concealed from the Hindu minor girl. The perpetrator worked as a dance trainer and visited the Hindu minor girl’s school, where he first came into contact with her. Over time, he built familiarity and influence through repeated interaction. The engagement gradually increased, creating trust and dependency. The Hindu minor girl was later taken from Bihar to Delhi after being influenced by the perpetrator. Her family stated that she was misled about his identity and intentions. The sequence of events indicated sustained manipulation over a period of time. The situation escalated when both the Hindu minor girl and the perpetrator were brought to the Tri Nagar police station. The family gathered there and demanded access to the Hindu minor girl. They were not allowed to meet her for several hours, which increased their concern. The family stated that the Hindu minor girl and the perpetrator were kept together inside the police station. This raised fears that she could be further influenced while in custody. A crowd gathered outside the police station demanding action and questioning the handling of the case. The matter led to protests outside the Trinagar police station, with family members and locals demanding immediate legal action. Concerns were raised regarding the handling of the Hindu minor girl at the police station. At the time of documentation, no detailed official response had been issued publicly by the police. The situation remained under scrutiny, and further action in the case was awaited.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been added to the tracker under the primary category - Predatory Proselytisation. Within this, the subcategory selected is - Proselytisation by grooming, brainwashing, manipulation or subtle indoctrination. The tertiary category selected under this is- Family claims grooming. 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 proselytization, such cases are considered religiously motivated hate crimes. This case has been added to the tracker under another primary category of - Crimes against women in relationships and other sexual crimes. Within this, the subcategory selected is - Man pretends to be Hindu. The tertiary category under this is - Name changed. 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 other subcategory selected is- Brainwashed and/or groomed. Under this, the tertiary category is- Family claims grooming. In our database, we have not added incidents where women have converted to another religion of their free will and no allegations of forced/involuntary conversion have been made. However, there are certain cases of conversion where the consent itself is a result of the brainwashing or grooming of a minor by the non-Hindu perpetrator trying to victimise a woman for her Hindu religious identity. The phenomenon of grooming points to non-Hindu perpetrators identifying their Hindu victims’ vulnerabilities and exploiting them over months and sometimes years, to extract the supposed ‘consent’ in order to convert their religion. In most cases of grooming, the victims are minors or the grooming started when the victim was a minor. In other cases of grooming, the non-Hindu perpetrator brainwashes and grooms a minor victim to extract their trust and then proceeds to rape them repeatedly with the intent of converting them to their faith. It is pertinent to understand here that when the victim is a minor, the ‘consent’ to convert or enter into a romantic relationship with an adult itself is redundant – addressed by POCSO. While every case of conversion of a minor and incidents of establishing a physical relationship with a minor by an adult is a crime, for the purpose of this database, a case would be considered a hate crime only if there is a distinct religious angle to the grooming. For example, in the UK, if a Hindu minor is targeted by Pakistani grooming gangs, it would be considered a hate crime because the victims are specifically targeted owing to their non-Muslim religious identity with the perpetrators being Muslim. In other cases, if a Hindu minor is brainwashed into entering a physical relationship with the non-Hindu adult perpetrator and the family alleges grooming/brainwashing of the minor to convert her religion, it would form a part of this database. If the victim is a Hindu adult, the case would form a part of this database only if the victim herself says that she was brainwashed/groomed to convert her religion. However, if the victim is deceased (murdered or otherwise), the case would form a part of this database if her family/friends provided testimony that the victim was brainwashed/groomed to convert her religion. Since these crimes have a distinct religious angle where the victim is being targeted owing to her Hindu religious identity, these cases are considered a hate crime. This case qualified as a religiously motivated hate crime because a Muslim man deliberately concealed his identity to target a Hindu minor girl, built influence over her, and removed her from her home. The deception was central to gaining her trust and control. The victim was targeted as a Hindu minor through manipulation and grooming. Religion was a key factor in the method used to exploit the victim. The perpetrator introduced himself as “Saurabh Rider” and hid his real identity as a Muslim man. This was significant because it showed intentional deception based on religious identity. The false Hindu identity was used to gain trust that would not otherwise have been given. This directly targeted the Hindu minor girl by exploiting religious familiarity. The act of assuming a false religious identity to deceive and manipulate someone into a relationship is inherently malicious. It undermines the victim's right to make informed decisions about their relationships, especially those that involve significant cultural and religious dimensions. This type of exploitation, particularly when it involves religious deception, highlights a profound disrespect for the victim's faith and autonomy. It is a deliberate and calculated attempt to exert control over her, using religion as a tool of manipulation and domination. The perpetrator established contact through the victim’s school and gradually built influence over time. This was significant because it showed a pattern of grooming rather than a spontaneous interaction. The trust-building process created dependency and lowered resistance. This enabled the perpetrator to specifically manipulate a Hindu minor girl over a sustained period. The perpetrator misrepresented his marital status and personal life while interacting with the victim. This was significant because it added another layer of deception to strengthen control. The false narrative created emotional reliance and confusion. This manipulation ensured that the Hindu minor girl remained unaware of the risks involved. The Hindu minor girl was taken from Bihar to Delhi after sustained influence by the perpetrator. This was significant because it showed escalation from grooming to physical relocation. The movement away from her home environment increased her vulnerability. This action demonstrated targeted control over a Hindu minor girl beyond initial contact. The family identified the sequence of events as a planned attempt to trap the victim. This was significant because it reflected a structured pattern rather than an isolated act. The deception, grooming, and relocation formed a continuous chain of control. This indicated that the victim was targeted specifically because she was a Hindu minor. The involvement of a minor further intensified the case, as the elements of consent and genuine change of conscience were missing ab initio. Minors, due to their young age and lack of maturity, are particularly vulnerable to manipulation and coercion. They may not have the ability to fully understand the implications of converting to another religion, and the Muslim perpetrator purposely targeted and exploited this vulnerability of the victim. Given that this case met the parameters of a religiously motivated hate crime, it was added to the hate crime database of the tracker. Disclaimer: The tracker records incident dates based on when the crime occurred, not when it was reported. In this case, the exact date of the incident was not specified in the source material. Therefore, 5 April 2026 has been used as the indicative incident date, based on the article publication date. This has been recorded for documentation purposes only.
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 1
- Adult 0
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 0
Case Status
Complaint filed
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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