Hindu woman lured by Muslim man using false Hindu identity, pressured to consume meat and convert her religion
Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India 
2 April, 2026
Case Summary
A Hindu woman in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, was deceived, sexually exploited, abducted, and subjected to an attempt on her life by a Muslim man who concealed his identity to lure her. The perpetrator built a relationship with her under a false Hindu name and later used violence when she refused to marry him. The Hindu woman sustained physical harm and escaped after a life-threatening incident. The Muslim man, identified as Ayyub Ahmad, first approached the Hindu woman near her residence, where she regularly visited a local shop. He introduced himself as Ayush and became friends with her. Over time, he gained her trust and drew her into a relationship. After establishing the relationship, Ayyub Ahmad sexually exploited the Hindu woman. During this period, he had already married another woman from his own community. The Hindu woman remained unaware of his real identity and marital status initially. After some time, the Hindu woman discovered that the man was not Ayush but Ayyub Ahmad and that he was already married. Upon learning this, she refused to marry him. Following this, Ayyub Ahmad began blackmailing her and took her to events at his residence, where he pressured her to consume meat and convert to his religion. On 3 April 2026, Ayyub Ahmad arrived at the Hindu woman’s house along with his associates Deepak Gupta, Pawan Kumar, Sagar Kumar, and Rahul. They assaulted her at her residence. When she raised an alarm and attempted to protect herself, they forcibly abducted her and took her away in a vehicle. During the journey, the perpetrators harassed her and attempted to kill her. Near the Chhijarsi cut area, the Hindu woman jumped out of the moving vehicle and managed to escape. She reached the police and reported the incident. A complaint was filed by the Hindu woman’s father, following which a First Information Report was registered. Police arrested Ayyub Ahmad and his associates Deepak Gupta, Pawan Kumar, Sagar Kumar, and Rahul. The accused were produced before the court and sent to judicial custody. The perpetrator was later granted bail.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been added to the tracker under the primary category - Crimes against women in relationships and other sexual crimes. Within this, the subcategory selected is - Man pretends to be Hindu. The tertiary categories under this are - Name changed and Raped and/or murdered after Hindu woman finds out real identity. 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 sub-category selected for this case is - Brainwashed and/or groomed. The tertiary categories under this are - Family claims grooming and Rape and sexual assault/harassment. 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. The other sub-category selected for this case is - Blackmailed to convert. 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. The other sub-category selected for this case is - Assault or threat upon refusal to convert. When Hindu women are in a relationship with non-Hindu men, there are cases where the woman faces threats or assault after she refuses to convert and change her religious identity owing to pressure/force by the non-Hindu man. Such relationships may be consensual with the religious identity of the non-Hindu man known to the victim. Somewhere along the relationship, the non-Hindu man starts pressurizing the Hindu woman to convert to Islam and upon her refusal, assaults or threatens the victim. Such cases are driven by specific religious motivations and against the religious identity of the victim and are therefore qualified as hate crimes. Cases where the Hindu woman converts to Islam and does not file a complaint about the force or threat, are not considered a part of the hate tracker, even though, it may be argued that the woman was brainwashed or threatened to convert to Islam. The other category selected here is- Attack not resulting in death. Within this, the subcategory selected is- Attacked for refusal to convert. When there is pressure, threat or coercion employed upon the Hindu victim to convert to a different religion, in several cases, the victim refuses to succumb to the pressure/threats. Once the victim refuses, the perpetrator proceeds to attack/assault the victim owing to his/her refusal to convert. In such cases, the pressure/threat/intimidation/coercion/violence itself is driven by animosity towards the victim’s Hindu faith. The violence then is another hate crime driven by the victim’s refusal to abandon his professed faith, Hinduism, and convert to the religion of a non-Hindu perpetrator. Since the victim’s faith is at the heart of the pressure to convert and the ensuing violence towards the victim, such cases are considered religiously motivated hate crimes. This case qualified as a religiously motivated hate crime because a Hindu woman was deliberately targeted through deception, sexual exploitation, coercion, and violence linked to religious identity. The perpetrator, a Muslim man, concealed his identity to initiate the relationship. He used this deception to exploit her and later escalated to violence when she refused marriage and conversion. The sequence of actions showed that her Hindu identity was central to the targeting and harm. The perpetrator approached the Hindu woman by presenting himself as a Hindu man. This was religiously significant because it removed any barrier that may have existed due to religious differences. By posing as someone from her own community, he gained her trust and access to her life. This directly targeted her as a Hindu woman by exploiting her religious identity to establish the relationship. The perpetrator maintained a false Hindu name to continue the deception over time. This was significant because the change of identity was deliberate and sustained. It ensured that the Hindu woman remained unaware of his real religious identity while becoming emotionally involved. This directly targeted her by preventing informed consent based on her faith. The relationship led to sexual exploitation after trust had been established. This was significant because the sexual acts occurred under false pretences created through identity concealment. The Hindu woman’s consent was influenced by the belief that she was in a relationship within her own religious community. This directly harmed her as a Hindu woman by using deception tied to religion to facilitate sexual exploitation. After the Hindu woman discovered the perpetrator’s real identity and marital status, the actual motive of the perpetrator was revealed. The situation escalated to severe coercive violence. This included pressure to consume meat and religious conversion, followed by abduction and an attempt on her life. This act goes beyond mere criminal behaviour; it is a calculated and malicious attack on her religious identity. First, by assuming a false Hindu identity, the Muslim perpetrator betrayed the girl's trust, manipulating her into a situation where he could coerce her into abandoning her faith. The use of blackmail to force conversion is a clear demonstration of religious hate, as it targets the victim's religious beliefs and seeks to erase her identity. Further, he also breached the girl's religious practices by forcing her to eat meat. Moreover, the violent retaliation after the victim rejected his proposal further reinforces the religious motive. The severity of the attack, combined with the deception, aligns with a well-documented pattern of Hindu women being targeted for exploitation, often with an underlying agenda of religious conversion. Such cases are not isolated incidents but part of a broader trend where identity concealment is used as a strategic tool to entrap Hindu women before coercion or violence follows upon resistance. Thus, the perpetrator’s deliberate decision to hide his religious identity strongly underscores the religious motive behind this crime. In such instances, identity concealment is not just a deceptive tactic for personal reasons but a calculated strategy rooted in religious profiling and targeting. The accused was evidently aware that the victim, being Hindu, would likely refuse his advances if she knew his real identity, and he circumvented this by lying, which directly points to a religiously driven intent. This deception reflects a larger pattern where Hindu women are specifically singled out using false identities, often with coercion or conversion in mind. Such targeted victimisation based on religion not only demonstrates a fundamental disregard for Hinduism but also exposes a deeper animosity toward Hindus and their beliefs. This is why this case has been included in the tracker, as it exemplifies a clear instance of religiously motivated hate and exploitation. The victim’s family stated that the perpetrator manipulated and trapped her over time. This was significant because it highlighted a pattern of deception and control recognised by those close to her. The involvement of family observations reinforced the sustained nature of the manipulation. This directly showed how the Hindu woman was targeted through calculated grooming. Disclaimer: The exact date of when the incident began was not specified in the available sources. The tracker records incident dates based on when the crime occurred and not when reported by the media; however, in this case, 3 April, which is the date of the abduction of the victim and attempted murder, is the earliest date mentioned. Therefore, 3 April 2026, has been used as the indicative incident date. This has been recorded for documentation purposes only. Disclaimer: In this case, five individuals have been named as perpetrators. The primary accused is identified as a Muslim individual, while the remaining co-accused are Hindus who were complicit in the crime. Hinduphobia Tracker acknowledges that all individuals involved share responsibility for the offence. However, as this database specifically documents crimes against Hindus with a focus on religiously motivated targeting, the accused count has been recorded as 1, reflecting the primary accused whose actions constitute the central religious marker in the case.
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 1
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 0
Case Status
Perpatrator released by Police
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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