Hindu woman subjected to sexual exploitation, coercion and conversion pressure by Muslim man in Muzaffarnagar

Case ID : 30a8f01 | Location : Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India | Date of Incident : Thu, 11 June, 2026

Case ID : 30a8f01

Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

11 June, 2026

Hindu woman subjected to sexual exploitation, coercion and conversion pressure by Muslim man in Muzaffarnagar

Crimes against women in relationships and other sexual crimes

Blackmailed to convert

Forced conversion before marriage

Rape for refusal to convert

Assault or threat upon refusal to convert

Case Summary

A Hindu woman in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, was subjected to prolonged sexual exploitation, blackmail, and sustained pressure to abandon her faith and adopt another religion. The Hindu woman, a resident of the Jansath area of Muzaffarnagar, came into contact with a Muslim man from her village who initiated a relationship with her and assured her that he would marry her. Trusting these assurances, she entered into the relationship. Over time, the Muslim perpetrator used the promise of marriage to establish and maintain control over the Hindu woman, while continuing to cultivate the expectation that the relationship would culminate in marriage. As the relationship progressed, the Hindu woman was sexually exploited by the Muslim perpetrator. During this period, he repeatedly reassured her about marriage and maintained the relationship on that basis. The Hindu woman later stated that the relationship had been built on these assurances, which led her to trust in his intentions and future commitments. However, the Muslim perpetrator began exerting continuous pressure on her to convert to Islam and adopt his religious traditions. The demands were not presented as isolated requests but as a recurring feature of the relationship. She stated that he repeatedly sought to persuade her to abandon her existing faith and embrace his religion and religious practices. Alongside this pressure, the Hindu woman stated that the Muslim perpetrator created objectionable videos of her and used them to exert control over her. She stated that he repeatedly threatened to circulate the videos on social media platforms and make them public. The threats continued over an extended period and created fear regarding the potential impact on her reputation and the reputation of her family. The Hindu woman further stated that the blackmail became an ongoing method of coercion. She described how the Muslim perpetrator repeatedly used the threat of releasing the videos to compel her compliance and maintain influence over her. The fear of public exposure and social humiliation became a constant factor in her interactions with him. The situation escalated further when the Muslim perpetrator again forced himself upon her by threatening to release the videos if she resisted. She stated that the threat of public dissemination of the recordings was used to compel her submission and prevent her from opposing his actions. The coercion, blackmail, and pressure to convert continued simultaneously, creating a prolonged pattern of intimidation directed against her. The Hindu woman stated that she had previously approached the local police regarding the matter. Despite bringing her concerns before the authorities, she stated that no concrete action was taken against the Muslim perpetrator at that stage. As a result, the situation remained unresolved, and the pressure and threats continued. Thereafter, she approached the Senior Superintendent of Police in Muzaffarnagar and submitted a detailed complaint. In her representation, she described the sexual exploitation, the repeated pressure to convert to Islam, the creation of objectionable videos, and the blackmail she had endured. She requested legal action against the Muslim perpetrator and sought protection from further harm. The Hindu woman also expressed concern that the Muslim perpetrator could circulate the videos on social media at any time, causing damage to her reputation and that of her family. Her complaint requested a thorough investigation into the matter and appropriate action against those responsible. The complaint was submitted to senior police officials, who were asked to examine the allegations and take the necessary legal steps.

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 - 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 second subcategory selected is- Forced conversion before marriage. In such cases, a non-Hindu man is in a relationship with a Hindu woman when the pressure to convert her religion begins to manifest. In such cases, typically, two patterns emerge. First, when the relationship is consensual, and the religious identity of the perpetrator is known to the Hindu woman in the relationship, however, at some point during the relationship, the non-Hindu man starts to force the victim to convert her religion and give up her Hindu religious identity. The second is when the woman gets into a marriage with the man pretending to share her faith. Later, when the truth is revealed, the man starts pressuring the woman to convert her religion and give up her religious identity. In both the situations, the methods used to force the victim to convert her religion often revolve around force-feeding beef, forcing her to wear hijab, forcing her to read the Kalma or even pressurizing the victim to do ‘Nikah’, which is marriage under Islamic law, with a prerequisite being conversion to Islam. Cases where a Hindu woman consensually converts to Islam in a relationship will be left out of the hate crime database, even though it could be argued in several cases that the conversion was a result of religious brainwashing. The third subcategory is- Rape for refusal to convert. When Hindu women are in a relationship with non-Hindu men, there are cases where the woman faces pressure/threats/violence to convert and change her religious identity 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 pressuring the Hindu woman to convert. In some of these cases, the association could be non-consensual as well or, the religious identity of the non-Muslim man could be previously unknown to the Hindu victim. As the case may be, in such cases, the non-Hindu man forces himself sexually on the Hindu woman when she refuses his advances and pressures to convert her religion. The rape of the woman is often seen as either a punishment for the woman refusing to convert. 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 subcategory is- Assault and 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. This case qualified as a religiously motivated hate crime because the Hindu woman was subjected to coercion, sexual exploitation, and blackmail that was intertwined with efforts to make her abandon her faith and adopt another religion. The relationship was not confined to personal interaction but became a vehicle through which pressure was exerted upon the victim to alter her religious identity. The repeated demands that she convert to Islam and adopt Islamic religious traditions demonstrate that her identity as a Hindu woman was central to the conduct directed against her. Such actions went beyond interpersonal abuse and entered the realm of religious targeting, where coercion was used in an attempt to secure religious compliance and erode the victim's attachment to her own faith. The manipulation in this case is particularly significant because it created the conditions through which religious pressure could be exerted more effectively. By establishing trust, emotional dependence, and expectations regarding the future of the relationship, the perpetrator placed himself in a position of influence over the Hindu woman. This influence was subsequently used to pressure her towards religious conversion. The progression from emotional manipulation to demands that she abandon her existing faith demonstrates that the relationship functioned as a means of influencing and transforming the victim's religious identity. Such conduct reflects a deliberate attempt to weaken her ability to freely exercise religious choice and instead steer her towards a different faith through coercive means rather than genuine conviction. The sexual exploitation and repeated sexual assaults further reinforced the religiously motivated nature of the abuse. The Hindu woman stated that she was induced into the relationship through assurances of marriage and was subsequently subjected to sexual exploitation. The available facts indicate that these assurances served as a mechanism to obtain access to the victim and compromise her bodily autonomy rather than to establish a genuine marital relationship. The exploitation was accompanied by pressure to convert and, therefore, cannot be viewed in isolation from the broader pattern of religious coercion. When sexual exploitation is combined with attempts to alter a victim's religious identity, it becomes a tool of domination that weakens resistance and increases vulnerability. The victim was not only deprived of control over her body but was simultaneously subjected to efforts aimed at changing her faith, demonstrating a pattern of conduct directed at both her personal autonomy and her Hindu identity. The victim's own complaint further reinforced the existence of religious coercion. She confirmed that she had been subjected to sustained pressure, exploitation, and intimidation within the relationship. Her statement is significant because it demonstrates that the pressure to adopt another religion was not incidental but formed an important part of the conduct she experienced. The victim's account established that the abuse extended beyond personal exploitation and included attempts to influence her religious beliefs and practices. The blackmail directed against the Hindu woman is also a critical religious marker in this case. The perpetrator created objectionable videos of the victim and repeatedly threatened to release them publicly. Such threats placed the victim under constant fear of humiliation, reputational damage, and social consequences. The significance of this conduct lies in the fact that blackmail became a means of extracting compliance. By holding the threat of public exposure over her, the perpetrator reduced her ability to freely reject his demands, leave the relationship, seek assistance, or resist the pressure to convert. The coercive power created by the videos effectively trapped the victim in a position where refusal carried severe personal consequences. In this context, blackmail was not merely a separate criminal act but a means of reinforcing religious pressure and maintaining control over a Hindu woman whose faith identity the perpetrator sought to alter. The use of fear, intimidation, and reputational threats to secure compliance demonstrates that the objective was not voluntary religious change but submission achieved through coercion. Taken together, the sexual exploitation carried out through deceptive assurances, the sustained manipulation, and the use of blackmail to reinforce conversion pressure reveal a clear pattern of religiously motivated targeting. The conduct was directed not merely at maintaining a relationship but at exercising control over a Hindu woman and pressuring her to abandon her religious identity. The cumulative effect of these actions demonstrates an attempt to achieve religious compliance through exploitation, intimidation, and coercion. For these reasons, the case met the threshold of a religiously motivated hate crime and was added to the hate crime database of the tracker. Disclaimer: The exact date of when the Hindu woman and the Muslim perpetrator first came into contact was not specified in the available sources. However, the incident became publicly known through reports published on 12th June 2026. Accordingly, the Hinduphobia Tracker has recorded the respective date as the incident date for documentation purposes only.