Hindu girl deceived and harassed by Muslim man faking Hindu identity in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Case ID : 30a90d9 | Location : Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | Date of Incident : Thu, 18 June, 2026

Case ID : 30a90d9

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

18 June, 2026

Hindu girl deceived and harassed by Muslim man faking Hindu identity in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Crimes against women in relationships and other sexual crimes

Man pretends to be Hindu

Case Summary

In the Babupurwa area of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu girl was deceived and harassed by a Muslim man, who posed as a Hindu man. According to information presented during a public hearing organised by the Uttar Pradesh State Women's Commission on 19 June 2026, a Hindu woman became acquainted with a Muslim man through mobile communication. During their interactions, the Muslim man concealed his religious identity and introduced himself using a Hindu name. He also represented himself as the owner of a well-known sweet shop, thereby creating a false impression about his identity and background. The woman later discovered that the accused had misrepresented his religious identity. Following the exposure of his true identity, the accused continued to harass and trouble her. Distressed by his conduct, the woman approached the Babupurwa police station and lodged a complaint. However, despite the complaint being registered, no arrest had been made at the time the matter was raised before the State Women's Commission. The issue came to light during a women's public hearing conducted by Uttar Pradesh State Women's Commission member Anita Gupta at the Circuit House in Kanpur. After hearing the woman's grievance, Gupta directed the Babupurwa police to take immediate action and arrest the accused.

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. 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. This case has been added to the tracker because a Hindu girl was deceived and harassed a Muslim man, who hid his religious identity. The accused deliberately concealed his religious identity to initiate and sustain a relationship with a Hindu woman. This itself is a clear manifestation of bias and malicious intent towards the victim's religion. By concealing his true identity, he exploited her trust, targeting her under false pretences. This indicates a premeditated intent to manipulate her based on her religious background. In cases like these, the tactic of adopting a false Hindu identity to manipulate and "ensnare" a Hindu individual is not just an act of personal betrayal but can also be interpreted as an expression of disdain or disregard for Hinduism and its customs that reflects a deeper animosity towards Hindus and their beliefs. In such instances, identity concealment is not merely a personal deception but a calculated strategy rooted in religious targeting and profiling. The accused was aware that the victim, being Hindu, may not have consented to the relationship had she known his real identity from the outset. He therefore circumvented her ability to exercise informed choice by deliberately lying about his name and religious background. This demonstrated a premeditated effort to exploit the victim specifically on the basis of her religious identity. An additional aggravating factor in this case was the sustained harassment that continued even after the victim discovered the accused's true identity. This conduct demonstrates that the accused's objective was not merely to establish a relationship through deception but also to maintain influence and control over the victim despite her rejection. The persistence of the harassment after the truth emerged demonstrated a disregard for the victim's autonomy and right to make informed choices about her personal associations. For these reasons, the case was included in the tracker as an instance involving identity concealment, religiously motivated targeting, and subsequent harassment of a Hindu woman by a Muslim man. The deliberate adoption of a false Hindu identity, the initiation of a relationship under false pretences, and the continuation of harassment after the truth emerged collectively indicated a pattern of conduct that went beyond an ordinary interpersonal dispute. Such actions reflected a disregard for the victim's religious beliefs, personal autonomy, and right to make informed choices, and was rooted in religious animosity and hostility towards the victim's Hindu identity. Disclaimer: The case came to light during a public hearing organised by the Uttar Pradesh State Women's Commission on 19 June 2026. Therefore, the date of the incident has been recorded as 19 June 2026 for documentation purposes.