Hindu girl sexually exploited and forcibly converted to Islam by Muslim man posing as Hindu; forced-fed cow meat and subjected to sustained abuse

Case ID : 30a92ff | Location : Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India | Date of Incident : Sun, 27 November, 2022

Case ID : 30a92ff

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

27 November, 2022

Hindu girl sexually exploited and forcibly converted to Islam by Muslim man posing as Hindu; forced-fed cow meat and subjected to sustained abuse

Crimes against women in relationships and other sexual crimes

Man pretends to be Hindu

Name Changed

Forced conversion before marriage

Forced to eat beef

Case Summary

In Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, a Hindu girl was lured into a relationship, sexually exploited and forcibly converted to Islam by a Muslim man named Nek Ali Khan, who posed as a Hindu. He also forced-fed her cow meat and subjected her to continuous physical and mental torture. According to the complaint filed by the victim, she came into contact with the accused through Facebook in November 2022, where he introduced himself as a Hindu man named "Ankit" using a fake profile. Believing him to be a Hindu, she entered into a relationship with him. During the course of the relationship, the accused sexually exploited her on the pretext of marriage. She later discovered that his real identity was that of a Muslim man named Nek Ali Khan, who had deliberately used a Hindu identity to gain her trust. The victim stated that after she insisted on marriage, Nek Ali Khan took her to Kalyan in Mumbai in June 2023, where, in the presence of a Maulvi, she was forcibly converted to Islam and compelled to eat cow meat against her will. She further stated that Nek Ali Khan, along with his father, Shaukat Khan, conspired to sell her for ₹5 lakh to the Amarnath Hotel in Mumbai. She said she was held captive there, subjected to continuous physical and mental torture, and that there were plans to force her into performing mujra. She eventually managed to escape from captivity and returned to Jabalpur on 23 June 2026, after which she informed her family about the ordeal. Subsequently, the victim approached the Ghampur police station to lodge a complaint. She stated that her complaint was initially not acted upon, following which members of the Hindu Dharma Sena and other Hindu organisations accompanied her to the police station and submitted a memorandum demanding strict legal action against the accused and his family. Based on the complaint, the police registered a case and initiated an investigation. The police stated that they were verifying all aspects of the complaint, including the identity of the accused and the circumstances surrounding the relationship, and that further legal action would be taken on the basis of the findings of the investigation.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

This case has been added to the tracker under the primary category of - Crimes against women in relationships and other sexual crimes. Within it, the sub-category selected here is - Man pretends to be Hindu, with the tertiary category being - 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 sub-category selected here is - Forced conversion after marriage, with the tertiary category being - Forced to eat beef. 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. This case has been added to the Hinduphobia Tracker because the offences committed against the victim were not limited to deception in a personal relationship but were intrinsically linked to her Hindu identity. Firstly, Nek Ali Khan deliberately concealed his religious identity and created a fake Facebook profile under the Hindu name "Ankit" 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. Secondly, the subsequent forcible conversion to Islam further strengthens the religious dimension of the offence. The victim was not merely deceived into a relationship; according to her complaint, she was compelled to renounce her own faith and embrace another religion against her will. Forcing a Hindu individual to discard her religious faith and embrace another was a direct attack on her religious identity and dignity. It was not a matter of personal choice; it was coercion rooted in hostility towards the victim's Hindu identity. Such an attempt reflects religious animosity because the act was not simply about personal differences but about erasing the victim’s Hindu faith, making it a religiously motivated crime. Such conduct represents a direct infringement upon an individual's freedom of conscience and religious identity. The conversion did not occur as the result of an informed and voluntary choice but followed deception regarding the accused's identity and took place in coercive circumstances, indicating that the victim's Hindu faith itself became an object of coercion. Thirdly, the act of forcing the victim to consume cow meat carries particular significance in the present case. For many Hindus, abstaining from cow meat is not simply a dietary preference but an important religious conviction closely associated with their faith. Compelling a Hindu woman to violate such a deeply held belief is not an ordinary act of abuse; it strikes directly at her religious identity and demonstrates contempt for beliefs that she regarded as sacred. In this context, the act served to reinforce the coercive abandonment of her Hindu identity rather than merely causing physical or psychological harm. Fourth, the subsequent confinement, torture, and reported attempt to sell the victim illustrate that the deception and religious conversion were not isolated incidents but formed part of a broader pattern of sustained exploitation. These exploitations were not random acts of crime; rather, they functioned as religiously motivated tools aimed at humiliating and dominating a Hindu woman because of her faith. The target was not the victim as an individual, but her Hindu identity. The specific focus on her Hindu identity in the commission of these acts highlights the religious hatred underlying the crime, making it a religiously motivated offence. The victim stated that she later discovered his true identity and that, after she pressed him to marry her, he took her to Kalyan in Mumbai, where she was forcibly converted to Islam in the presence of a cleric. The conversion was not presented as a free and informed exercise of religious choice but as an act carried out under coercive circumstances following deception regarding the accused's identity. Such conduct directly interfered with the victim's freedom of conscience and religious autonomy by compelling her to abandon her faith against her will. Taken together, the deliberate concealment of religious identity, inducement into a relationship through deception, sexual exploitation under the promise of marriage, forcible conversion to Islam, compelled consumption of beef, confinement, and subsequent exploitation establish a clear nexus between the victim's Hindu identity and the acts committed against her. Such actions stem from inherent hostility towards the victim's professed faith since Abrahamic faiths believe that any non-adherent to the faith is subject to being dehumanised till they convert. Such acts were not merely personal crimes; they were rooted in a desire to dominate and erase the religious identity of the victim. Since such predatory actions stem from doctrinal animosity towards the Hindu faith and its adherents, this case is being documented as a religiously motivated hate crime. Disclaimer: It is important to clarify that none of the media sources covering this case has specified the exact date when the victim's ordeal began, though it is mentioned that the victim first came into contact with the accused in November 2022. Thus, to document this case, we have used an indicative date, 28 November 2022, as a placeholder to represent the beginning of her suffering. While media coverage of the incident emerged on 28 June 2026, the Hinduphobia Tracker records the incident based on when the victim’s ordeal began, not when it was reported. Disclaimer: It is important to clarify that while three perpetrators have been recorded in this case, media reports have identified only two individuals by name, Nek Ali Khan and his father, Shaukat Khan. The third perpetrator refers to the unnamed Maulvi who was present during and participated in her forcible conversion to Islam in Kalyan, Mumbai. Although the cleric's identity has not been disclosed in the available media reports, his role in the incident has been taken into account for the purpose of recording the total number of perpetrators.