Hindu minor girl groomed, sexually exploited and forced into prostitution by Muslim man
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India 
14 August, 2024
Case Summary
In Dehradun, Uttarakhand, a Hindu minor girl was targeted by a Muslim man, Mohammad Yasin. She was groomed through social media, subjected to sexual exploitation and forced into prostitution by the accused. The incident came to light after Bajrang Dal workers, a Hindu organisation, rescued the victim, who was just 16 years old at that time. She came into contact with the accused, Mohammad Yasin, in 2024, when she was just 14. During this time, the accused trapped her in a relationship, made objectionable videos of her, threatened to upload them, and subsequently forced her into prostitution, sending her to hotels to engage in sexual activity with other men. During the rescue, the Hindu minor girl stated that she had remained in this situation for approximately two years and that she could not even count how many men had been made intimate with her. The Bajarang Dal workers stated that she had been brought to Dehradun at the age of 14 and remained there until she was rescued at 16. She also stated that she wanted to leave the situation and return home. The video further showed the rescuers discussing multiple Aadhaar cards connected with the Hindu minor girl. She stated that she had her original Aadhaar card dated 2010, while another Aadhaar card dated 2006 was fake and had been made by the accused. She stated that the accused had made three Aadhaar cards and had sent one of them to her. She also stated that she was being kept in a rented room by the accused. Bajrang Dal workers also found some medicines in the victim's bag, which were found to be used for suppressing menstruation. The video stated that the medicine was being given to the girl to allow continued sexual exploitation. The rescue was carried out by Bajrang Dal workers after several days of efforts, with the team having been working for approximately five days and continuing the operation late at night. The team intercepted a vehicle outside a hotel and rescued the Hindu minor girl. Meanwhile, the accused's phone number was being traced. Bajrang Dal workers informed the police about the incident and demanded strict legal action against the accused.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been placed in the Undecided Database because, although the circumstances involved the prolonged grooming and sexual exploitation of a Hindu minor by a Muslim man, the evidence currently available does not conclusively establish that the girl was targeted specifically because of her Hindu identity or that the offences were motivated by religious hostility. The Hindu minor was 14 when Mohammad Yasin first contacted her in 2024. She stated that he lured her into a relationship, made objectionable videos of her, threatened to upload them, and subsequently forced her into prostitution. She remained in this situation for approximately two years and was eventually rescued by Bajrang Dal workers. The circumstances indicated a sustained pattern of grooming, manipulation, coercion and sexual exploitation of a minor rather than an isolated offence. These facts indicate that the accused had cultivated a relationship with the victim before subjecting her to prolonged exploitation thereafter. Such circumstances warrant careful examination to determine whether the victim's religious identity had any bearing on her selection or the commission of the offence. The Hinduphobia Tracker has documented instances in which Hindu women and minor girls have been deliberately targeted by Muslim men through deceptive relationships, followed by abduction, sexual exploitation, coercion, or other forms of abuse. In some such cases, subsequent investigations have revealed evidence of religious targeting, coercive conversion attempts, or expressions of anti-Hindu hostility. Consequently, where a Hindu victim is groomed and exploited by a Muslim accused, it becomes necessary to examine whether the crime forms part of a broader pattern of religiously motivated victimisation or whether it arose from personal or criminal motives unrelated to religion. However, the evidence currently available does not establish a distinct religious motive in this case. There is no direct statement from the Hindu minor that Mohammad Yasin groomed her because she was Hindu, and the available material does not establish an attempt to convert her to Islam, compel her to abandon Hinduism, insult Hindu religious beliefs, or make the religious identity of the victim the basis for the abuse. The statements made by the rescuers concerning the targeting of Hindu girls constitute their own assertions and do not, by themselves, establish the motive of the accused. The offences were clearly grave, but the presently available evidence established sexual exploitation and grooming more clearly than it established religiously motivated targeting. Accordingly, this case has been placed in the Undecided Database. Should further evidence emerge during the course of the investigation or judicial proceedings establishing that the victim was selected because of her Hindu identity, or that religious hostility, coercive conversion. Disclaimer: The Hinduphobia Tracker records an incident date based on when a victim’s ordeal begins or when the crime occurs, rather than when the incident is reported by the media. In this case, the exact date on which the grooming and exploitation began was not specified; only the year 2024 was established, when the victim was 14 years old. Therefore, 15 August 2024 has been used as the indicative incident date for documentation purposes.
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
Unknown
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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