Hindu woman deceived and subjected to prolonged sexual exploitation by Muslim man posing as Hindu

Case ID : 30aaa2e | Location : Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | Date of Incident : Sun, 27 September, 2026

Case ID : 30aaa2e

Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

27 September, 2026

Hindu woman deceived and subjected to prolonged sexual exploitation by Muslim man posing as Hindu

Crimes against women in relationships and other sexual crimes

Man pretends to be Hindu

Name Changed

Case Summary

In Dehradun, Uttarakhand, a Hindu woman was subjected to prolonged sexual exploitation by a Muslim man identified as Abdul Sahiv, who concealed his religious identity and posed as a Hindu to gain her trust. The incident came to light after members of a Hindu organisation received information that a Hindu woman was being exploited and traced Sahiv, who was a resident of Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, and worked at a hospital in Dehradun while living in a rented apartment. The Hindu woman revealed to the members of the Hindu organisation that Sahiv had lured her by pretending to be a Hindu. He had concealed his Muslim identity while interacting with her and used the Hindu name “Monu”. When questioned about using the name, Sahiv claimed that Monu was his pet name. He had employed her as a domestic worker but withheld her wages for around one year. Whenever she asked him to pay the money owed to her, he told her that she would receive payment only if she established physical relations with him. During the questioning by members of the Hindu organisation, women's undergarments were found inside Sahib's rented room. When asked about them, he said they belonged to his sister. A condom and sex-power tablets were also found in the room, which he said belonged to his friends. Sahiv swore on Allah and repeatedly pleaded with the Bajrang Dal members not to record the interaction. He also urged Muslim men not to follow Hindu girls, further bringing a religious dimension to the interaction. The members of the Bajrang Dal subsequently handed Sahib over to the police for further action.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

The primary category selected for this case is: Crime against women in relationships and other sexual crimes. The subcategory selected for this case is: Man pretends to be Hindu. The tertiary categories selected are: Wears symbols of Hinduism; Pattern of targeting Hindu women. 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 mala fide 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 qualified as a religiously motivated hate crime because the accused deliberately concealed his Muslim identity while interacting with a Hindu woman and presented himself as a Hindu by using the name “Monu”. The religious deception was not an incidental aspect of the incident. The perpetrator deliberately hid his Muslim identity and used a Hindu name to gain the trust of the Hindu woman. This was not merely a false name, as he concealed his actual religion and presented himself asa Hindu man. By concealing his true identity, he exploited her trust, targeting her for sexual exploitation 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. Presenting oneself as belonging to the same faith as the victim could therefore create a sense of religious commonality that would not otherwise exist. Where such a representation is subsequently connected to exploitation, the victim’s religious identity is not incidental to the circumstances but forms part of the context through which the exploitation became possible. The prolonged sexual exploitation of the Hindu woman also carried a clear religious dimension because the accused had concealed his Muslim identity and pretended to be Hindu in his interactions with her. The sexual exploitation therefore took place within a relationship established under a deliberately false religious identity. By presenting himself as a Hindu, the accused gained access to the victim and was able to exploit her trust over an extended period. The prolonged nature of the exploitation, when combined with the deliberate religious deception used to gain her trust, indicates that the abuse was rooted in religious animosity and the targeted exploitation of a Hindu woman through manipulation of her religious identity. Taken together, the religious deception and subsequent exploitation established a clear religious nexus to the offence. The accused used a false Hindu identity to gain the trust of a Hindu woman, making her religious identity directly relevant to how the exploitation was facilitated. The case was therefore treated as religiously motivated and was added to the tracker. This case qualified as a religiously motivated hate crime because the accused deliberately concealed his Muslim identity while interacting with a Hindu woman and presented himself as a Hindu by using the name “Monu”. The religious deception was not an incidental aspect of the incident. The perpetrator deliberately hid his Muslim identity and used a Hindu name to gain the trust of the Hindu woman. This was not merely a false name, as he concealed his actual religion and presented himself asa Hindu man. By concealing his true identity, he exploited her trust, targeting her for sexual exploitation 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. Presenting oneself as belonging to the same faith as the victim could therefore create a sense of religious commonality that would not otherwise exist. Where such a representation is subsequently connected to exploitation, the victim’s religious identity is not incidental to the circumstances but forms part of the context through which the exploitation became possible. The prolonged sexual exploitation of the Hindu woman also carried a clear religious dimension because the accused had concealed his Muslim identity and pretended to be Hindu in his interactions with her. The sexual exploitation therefore took place within a relationship established under a deliberately false religious identity. By presenting himself as a Hindu, the accused gained access to the victim and was able to exploit her trust over an extended period. The prolonged nature of the exploitation, when combined with the deliberate religious deception used to gain her trust, indicates that the abuse was rooted in religious animosity and the targeted exploitation of a Hindu woman through manipulation of her religious identity. Taken together, the religious deception and subsequent exploitation established a clear religious nexus to the offence. The accused used a false Hindu identity to gain the trust of a Hindu woman, making her religious identity directly relevant to how the exploitation was facilitated. The case was therefore treated as religiously motivated and was added to the tracker. This case qualified as a religiously motivated hate crime because the accused deliberately concealed his Muslim identity while interacting with a Hindu woman and presented himself as a Hindu by using the name “Monu”. The religious deception was not an incidental aspect of the incident. The perpetrator deliberately hid his Muslim identity and used a Hindu name to gain the trust of the Hindu woman. This was not merely a false name, as he concealed his actual religion and presented himself asa Hindu man. By concealing his true identity, he exploited her trust, targeting her for sexual exploitation 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. Presenting oneself as belonging to the same faith as the victim could therefore create a sense of religious commonality that would not otherwise exist. Where such a representation is subsequently connected to exploitation, the victim’s religious identity is not incidental to the circumstances but forms part of the context through which the exploitation became possible. The prolonged sexual exploitation of the Hindu woman also carried a clear religious dimension because the accused had concealed his Muslim identity and pretended to be Hindu in his interactions with her. The sexual exploitation therefore took place within a relationship established under a deliberately false religious identity. By presenting himself as a Hindu, the accused gained access to the victim and was able to exploit her trust over an extended period. The prolonged nature of the exploitation, when combined with the deliberate religious deception used to gain her trust, indicates that the abuse was rooted in religious animosity and the targeted exploitation of a Hindu woman through manipulation of her religious identity. Taken together, the religious deception and subsequent exploitation established a clear religious nexus to the offence. The accused used a false Hindu identity to gain the trust of a Hindu woman, making her religious identity directly relevant to how the exploitation was facilitated. The case was therefore treated as religiously motivated and was added to the tracker. Disclaimer: The Hinduphobia Tracker records incidents based on when an event occurred or when the victim's ordeal began. 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. Therefore, for documentation purposes, we have recorded the date based on when the incident was reported in the media, 28 September 2026.