Hindu minor girl rape by Muslim man concealing identity through false Hindu name in Ratlam

Case ID : 30ab2e7 | Location : Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India | Date of Incident : Sat, 31 October, 2026

Case ID : 30ab2e7

Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India

31 October, 2026

Hindu minor girl rape by Muslim man concealing identity through false Hindu name in Ratlam

Crimes against women in relationships and other sexual crimes

Man pretends to be Hindu

Name Changed

Case Summary

In Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, a minor Hindu girl was raped by a Muslim man who concealed his religious identity and posed as a Hindu. The incident occurred on November 1, 2026. The accused, Tanveer Abbasi, presented himself under a Hindu name and pursued the Hindu minor for approximately a month before entering her house when she was alone and raped her. He also threatened to kill her if she raised an alarm. The girl told the police that she regularly visited a field for work, where the accused repeatedly followed her and tried to approach her. Despite her refusal to engage with him, he continued pursuing her and introduced himself as Tannu. At approximately 12:30 pm, he arrived at her house shortly afterwards. Finding her alone, he entered the house, locked the door, and raped her. He threatened to kill her if she made any noise. Hearing her cries, her brother entered the house through the back door. The accused attempted to escape, but the girl's brother and neighbours caught him. After his apprehension, the accused was identified as Tanveer, son of Rafiq Abbasi, a resident of Biriyakhedi. The girl subsequently approached the police station with her family and lodged a complaint. The police registered a case under Sections 3 and 5 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and the Madhya Pradesh Religious Freedom Act, 2021. On 2 November 2026, the police arrested Tanveer and produced him before a court, which remanded him to jail.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

This case is being added to the tracker under the primary category: Crime against women in relationships and other sexual crimes, and 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 concerns sexual violence against a minor Hindu girl by a Muslim man who concealed his religious identity and introduced himself using the name Tannu. The religious motive of the crime is evident from the fact that the Muslim perpetrator deliberately hid his real identity and pretended to be a Hindu in order to gain the trust of the Hindu victim. If religion had no role in the crime, there would have been no need for him to conceal his faith and present himself as a Hindu. The deception worked precisely because he knew that sharing the same religious identity would make the victim more comfortable, trusting, and willing to interact with him. This makes the victim's Hindu identity central to the offence. The perpetrator did not simply lie about his name or personal details. He specifically used a false Hindu identity as a tool to approach, manipulate, and exploit a Hindu victim. The fact that he felt the need to pose as a Hindu shows that he understood the importance of religion in the victim's life and deliberately exploited it for his own benefit. The sexual assault cannot be viewed separately from the deception that preceded it. By pretending to share the victim's religious identity, the perpetrator created a sense of familiarity and trust that helped him get close to her. He used that trust to gain access to a minor girl and then subjected her to sexual violence. This was not simply a case of sexual assault accompanied by a lie about his identity. The false Hindu identity was part of the very means through which he approached and exploited the victim. Her faith was used to lower her guard, and the trust built on that deception was then violated. The religious dimension is therefore deeply intertwined with the sexual offence and cannot be dismissed as incidental to the crime. This type of targeted violence is not just an individual crime but a hate crime with broader social and religious implications. It stems from the perpetrator's deep animosity towards the victim's faith. That is why this case is included in the tracker.