Hindu woman lured into relationship, forced to convert to Islam, and subjected to mental torture by Muslim man posing as Hindu

Case ID : 3234573 | Location : Patna, Bihar, India | Date of Incident : Thu, 12 October, 2017

Case ID : 3234573

Patna, Bihar, India

12 October, 2017

Hindu woman lured into relationship, forced to convert to Islam, and subjected to mental torture by Muslim man posing as Hindu

Crimes against women in relationships and other sexual crimes

Man pretends to be Hindu

Name Changed

Forced conversion after marriage

Case Summary

In Patna, Bihar, a Hindu woman was lured into a relationship by a Muslim man pretending to be a Hindu man. The accused enticed the victim into a romantic relationship, married her, and subsequently began pressuring her to convert to Islam. When she refused, she was subjected to severe mental torture. According to reports, the accused, Imran, who is from Bhojpur district, lured the woman from Patna by posing as a Hindu man named Sonu. After their marriage, he started pressuring her to change her religion. When she did not comply, he entered into a second marriage. The police stated that Imran lived in a rented house in Shastrinagar, Patna. The victim told the police that both of them worked in a private company. Their acquaintance developed during work, with Imran introducing himself as Sonu. They were in a relationship for approximately two years, until it was revealed that Sonu was actually Imran. After this revelation, Imran assured the victim of his genuine love. They then mutually agreed to marry and did so in court. Following their marriage, they cohabited in Shastrinagar. The victim stated that after their marriage, Imran began pressurising her to convert to Islam. When the victim refused, she was subjected to mental torture and was deliberately prevented from having children for six years. In June 2025, Imran entered into a second marriage. Following this, the victim lodged a complaint at the women’s police station. The police registered a First Information Report (FIR) and were investigating the case. The officer in charge of the police station said that both the accused and the victim were called for counselling, but Imran did not attend.

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. The subcategory selected is- Man pretends to be Hindu. The tertiary category selected is- 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 subcategory selected is- Forced conversion after marriage. In such cases, a non-Hindu man marries a Hindu woman, and the force/pressure to convert to any Abrahamic faith, like Islam, begins after marriage. 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. The marriage could be under the Special Marriages Act, where neither parties are required to convert their religion for the marriage to be considered legitimate. While the victim in such cases enters matrimony assuming that religious identity is not a barrier, the non-Hindu man starts to pressure the woman to convert her religion after marriage. 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 situations, there is application of force by the perpetrator, including the denial of the woman’s religious rights. Some of the means by which the woman is forced/pressured to convert include force-feeding beef, being forced to read the Kalma, being forced to wear a hijab, forced to undergo Halala, etc. There are several instances where, after marriage, the woman voluntarily converts to Islam. Such cases are often argued to be a result of religious brainwashing, however, for the purpose of documenting religiously motivated hate crimes, in the absence of the victim complaining of forced conversion, such cases do not form a part of the database. In this case, the Muslim accused lured the Hindu woman into a relationship by pretending to be Hindu. After marriage, he pressured her to convert to Islam. When she refused, he subjected her to severe mental torture and deliberately prevented her from having children for six years. Firstly, the perpetrator’s act of deception, posing as a Hindu man to lure the woman into a relationship, demonstrated clear religious bias and malicious intent towards her faith. By concealing his true identity, he manipulated the Hindu victim’s trust and targeted her under false pretences, indicating a calculated effort to exploit her based on her religious background. This constituted a direct violation of her informed consent regarding whom she chose to be in a relationship, as well as an infringement upon her religious beliefs. The perpetrator’s deliberate concealment of his religious identity strongly underscored the religiously motivated nature of the crime. This identity concealment was not merely a deceptive tactic for personal reasons but a premeditated strategy rooted in religious profiling and targeting. The accused was aware that the victim, being Hindu, would likely refuse his proposal had she known his real identity, so he circumvented this by lying, which points directly to religiously driven intent. This deception reflects a broader pattern where Hindu women are singled out and targeted by Muslim men with false identities, often with coercion or conversion in mind. Such targeted victimisation based on religion reveals a fundamental disregard and hostility toward Hinduism. When the accused’s real identity was revealed, he manipulated the victim into a marriage. However, after marriage, he began pressuring her to convert to Islam. This demonstrated that the initial deception and trapping of the victim was carried out with the clear and calculated intention of achieving religious conversion. Forced conversion or attempts to forcibly change someone’s religion violate fundamental rights and religious autonomy. The accused’s actions reflected deep-seated hostility and disdain towards Hindus and Hinduism. When the Hindu victim refused to convert, the accused married another woman, causing her emotional distress. This act can be viewed as a deliberate response rooted in religious animosity. It represents a form of punishment inflicted upon her for resisting conversion, highlighting the religiously motivated nature of the offence. Such actions extend beyond personal disputes and reflect targeted hostility based on her religious identity. The victim was also subjected to mental torture and was deliberately prevented from having children for six years. This treatment constitutes a distinctly cruel effort to punish her for opposing the forced religious conversion. By targeting her reproductive rights, the perpetrator infringed upon fundamental aspects of her dignity and autonomy. This form of torture thereby carries clear religious motivation, aiming to break her resolve linked to her faith. In conclusion, these events constitute a clear instance of a religiously motivated crime against a Hindu woman and her faith. This case clearly falls within the scope of a hate crime against Hindus and has been added to the hate crime database of the Hinduphobia Tracker. Disclaimer: The Hinduphobia Tracker generally records the date of an incident based on when the crime occurred rather than when it was reported in the media. However, in this particular case, the media report does not specify the exact date when the victim's ordeal began. The report does provide some indicators, such as the fact that after marriage, the accused prevented the victim from becoming pregnant for six years, and that the relationship lasted for two years before marriage. Considering these details and the publication date of the media report as 13th October 2025, the tracker has set an indicative date of 13th October 2017 for the incident. This date is used solely for documentation purposes to represent an estimated time when the victim's ordeal commenced.