Fruit vendor Nisar Qureshi rapes 9-year-old Hindu girl in Uttar Pradesh
Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India 
2 October, 2024
Case Summary
In Siddharthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, 55-year-old fruit vendor Nisar Qureshi took a 9-year-old Hindu girl behind a government school and raped her. Reportedly, he had molested her earlier as well. The victim girl's father, a rickshaw driver by occupation, filed a complaint with the police on October 3, 2024, after the minor came back home crying. She was admitted to the hospital as her health worsened, while Nisar was nabbed and sent to jail on October 4.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
In this case, the fruit vendor assaulted and sexually exploited a 9 year-old child. In this case, there are suspicions that the Hindu child was targeted owing to her religious identity. From the details available, it is entirely possible that the crime was one of opportunity - where the child was simply accessible to the perpetrator. However, there is a slip side to the argument - for a Muslim perpetrator, a Muslim child would be far more accessible than a Hindu child. The fact that the perpetrator specifically targeted the Hindu child could point towards religious profiling of the victim. However, this is only in the realm of speculation since the case details make no indications about the religious motivations of the perpetrator. For that reason, this case is being added to the undecided database. If more information emerges, it would be added to the hate crime database.
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
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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