Muslim man kidnaps Hindu minor, coerces her to marry him. Accused has history of trapping Hindu girls under different alias
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 
13 December, 2022
Case Summary
On December 14, 2022, a 15-year-old girl from Govindpuram in the Kavinagar police station area went to buy milk but never came back. It was discovered during the family’s investigation that Salman had kidnapped her. The minor was found by Ghaziabad police and the kidnapper was arrested. He was reportedly planning to marry the girl. Muhid, a friend of Salman's participated in the kidnapping and was arrested on December 31, 2022, according to the authorities. After the abduction, the suspect kept the victim in a number of places in Uttarakhand and UP, including Kashipur and Udham Singh Nagar. On doing a background check, it was found that Salman, who ran a consulting firm, had a history of luring Hindu girls by changing his name. Salman reportedly married a Hindu woman from Hapur roughly six years ago and also has a child with her. Further, he married a Muslim woman and trapped and impregnated another Hindu woman right after. The authorities are investigating whether a major gang is involved in entrapping the girls in this manner.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been included in the hate tracker under the prime category- Predatory Proselytisation. Under this, the sub-category chosen is- Proselytisation by brainwashing, manipulation or subtle indoctrination. Further, as per case details a tertiary category has also been selected here, which is- Pattern of targeting Hindu women/minors. Religious brainwashing essentially means the often subtle and forcible indoctrination to induce someone to give up their religious beliefs to accept contrasting regimented ideas. Religious brainwashing also involves propaganda and manipulation. It involves the systematic effort, driven by religious malice and indoctrination, to persuade “non-believers’ to accept allegiance, command, or doctrine to and of a contrasting faith. Cases of such brainwashing are far more nuanced than direct threats, coercion, inducement and violence. In such cases, it is often seen that there is repeated, subtle and continual manipulation of the victim to induce disaffection towards their own faith and acceptance of the contrasting faith of the perpetrator. While subtle indoctrination is widely acknowledged as predatory, an element which is often understated in such conversions or the attempts of such conversion is the role of loyalty and trust which might develop between the perpetrator and the victim. Fiduciary relationships are often abused to affect such religious conversion. For example, an educator transmitting religious doctrine of a competing faith to a Hindu student. The Hindu student is likely to accept what the teacher is transmitting owing to existence of the fiduciary relationship. The exploitation of the fiduciary relationship to religiously indoctrinate victims would also be included in this category. Since the underlying animosity towards the victim’s faith forms the basis of predatory proselytization, such cases are considered religiously motivated hate crimes. Here, a 15-year-old girl was kidnapped by a Muslim youth, after whose arrest it was revealed that was planning to marry her deceitfully. According to Islamic law, a marriage is not deemed lawful until the non-Muslim spouse agrees to convert to Islam, which means that the Muslim perpetrator would have obviously coerced the minor to give up her professed faith and adopt Islam. Secondly, the report reads that the Muslim perpetrators had a history of luring Hindu girls by changing his name. In fact, he had previously deceived two other Hindu women before targeting this minor Hindu girl. This specific pattern of targeting Hindu girls suggests that this was not an isolated or random act but part of a broader agenda rooted in religious intolerance. The choice to target individuals from a particular religious background indicates a deep-seated animosity toward that faith. This pattern of behaviour reflects a desire to assert religious superiority and impose one set of beliefs on another group. 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. This is why this case has been included in the tracker.
Victim Details
Total Victim
3
Deceased
0
Gender
- Male 0
- Female 0
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 3
Caste
- SC/ST 0
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 3
Age Group
- Minor 1
- Adult 0
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 2
Case Status
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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