Minor Hindu girl raped by Muslim man in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India 
16 January, 2023
Case Summary
A Muslim man raped a minor Hindu girl from the Scheduled Caste community after watching an obscene video in a village in the Puwayan area of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh. Police arrested the Muslim man, identified as Ali Mohammad, after an FIR was lodged on January 18 by a villager from a Scheduled Caste community at a police station in their village. According to his complaint, his 13-year-old daughter had gone to the field to get fodder on January 17. Ali Mohammad, an elderly Muslim man who was already present, seized her and forcibly took her to a neighbouring sugarcane field to rape her. The accused raped the victim because he had been reading pornographic materials and watching pornographic films.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
In this case, a Hindu minor girl was raped by a Muslim man. This could potentially be a crime motivated by religious profiling, as it has been observed that in many cases, Muslim perpetrators target Hindu women and minor girls due to inherent animosity towards Hindus. Hindu women and girls are very vulnerable to crimes like rape and sexual assault at the hands of Muslim men. However, it is also possible that the crime was one of opportunity, where the Hindu girl was simply accessible to the Muslim perpetrator. Meanwhile, it could also be argued that for a Muslim perpetrator, a Muslim girl would likely be more accessible than a Hindu girl. The fact that the perpetrator specifically targeted the Hindu girl could suggest religious profiling of the victim. Nevertheless, this remains speculative, as the case details provide no clear indication of religious motivations. Furthermore, neither the victim nor her family made any statements suggesting a religious motive behind the crime. For this reason, this case has been added to the 'Undecided' database. If further information emerges that hints towards a religious motivation behind this crime, then it would be reclassified and included under the Hate Crime database.
Victim Details
Total Victim
1
Deceased
0
Gender
- Male 0
- Female 1
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 1
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 0
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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