Muslim man Shehbaz in Khandwa threatens to kill Hindu girl if she did not marry him, booked
Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, India 
17 January, 2023
Case Summary
A Muslim youth, Shehbaz had forcibly threatened to kill a B.Com final-year female student in a cyber cafe. The accused had been harassing her for several days. When she was at a cyber cafe, the boy surrounded her in front of the shop and forced her to marry him. When the girl threatened him with filing a complaint, he pulled her hand and threatened to kill her. The accused also threatened the girl by spreading rumours that she was in an affair with him. As she resisted the advances, a crowd gathered around the cafe, including members of the Hindu Jagran Manch, who accosted the boy and got him arrested. Police filed a case against under Section 354 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and Section 506 (criminal intimidation).
Why it is Hate Crime ?
Suspicion of why it may be a hate crime: There have been several such cases in which a Muslim man pursues a Hindu woman for a relationship. Thereafter, the woman is forced to convert to Islam. When there is pressure from the Muslim perpetrator on the Hindu women to marry him, often, the pressure is to do a Nikah, since theologically marriages in Islam can only take place between two Muslims. In this case, there is no direct allegation that the woman was being forced to Nikah, however, precedence and a string of such cases raise suspicion. This case will be added to the hate tracker database if and when there is any evidence to substantiate the religious motivation of the crime.
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 0
- Adult 0
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 1
Case Status
Complaint filed
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
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