Hindu villagers resist attempted religious conversion by Muslim Jamaat, during Diwali, in Bewar, Rajasthan
Beawar, Rajasthan, India 
19 October, 2025
Case Summary
An attempt at conversion was disrupted by villagers in the Shivpura Ghata area of Beawar, Rajasthan, during the Diwali festival. Locals responded to information about a group (Jamaat) from the Mewat region that had arrived in their village to promote religious conversion. The villagers from surrounding areas also gathered and strongly objected to the Jamaat’s presence and their work of encouraging Hindu families to abandon their faith. They also stated that a local government teacher facilitated the Jamaat’s arrival. The villagers promptly alerted the Sadar Thana police SHO, Gajraj Jat, who responded swiftly to address the situation. Finding that the Jamaat lacked permission from the Beawar Markaz and considering the villagers’ protests and the need to maintain peace during Diwali, police instructed the group to leave. After police intervention, the Jamaat departed the village following a meal, but the incident left the villagers angry and unsettled. The police initiated a preliminary investigation to uncover the facts and promised further action. The media house Dainik Bhaskar, reporting on the incident, further added that experts say Jamaats, groups known for promoting Islamic teachings, primarily come from Mewat or Gujarat, though local Jamaats were also active in Baewar. These groups conduct "takreer" (religious discourses) among local Muslim populations, focusing on encouraging adherence to Islamic practices, particularly the five daily prayers. These groups only meet with families practising both Hindu and Muslim faiths, to urge them to fully accept Islam. Due to this, these groups face significant opposition from the local communities.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been added to the primary category- Predatory Proselytisation. The subcategory selected is: Proselytisation by grooming, brainwashing, manipulation or subtle indoctrination. The tertiary category is: Pattern of targeting Hindus. 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 grooming or 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 grooming or 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 the 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 proselytisation, such cases are considered religiously motivated hate crimes. This case has been added to the Hinduphobia Tracker under the category of Predatory Proselytisation because it reflects a recurring and deeply concerning pattern in which Hindu families are subtly targeted for religious conversion under the guise of theological discussions. While the media report didn't explicitly mention any inducement or coercion, the context and sequence of events bear striking resemblance to numerous past incidents where similar “discussions” and “prayer meetings” were later exposed as covert proselytising exercises. These events often begin as innocuous community or social gatherings but gradually evolve into platforms for indoctrination, where faith-based manipulation and emotional grooming are employed to influence vulnerable individuals, particularly from lower-income or socially marginalised Hindu families. The report stated that such visits from Jamaat are common in that area, and multiple local chapters are also active. This is not just a group of a few people going around, spreading the word of their Prophet, but an organised multi-state operation working relentlessly to put continued pressure on the Hindu community until they convert. Here, the involvement of a government school teacher is also alarming. A teacher is responsible for shaping the ethical and moral character of young children, and must possess a respectful sensitivity towards different faiths. Yet the accused exploited his position and facilitated the indoctrination of Islam, reflecting his disdain for Hinduism. The fact that this meeting was organised during the Hindu festival of Diwali also exposes the malicious intent of the Muslim group. The objective was to provoke Hindu sentiments and dampen the festivities by creating communal tensions in the region. It has been statistically observed that Muslim aggression against Hindus flares up during Hindu festivals, where Islamic fanatics exploit any excuse to indulge in violence and rioting, prompting the administration to opt for heavy deployment of law enforcers. Such incidents are designed to make the Hindu community look weak, which can't ensure social security for its followers even during religious festivities and celebrations, eroding the trust of individuals in their ancestral faith. This pattern itself is evidence of intent and method. The targeting of Hindu families, under deceptive religious pretexts during festivities, reflects underlying hostility toward the Hindu faith and its followers. It is therefore classified as a hate crime driven by religious motivation. Disclaimer: Hinduphobia tracker considers the date of the incident as the date when the victim's ordeal started. Since the exact date when the Jamaat first started its conversion racket is not mentioned, the date of reporting is being considered as a reference.
Case Status
Complaint filed
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
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Unknown
Perpetrators Gender
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