Hindu transgender woman pressured to convert to Islam, eat beef and offer namaz by Muslim transgenders in Uttar Pradesh
Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India 
30 September, 2025
Case Summary
In Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu transgender woman named Anjali Sakhi was pressured to convert to Islam by Muslim transgender individuals, namely, Nargis, the main accused, and her accomplices, Prince Mishra, Hina and others. The victim was also forced to eat beef (cow meat) and offer Namaz (Islamic prayer). According to reports, Anjali Sakhi, the Mahamandaleshwar of the Vaishno Kinnar Akhara, held a press conference in Babaganj. She stated that the Muslim transgender leader, Nargis, pressured her to convert to Islam and threatened her if she did not drop a legal case. Anjali also said that Nargis and her accomplices demanded she stop worshipping Hindu gods and instead perform Namaz and eat cow meat (beef). The victim further revealed that the accused had abducted her 8 to 10 years ago. On 1st October 2025, Nargis summoned her to the house of another Muslim transgender woman named Hina, where Anjali was threatened with death. She also said that the accused frequently cooked cow and buffalo meat at their residence. Furthermore, the perpetrators disguised themselves as Hindus to deceive other Hindu residents by soliciting "Neg," a traditional offering within the Indian transgender community, typically consisting of money. Anjali further revealed that some police officers and journalists were also complicit, having been bribed by Nargis to ensure their silence regarding the matter. The Hindu victim, Anjali, issued a stern warning that if any harm befalls her, Nargis and her associates should be held entirely responsible. She described the pressure as unbearable and demanded immediate intervention from the administration. She also clarified that she was determined to protect the rights of her community and would not tolerate any form of threat. The victim also stated that she had registered a complaint with the police; she warned that if they failed to take action against the perpetrators, she would approach Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for justice and assistance.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been added to the tracker under the primary category- Predatory Proselytisation. The subcategory selected is- Harassment, threats, coercion for conversion. Harassment covers a wide range of behaviours of an offensive nature. It is commonly understood as behaviour that demeans, humiliates, and intimidates a person, including threats and coercion. Harassment and threats, in this case, find their root on discriminatory grounds which has the effect of nullifying a person’s rights or infringing upon his freedom to exercise his right specifically owing to the victim’s religious identity. Verbal and physical threats and psychological or physical harassment are often used against Hindu victims because they choose to practice their professed religion. Religious harassment also includes forced and involuntary conversions by harassment, threats or coercion. Coercion includes intimidatory tactics like force-feeding a Hindu victim beef to convert to another religion, forceful circumcision etc. In several cases documented, non-Hindu perpetrators or those who harbour specific animosity towards Hinduism, harass victims simply based on their religious identity. Such cases often also include harassment to ensure the Hindu victim abandons his/her professed religion and adopts the religion of the perpetrator. Such cases where Hindu victims are harassed to convert to the perpetrator’s religion are rooted in animosity towards the victim’s religious identity and are therefore documented as religiously motivated hate crimes. This incident is a clear and egregious example of a hate crime directed at a Hindu transgender woman, motivated exclusively by her religious identity and perpetrated by members of the Muslim transgender community. The victim was coerced into converting to Islam, facing ongoing and relentless pressure to abandon her Hindu faith. The fact that the perpetrators were fully aware of her Hindu identity and yet deliberately sought to forcibly erase it demonstrates deep-rooted hostility and contempt for her religion. This was not a voluntary spiritual transformation but a conversion forced through intimidation, fear, and duress, marking a serious violation of religious freedom and illustrating profound religious animus aimed at undermining both the individual and her faith community. Furthermore, the victim was compelled to cease worshipping Hindu deities and to perform Namaz, an Islamic prayer, reflecting a systematic attempt to erase her Hindu religious identity. Such enforced abandonment of sacred rites is a strategic act of religious erasure intended to sever the victim’s connections to her faith, community, and cultural roots. By forcing new religious rituals while simultaneously prohibiting traditional Hindu observances, the perpetrators wielded religion as a tool of coercion, seeking to forcibly reshape her identity and erase her Hindu history. Compounding this, the victim was pressured to consume beef, an act intended to violate her Hindu beliefs. The cow is revered as a symbol of life, nourishment, and motherhood within the Hindu tradition. It is deeply respected as a divine and nurturing figure, often associated with purity, non-violence, and abundance. Forcing a Hindu individual to eat beef is not merely a dietary imposition; it constitutes a profound act of desecration and psychological aggression against Hindu beliefs. Historically, Muslim extremist groups have employed such acts as a method to humiliate, degrade, and convert Hindu communities. This enforced dietary violation reflects longstanding doctrinal animosity and cultural disrespect intended to assert dominance and instil fear. Throughout this ordeal, the victim was subjected to continuous threats, intimidation, and harassment by the Muslim transgender perpetrators. The complicity of bribed police officers and journalists, who colluded with the accused to maintain silence, highlights systemic bias and institutional failures that protect perpetrators while denying justice to Hindu victims. Taken together, these facts unequivocally establish this case as a religiously motivated hate crime. Consequently, it has been formally added to the hate crime database of the Hinduphobia Tracker. Disclaimer: The Hinduphobia Tracker records the dates of incidents according to when the crime actually occurred, rather than relying on the date of media reporting. In this specific case, available media reports do not specify the exact date of the crime. The reports only state that the victim was abducted 8 to 10 years ago by the perpetrators, but they do not mention when the conversion attempts began. It is noted in the media coverage that on 1st October 2025, the victim was summoned to Hina’s house by Nargis and threatened with death. For the purpose of documentation in the Hinduphobia Tracker, 1st October 2025 is being used as the indicative date of the incident. This date serves solely as a reference point to mark the beginning of documented pressure to convert. In this case, the victim stated that the accused, Nargis, had multiple accomplices, although the total number is not specified in the reports. Only the names Hina and Prince Mishra are mentioned as known associates. There may be other unidentified Muslims involved as well. For the purpose of documentation and clarity, the number of perpetrators is being considered as '3', referring to Nargis, Hina, and Prince Mishra. This count is used to represent the core group of accused involved in the incident.
Victim Details
Total Victim
1
Deceased
0
Gender
- Male 0
- Female 0
- Third Gender 1
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 0
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 1
Age Group
- Minor 0
- Adult 1
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 0
Case Status
Complaint registered
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
Perpetrators Gender
third
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