Hindu girl subjected to sexual exploitation and blackmail, forced to undergo abortion; her obscene videos and pictures shared with friends by Muslim man in Bilaspur
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India 
9 February, 2025
Case Summary
A 19-year-old Hindu girl from the Sarkanda area in Bilaspur was lured into a relationship and sexually exploited by a Muslim man, Sajid, on the pretext of marriage. The accused feigned love to gain her trust and then tricked her into physical intimacy. He recorded videos of those intimate moments and used them to blackmail her relentlessly, forcing her into repeated sexual exploitation. When she discovered her pregnancy, Sajid coerced her into undergoing a forced abortion against her will. She later became pregnant again, reaching three months at the time of her complaint. Throughout the ordeal, whenever the victim raised the issue of marriage, Sajid physically assaulted her and subjected her to mental torment. In a further violation, the Muslim man distributed her explicit videos and photos among his friends. Police recovered over 40 such compromising videos and images from the mobile devices of his associates during the investigation. The victim was aware of Sajid's Muslim identity but, blinded by her feelings of love, accepted the risk, only to endure severe repercussions. Mustering courage after prolonged suffering, she filed a formal complaint at the Sarkanda police station. The police responded promptly by arresting Sajid, and they proceeded with an in-depth probe while gathering technical evidence.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
In this case, a young Hindu girl was sexually exploited and raped by a Muslim man who lured her into a relationship on the pretext of marriage. The accused, Sajid, recorded obscene videos and took intimate photos of the victim and used them to blackmail and further exploit her. He also shared the pictures with his friends, further adding to the humiliation and torment of the Hindu girl. She was abused, physically assaulted and forced to undergo an abortion by Sajid. This could potentially be a crime motivated by religious profiling, as it has been observed that in many cases, Muslim perpetrators target Hindu women due to inherent animosity towards Hindus and their faith. 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 woman was simply accessible to the Muslim perpetrators. Meanwhile, it could also be argued that for Muslim perpetrators, a Muslim woman would likely be more accessible than a Hindu woman. The fact that the perpetrators specifically targeted a Hindu woman could suggest religious profiling of the victim. Nevertheless, this remains highly speculative, as the case details provide no clear indication of religious motivations. For this reason, this case is currently being added to the 'Undecided' database. If any further information emerges that hints towards a religious motivation behind the crime, then it would be reclassified and included in the hate crime database. Disclaimer: The Hinduphobia Tracker records incidents based on when an event occurred or when the victim's ordeal began. It is important to clarify that none of the media sources covering this case has specified the exact date when the relationship and physical exploitation started, only mentioning the month and year of the incident as February 2025. Therefore, for documentation purposes, we have recorded the date based on when the incident was reported in the media and used the month and year of the actual incident:10th February 2025
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 1
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 0
Case Status
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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