Hindu girl targeted for Christian conversion, made to sing religious prayers in Mumbai, Maharashtra

Case ID : 8da19b6 | Location : Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | Date of Incident : Tue, 18 November, 2025

Case ID : 8da19b6

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

18 November, 2025

Hindu girl targeted for Christian conversion, made to sing religious prayers in Mumbai, Maharashtra

Undecided cases

Case Summary

In Mumbai’s Andheri railway station, located in Maharashtra, a Hindu girl was targeted for conversion to Christianity by a man. A video of the incident went viral on social media. According to sources, the video showed the accused with the victim, making her recite Christian prayers. The victim appeared to be a minor Hindu girl. The video was recorded by a Hindu passerby who confronted the accused and asked him why he was teaching a Hindu girl to sing Christian prayers. When questioned, the accused claimed that he was a Hindu. The passer-by then asked why he was performing Christian prayers there and making the Hindu girl chant them. The girl seen in the video also tried to say that they were only praying and not doing anything else. The Hindu passerby described the act as an attempt at religious conversion, warned the man that such activities could not be carried out at a railway station. The man, however, denied any wrongdoing.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

This case has been placed in the ‘Undecided’ database of the Hinduphobia Tracker, as there is currently no direct evidence indicating a religious motive or forced conversion. According to the Hindu passerby, the accused was making the girl recite Christian prayers in what appeared to be an attempt at conversion. The Hinduphobia Tracker has previously documented several cases of predatory proselytisation where Hindu victims were deliberately targeted by members of Christian missionary groups. In many of those cases, victims were made to chant Christian prayers or were psychologically manipulated and influenced to renounce their faith. Those incidents had clear and conclusive evidence of religious animosity. In this particular case, however, no conclusive proof of such intent has been identified. The victim did not state that she was being forced or coerced to convert, nor has any evidence surfaced indicating direct religious pressure. The video shows the accused making her recite Christian prayers; however, he identified himself as a Hindu, and the girl was heard stating that they were only praying. The Hindu passer-by who recorded the video also reiterated this in his account. While the girl appears to be a minor, her exact age remains unverified, making it difficult to determine whether she was being manipulated or merely participating unknowingly. Considering these factors, there is no definitive evidence to categorise this incident as a forced religious conversion or a religiously motivated hate crime. It remains plausible that the situation was purely a case of public prayer, though the possibility of attempted conversion cannot be entirely ruled out. Until further verified information emerges—whether demonstrating coercion, manipulative intent, or confirmation from the victim herself—the case will continue to remain in the ‘Undecided’ database. Should concrete evidence later establish that the girl was targeted for religious conversion, the case will be duly reclassified under the Hate Crime database within the Hinduphobia Tracker. Disclaimer: The Hinduphobia Tracker records the dates of incidents based on when the crime occurred, rather than the dates on which they are reported by media outlets or go viral on social media. In this particular case, however, none of the media reports have specified the exact date of the incident. Therefore, for the purposes of documentation, the earliest date when the case went viral on social media—19th November 2025—has been selected as the indicative date of the incident. This date is used solely for documentation and does not imply confirmation of the actual date of occurrence.