Minor Hindu girl molested and threatened with acid attack by Muslim man
Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India 
6 March, 2025
Case Summary
In Rampuri, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, a minor Hindu girl was molested by a Muslim man named Sameer. He threatened to throw acid on the minor girl. According to media reports, the accused Sameer was doing tile stone work at the victim's neighbourhood. He worked at the residence of Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Panchal. During this time, he was harassing the minor girl living next to him for the last three-four days. He routinely molested the girl and threatened to throw acid on her. He tried to give his phone number to the victim, but the victim created a ruckus. Hearing the commotion, her family members came out of their house and caught hold of Sameer. The police were informed and Sameer was handed over to the police. The divisional president of Hindu Yuva Vahini Prahlad Pahuja, said that the Muslim accused was harassing the girl and also threatened her with an acid attack. Hindu organisations reached the police station, as soon as they got the information. They demanded strict action against the accused Sameer.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
In this case, the perpetrator sexually harassed the Hindu minor and threatened her with an acid attack when she refused his advances. There are suspicions that the Hindu child was targeted owing to her religious identity. From the details available, it is entirely possible that the crime was one of opportunity - where the child was simply accessible to the perpetrator. However, there is a flip side to the argument - for a Muslim perpetrator, a Muslim child would be far more accessible than a Hindu child. The fact that the perpetrator specifically targeted the Hindu child could point towards the religious profiling of the victim. However, this is only in the realm of speculation since the case details make no indications of the religious motivations of the perpetrator. For that reason, this case is being added to the Undecided database. If more information emerges, it will be added to the Hate Crime Database.
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 1
- Adult 0
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 0
Case Status
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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