Tribal Hindu woman committed suicide due to repeated sexual exploitation and blackmail by Muslim man
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India 
28 May, 2023
Case Summary
In Ranchi district, Jharkhand, a tribal Hindu woman committed suicide after being repeatedly blackmailed and sexually exploited by a Muslim man named Irshad Ansari. According to reports, the Hindu woman was a mother of three, was working as a daily wage labourer. She was already in a difficult financial situation, as her husband, Manish Tirkey, was imprisoned in Bangalore for some reason for the past year. About two and a half months before her death, the Hindu woman was bitten by a dog, due to which the accused Irshad Ansari took her to the hospital for a rabies injection. During this time, he raped her and recorded a video of the incident. Since then, he had been blackmailing her for repeated sexual exploitation by threatening to make the video viral. On the night of July 28, 2023, the woman described her ordeal to her brother-in-law over the phone, telling him in tears about the ongoing harassment and the threat of video circulation. The brother-in-law called Irshad Ansari to confront him about the situation. Meanwhile, the Hindu woman locked herself in a room. When she did not respond for a long time, the door was broken down, and she was found hanging. She was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead. The police have registered a case against Irshad Ansari, and he was arrested. Local residents were enraged over the incident, especially given the vulnerable condition of the tribal woman and her children. The police had urged the tribal Hindu community to remain calm and assured strict action in the case.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
In this case, a tribal Hindu woman from the Khalari area of Ranchi, Jharkhand, died by suicide after prolonged sexual exploitation, blackmail, and harassment by a Muslim man named Irshad Ansari. The woman was a mother of three, struggling alone as her husband had been imprisoned in Bangalore for the past year. Irshad Ansari took advantage of her vulnerability and repeatedly sexually exploited her. There is a strong possibility that the Muslim man was targeting the Hindu woman for her religious identity. It has been widely observed in similar cases that Muslim men target vulnerable Hindu women, especially from Scheduled Castes or tribal communities, for sexual exploitation, religious conversion or trafficking. Such actions often stem from inherent animosity that Islam has towards Hindus. However, from the available information, we cannot conclusively state that a religious motive was involved. The family of the victim, too, has not made any statement to that effect. It is equally possible that the crime was one of opportunity, where the Hindu woman was simply accessible to the Muslim perpetrator. Meanwhile, it could also be argued that for a Muslim perpetrator, a Muslim woman would likely be more accessible than a Hindu woman. The fact that the perpetrator specifically targeted the Hindu woman could also suggest religious profiling of the victim Nevertheless, this remains speculative, as the case details provide no clear indication of religious motivations. For this reason, this case has been added to the 'Undecided' database. If further information emerges that hints towards a religious motivation behind this crime, then it would be reclassified and included under the Hate Crime database. Disclaimer: It is important to clarify that the report does not specify the exact date when the woman's ordeal began, but it mentions that she died by suicide on 29th July 2023. We are using this as the incident date.
Victim Details
Total Victim
1
Deceased
1
Gender
- Male 0
- Female 1
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 1
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 0
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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