Dalit Hindu family enticed with monetary incentives to convert to Christianity in Uttar Pradesh

Case ID : 99582b0 | Location : Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India | Date of Incident : Sat, 9 August, 2025

Case ID : 99582b0

Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India

9 August, 2025

Dalit Hindu family enticed with monetary incentives to convert to Christianity in Uttar Pradesh

Predatory Proselytisation

Conversion/ attempts to convert by inducement

Case Summary

In Veerkheda village, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu Dalit family was lured with monetary incentives to convert to Christianity. The Hinduphobia Tracker contacted the Gulaothi police regarding this case. They confirmed that the Christian perpetrators were offering monetary inducements to the victim’s family to convert to Christianity. According to media reports, the Hindu family belonged to the Valmiki community. Around 25 to 30 Christian missionary members arrived at their home in eight to ten vehicles and began persuading them to convert. Upon learning of this, local villagers notified the police, who promptly arrived and brought several individuals to the police station. Ravindra Sharma, Youth Convenor of Hindu Jagran Manch for Meerut Province, demanded that the conversion racket be exposed and strict action taken against the perpetrators. The police took the matter seriously and began their investigation, subsequently registering a case. Circle Officer Bhaskar Kumar Mishra stated that several facts had emerged in the preliminary investigation, which was ongoing. The Local Intelligence Unit (LIU) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) teams were also interrogating the Christian perpetrators, and the background of those involved was being investigated to determine further action.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

This case has been added to the tracker under the primary category- Predatory Proselytisation. Within this, the subcategory selected is- Conversion/ attempts to convert by inducement. Predatory Proselytisation is not just limited to threat, harassment, force and violence, but it also has contours of stealth. In several cases, the Hindu victim is exploited to convert, with non-Hindus taking advantage of their poverty. In such cases, the Hindu victim who is suffering financially is offered monetary benefits, including lucrative offers for jobs, health treatment, education, etc, to induce the victim into changing his/her religion. In such cases, the religious identity of the victim and the aim to disenfranchise him from his faith form the heart of the crime. Also, taking advantage of and exploiting an individual’s economic vulnerabilities is widely acknowledged as exploitation, forms of which are often penalised by law. Such cases therefore are considered religiously motivated hate crimes since the victim’s religious identity forms the very heart of the crime itself. In this case, the nature of the conversion efforts and their impact on the Hindu family, as well as the wider Hindu community, point to a targeted attack motivated by religious identity. When Christian missionary groups focus their activities on converting members of a particular faith, in this instance, Hindus, it shows a fundamental lack of respect for that religion. Such actions seek to undermine the values, heritage, and identity of the Hindu community. Here, the Christian missionaries singled out a Hindu family for conversion, making it clear that their efforts were not born of respect, but rather of disregard for Hinduism and its followers. These acts aim to strip Hindus of their faith, marking a clear instance of a religiously motivated crime. The provision of monetary incentives to encourage conversion is not an act of kindness or charity, but rather a calculated attempt to exploit vulnerable Hindus due to their religion. By offering inducements, the Christian perpetrators were essentially blackmailing the Hindu family, who may have been desperate for support. This pattern is seen repeatedly where Christian missionary groups target socially and economically disadvantaged Hindus to promote religious conversion. Such coercion deprives Hindus of their autonomy and dignity, imposing Christianity upon them. These are not random occurrences, but deliberate and organised attempts to undermine the Hindu faith, persuade Hindus to renounce their own religion, and adopt Christianity, reflecting deep-seated religious animosity. It is also noteworthy that the accused comprised 25 to 30 individuals. This underscores that the incident was not spontaneous, but a premeditated and well-coordinated effort to enact predatory conversions and separate the Hindu family from its faith, again, an unmistakable example of a religiously motivated crime. Such instances of targeted proselytisation activities stem from inherent hostility towards the adherents of the Hindu faith since the Abrahamic faiths believe that any non-adherent to their faith is subject to being dehumanised till they convert. This makes it a religiously motivated crime against Hindus. Since this case meets multiple parameters of a religiously motivated attack against Hindus and their faith, it is being added to the hate crime database. Disclaimer: In this case, the exact number of victims has not been specified. Due to this lack of clarity, we have relied on the most recent Indian census data, which indicates that the average family size in India is approximately 4.8 members per household. To ensure a standardised estimation, we have opted to consider an average of 5 members per family. Based on this approach, the estimated total number of victims in this case is calculated as '5' individuals.