Hindu girl lured, kidnapped and threatened for religious conversion by Muslim man in Mirzapur

Case ID : 99584e6 | Location : Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India | Date of Incident : Sun, 24 August, 2025

Case ID : 99584e6

Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India

24 August, 2025

Hindu girl lured, kidnapped and threatened for religious conversion by Muslim man in Mirzapur

Predatory Proselytisation

Harassment, threats, coercion for conversion

Case Summary

In Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu girl was lured, kidnapped, and threatened for religious conversion by a Muslim youth named Sajid Ali. According to the complaint filed by the victim's father, the accused, a resident of Bhatauli village, lured his daughter and kidnapped her. The accused also threatened her to convert to Islam. Acting swiftly, the police initiated an operation based on a tip-off and arrested Sajid near the Amghat canal bridge. A case was registered under sections 87 (kidnapping) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, along with sections 3 and 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion Act. Superintendent of Police (Operations) O.P. Singh confirmed that Sajid was arrested and sent to jail after interrogation, while a detailed investigation was ongoing to determine if others were involved in the conspiracy. The court remanded Sajid to judicial custody following legal proceedings.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

This case has been added to the tracker under the primary category of - Predatory Proselytisation. Within it, the sub-category selected is - Harassment, threats, coercion for conversion. Harassment covers a wide range of behaviours of an offensive nature. It is commonly understood as behaviour that demeans, humiliates, and intimidates a person, including threats and coercion. Harassment and threats, in this case, find their root on discriminatory grounds which has the effect of nullifying a person’s rights or infringing upon his freedom to exercise his right specifically owing to the victim’s religious identity. Verbal and physical threats and psychological or physical harassment are often used against Hindu victims because they choose to practice their professed religion. Religious harassment also includes forced and involuntary conversions by harassment, threats or coercion. Coercion includes intimidatory tactics like force-feeding a Hindu victim beef to convert to another religion, forceful circumcision etc. In several cases documented, non-Hindu perpetrators or those who harbour specific animosity towards Hinduism, harass victims simply based on their religious identity. Such cases often also include harassment to ensure the Hindu victim abandons his/her professed religion and adopts the religion of the perpetrator. Such cases where Hindu victims are harassed to convert to the perpetrator’s religion are rooted in animosity towards the victim’s religious identity and are therefore documented as religiously motivated hate crimes. This case has been added to the tracker because a Hindu girl was kidnapped, threatened, and pressured for religious conversion by the Muslim accused. She was forcibly isolated and intimidated to coerce her into abandoning her faith. The conversion was not incidental or a by-product of personal association, but a deliberate act aimed at erasing her Hindu identity. This demonstrates a targeted strategy by the accused, directed specifically at an individual because of animosity towards her religious identity. By threatening her to convert, the accused’s actions reflected not only exploitation but also deep-seated disrespect for the victim’s faith and religious autonomy. She was kidnapped so as to isolate her from her social circle and cultural roots. The intention was to break her emotionally, physically, and spiritually, making her more susceptible to conversion. Such actions stem from inherent hostility towards the victim's professed faith since Abrahamic faiths believe that any non-adherent to the faith is subject to being dehumanised till they convert. These predatory tactics sought to suppress her professed Hindu faith and impose another religion through coercion and fear. Since such predatory actions stem from doctrinal animosity towards the Hindu faith and its adherents, this case is being documented as a religiously motivated hate crime. It is important to note here that we don’t have the victim’s testimony, nor do we know whether the victim was a minor or an adult. Usually, such cases get added to the 'Undecided' database of the Hinduphobia Tracker until more information emerges about the victim’s age or her own testimony. However, this case has been added to the 'Hate Crime' database because the case registered against the accused was under serious sections, specifically relating to religious conversion and kidnapping. In addition to that, the court also found him guilty under the same charges and sent him to judicial custody. The presence of both legal recognition and judicial action confirms the religious motive beyond a reasonable doubt, strengthening its classification as a hate crime. Disclaimer: The Hinduphobia Tracker records incidents based on when the victim’s ordeal began. However, in this case, the report does not provide specific details as to when the victim was kidnapped. Therefore, for documentation purposes, the date of the incident has been recorded as the date when the complaint was filed.