Case Summary

In Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh, a 24-year-old Dalit Hindu girl was trapped in a love affair and lured away by a Muslim man named Ajruddin. According to the victim's family, he abducted her with the intention of raping her and was pressuring her to convert to Islam. The Hinduphobia Tracker accessed the FIR filed by the girl’s father, which mentioned that the victim was 24 years old. The victim's father stated that on September 10, 2025, his daughter left home for farming work but did not return. He stated that the accused lured her away with the intention of raping her. The accused was also pressuring her for religious conversion. When the victim's family went to the house of the accused to rescue her, the accused and his family threatened to kill them and drove them away. Based on the complaint, the police registered a case against Ajruddin, his father Ibrahim, Ibrahim’s wife, and several unidentified persons under sections relating to kidnapping, intimidation, forced religious conversion, and the SC/ST Act. As of the date of writing this report, the victim had been rescued and was sent for medical examination. Her statement was being prepared to be recorded before the court. Police arrested Ajruddin and took him into custody, while the others remained at large. A search operation was underway to trace them. Police confirmed that the two were in a love affair, and further legal action would follow after investigation.

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Why it is Hate Crime ?

In this case, the father of a 24-year-old Dalit Hindu woman filed a police complaint, stating that his daughter was lured and taken away by a Muslim man named Ajruddin. He reported that the accused abducted her with the intention of raping her and was pressuring her to convert to Islam. He further stated that when the family went to the accused’s house to rescue her, they were threatened with death and driven away. At Hinduphobia Tracker, numerous incidents have been documented in which Hindu women and underage girls were approached by Muslim men, coerced into conversion, and then subjected to various forms of sexual exploitation. These cases reveal patterns of deep-seated religious prejudice, in which love and marriage are presented as tools for religious conversion. In such instances, these acts represent clear examples of religiously motivated crimes. Within this wider context, the father’s complaint cannot be ignored, as it aligns with documented patterns of exploitation faced by Hindu women. At the same time, it is important to acknowledge the autonomy of the girl involved. At 24 years of age, she is legally an adult and entitled to make her own decisions regarding getting into a relationship or converting her religion, as long as her choices are not forced or under duress. In this case, the police noted that she and the accused had been in a love affair for some time, which complicates the narrative of abduction and forced conversion. Emotional distress and social stigma could influence the statements of the victim's father in such scenarios. At Hinduphobia Tracker, cases are categorised as religiously motivated hate crimes only after a thorough evaluation of all available evidence. In the present case, the victim’s own statement has not yet been made public, and there is no conclusive proof at this stage of coercion or forced conversion. Therefore, the case remains in our ‘Undecided’ database. If any further evidence emerges that demonstrates religiously motivated coercion or pressure, then the case will be reviewed and reclassified under the hate crime database.