Jaipur: Hindu woman accuses Muslim man of concealing his marital status to manipulate her into marriage; converting her to Islam to acquire her property
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 
3 November, 2024
Case Summary
In Jaipur, a case emerged involving a young woman who was deceived into marriage by a Muslim man who concealed his existing marriage and family. Originally from Mumbai, the woman was stranded in Jaipur due to the 2020 lockdown, where she met a gym trainer. He allegedly manipulated her into marriage after converting her religion on 18 October 2021. The victim said that he later forced her to sell her ancestral property at a reduced rate and took the money. Only afterwards did she discover that he was already married with five children. The victim, now being pressured for a divorce and threatened, reached out to Jaipur MLA Balmukund Acharya, who accompanied her to the police to file a complaint. Jaipur authorities initiated an investigation into allegations of forced conversion, financial deceit, and harassment.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been documented as a religious hate crime because the details clearly show that the offender had a bias against the Hindu faith and that the offence was performed in conjunction with that bias. Based on the case details, it has been added under one prime category of the tracker, which is- Hate crimes against women in relationships and sexual crimes. Further, one sub-category has been selected under the above-mentioned prime category, which is- Forced conversion before marriage. Additionally, one tertiary category, named- Forced to do Nikah, has also been selected here, as per the details. In such cases, a non-Hindu man is in a relationship with a Hindu woman when the pressure to convert her religion begins to manifest. The relationship in such cases is mostly consensual and the religious identity of the perpetrator is known to the Hindu woman in the relationship, however, at some point during the relationship, the non-Hindu man starts to force the victim to convert her religion and give up her Hindu religious identity. In such cases, the methods used to force the victim to convert her religion often revolve around force-feeding beef, forcing her to wear hijab, forcing her to read the Kalma or even pressurizing the victim to do ‘Nikah’, which is marriage under Islamic law, with a prerequisite being conversion to Islam. Cases where a Hindu woman consensually converts to Islam in a relationship will be left out of the hate crime database, even though it could be argued in several cases that the conversion was a result of religious brainwashing. In this instance, there is no specific element of the Muslim accused hiding his identity. In such cases, the woman, in all probability, is made to believe that her faith would not stand in the way of their relationship. Here too, taking the accused’s word for it, the Hindu woman may have entered into a romantic relationship with the Muslim man. The Muslim man continued to take advantage of her physically under the guise of marriage. He then manipulated her into marriage after converting her religion. He then forced her to sell her ancestral property at a reduced rate and took the money. After all of this, when one day, the victim found out that he was already married with five children, the accused started threatening her and pressuring her for a divorce. What makes this case a religiously motivated hate crime is that the accused Muslim man concealed his true intentions and religious background, exploiting the woman's trust. He then manipulated the Hindu woman into converting to Islam, which is a key religious action that indicates a religious motive. After the conversion, the man coerced the woman into selling her property at a loss. This can be seen as a way to financially exploit her, following the religious conversion, which may have been the key trigger for his increasing control over her actions. The combination of religious conversion, manipulation, and exploitation based on religious identity demonstrates that the actions of the accused were motivated by religious manipulation, specifically using Islam as a means to control the victim and secure her property. Further, the accused's actions show a pattern of disregard for the victim's faith and this is why this case deserves to be added to the tracker.
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 0
- Adult 1
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 0
Case Status
Complaint filed
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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