Hindu minor girl dies by suicide after being followed and harassed by a Muslim boy in Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Case ID : a6cac3d | Location : Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India | Date of Incident : Wed, 17 December, 2025

Case ID : a6cac3d

Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India

17 December, 2025

Hindu minor girl dies by suicide after being followed and harassed by a Muslim boy in Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Undecided cases

One sided obsession with Hindu woman

Case Summary

Hindu girl, aged 16 and identified as Ayushi Patidar, died by suicide after facing sustained harassment by a local Muslim boy named Mushtaq. The incident took place in a village falling under the Dhambola police station area in Dungarpur district, Rajasthan. The accused was also a minor. According to reports, the minor girl was repeatedly followed and mentally harassed, which affected her daily routine and caused persistent distress. Before her death, the girl and her mother approached the Dhambola police station and submitted a written complaint detailing the harassment and seeking action. The complaint was registered by the police. However, no immediate or effective preventive steps were taken, and the harassment continued even after the complaint. On December 14, the girl consumed poison at her home. Her family rushed her for medical treatment, and she was taken to a hospital in Udaipur. Despite medical intervention, she died during treatment. Family members stated that the continued harassment and the lack of action after the police complaint led to severe mental pressure, which resulted in her taking the step. Following her death, tension spread across the village. Local residents gathered outside the Dhambola police station and held a protest, questioning the police response and demanding strict action against the boy involved. During the protest, people raised slogans and recited the Hanuman Chalisa. Protesters also demanded action against the family of the boy, including the removal of what they described as an illegal structure linked to them. Police deployment was increased to control the situation, and officials said an investigation was underway. The incident brought local focus on police handling of harassment complaints involving minors and the consequences of delayed intervention.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

This case has been placed in the ‘Undecided’ database due to the absence of any clearly established religious motive in the information available so far. The sequence of events indicates sustained harassment of a Hindu minor by a Muslim boy, which ultimately culminated in the girl’s suicide. However, the available reports do not explicitly state that the harassment was driven by religious animosity, intent to convert, or hostility towards the victim’s faith. It is relevant to note that there have been multiple documented instances in the past where Hindu girls were religiously profiled, targeted, and harassed by Muslim perpetrators for purposes such as coercion, exploitation, or conversion. These patterns necessitate scrutiny whenever similar cases emerge. At the same time, each case must be assessed on its own factual foundation rather than through assumption or precedent alone. In the present matter, it remains possible that the harassment was opportunistic in nature, arising from proximity or accessibility rather than religious targeting. It could be argued that if accessibility were the sole factor, a Muslim girl might have been more readily approachable for a Muslim perpetrator. The fact that the victim was a Hindu girl may raise questions of religious profiling, but this inference cannot be conclusively drawn from the current facts. Importantly, neither the family’s statements nor the available reports pointed directly towards a religious motive behind the harassment. No suicide note was recovered, and no testimony has surfaced indicating that the victim was pressured on religious grounds. In the absence of such evidence, attributing a definitive religious motivation would remain speculative. Given the lack of conclusive indicators establishing religious intent, this case has been categorised as 'Undecided'. Should further information emerge, such as investigative findings, testimonies, or material evidence indicating religious animosity or targeting, the classification may be reviewed and revised accordingly.