Hindu woman trapped, deceived, and exploited by Muslim man feigning Hindu identity in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

Case ID : a6cac8c | Location : Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India | Date of Incident : Fri, 19 December, 2025

Case ID : a6cac8c

Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

19 December, 2025

Hindu woman trapped, deceived, and exploited by Muslim man feigning Hindu identity in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

Crimes against women in relationships and other sexual crimes

Man pretends to be Hindu

Name Changed

Wears symbols of Hinduism

Case Summary

A Hindu woman, 22, endured eight months of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of a man who presented himself as Hindu to entrap the victim. The incident happened in Ankur Vihar, Ashok Vihar, Ghaziabad. According to reports, both her parents had passed away, leaving her living alone on rent. In March 2025, she met a man in the Loni area who introduced himself as Deepak. The man wore a sacred thread on his wrist and claimed to be Hindu, gaining her trust and gradually building a close relationship. He promised marriage and convinced her to enter a relationship despite her insistence that she would not engage in any relationship before marriage. The man took her to a hotel and engaged in sexual relations with her. He recorded nude videos of the woman and continued to sexually exploit her, repeatedly postponing marriage every month. She became pregnant during this period. Even after her pregnancy, he administered intoxicating pills and continued his abuse. When she reached five months of pregnancy, he took her to a private hospital in Loni and arranged for her abortion, registering his name as Deepak on the hospital records. The woman later discovered him performing Namaz and realised he was not Hindu but Muslim. When confronted, he admitted his real name was Danish and confessed that he wore the sacred thread to deceive her and entrap her. The woman reported the matter at Ankur police station, and the man was arrested, though only minor charges were registered against him. Hindu Yuva Vahini district leader Shubham Kumar met the victim and confirmed the details of the case, framing it as a clear instance of “love jihad.” He submitted a letter to the Chief Medical Officer demanding action against the hospital and the doctors involved in the abortion.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

This case has been documented under the selected primary category: Crimes against women in relationships and other sexual crimes. Under this, the selected secondary category is: Man pretends to be Hindu. Under this, the selected tertiary category is: Name changed and Wears symbols of Hinduism. When a non-Hindu man pretends to be a Hindu to deceive a Hindu woman into a relationship, the act is seen as triggered by malafide intentions. In some cases, the woman eventually accepts the man’s original religious identity and converts after the man’s identity is revealed. These cases could be argued as cases of religious brainwashing and a result of the pressure a woman feels after getting into a relationship with a man. The woman, it can be argued, also changed her religious identity because of the stigma she believes she might face if she chooses to walk out of a deceptive relationship. However, for the purpose of documenting hate crimes, the cases in this subcategory are limited to those where there is explicit violence aimed at religious conversion against the wishes of the victim (force-feeding beef, blackmailing with intimate videos, rape on refusal to convert, etc), or if the woman herself complains of the man’s religious deception. In such cases, it is established that the deception of the non-Hindu man had a specific aim of religious conversion or targeting of the victim due to her Hindu religious identity, therefore, making it a religiously motivated hate crime. This case qualifies as a religiously motivated hate crime because the harm began with the intentional targeting of a Hindu woman through false religious identity. The man consciously adopted a Hindu name and wore Hindu religious symbols to gain trust. This was not incidental deception but a calculated use of Hindu faith markers to access, manipulate, and control a Hindu woman specifically. Religion was the entry point of the crime. By concealing his true identity, he exploited her trust, targeting her under false pretences. This indicates a premeditated intent to manipulate her based on her religious background. In cases like these, the tactic of adopting a false Hindu identity to manipulate and "ensnare" a Hindu individual is not just an act of personal betrayal but can also be interpreted as an expression of disdain or disregard for Hinduism and its customs that reflects a deeper animosity towards Hindus and their beliefs, and this is why this case has been added here.