Minor Hindu girl lured and pressured for religious conversion by a Muslim man
India 
15 May, 2025
Case Summary
In Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh, a minor Hindu girl was lured and trapped for religious conversion by a Muslim man named Irfan. According to the complaint filed by the victim's father, a Muslim man named Irfan, son of Sahabuddin and a resident of Ninnawar Uttar village, was attempting to convert his daughter to Islam through manipulative tactics. He stated that Irfan first lured her into a relationship and then started pressuring her to convert to Islam, due to which her daughter was in lot of distress, Acting on the complaint, the police booked Irfan under relevant sections of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act. As of the date of writing this report, the accused was arrested and was sent to judicial custody.
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: - Proselytisation by grooming, brainwashing, manipulation or subtle indoctrination, with the tertiary category being: - Family claims grooming and Conversion of minor. Religious brainwashing essentially means the often subtle and forcible indoctrination to induce someone to give up their religious beliefs to accept contrasting regimented ideas. Religious grooming or brainwashing also involves propaganda and manipulation. It involves the systematic effort, driven by religious malice and indoctrination, to persuade “non-believers’ to accept allegiance, command, or doctrine to and of a contrasting faith. Cases of such grooming or brainwashing are far more nuanced than direct threats, coercion, inducement and violence. In such cases, it is often seen that there is repeated, subtle and continual manipulation of the victim to induce disaffection towards their own faith and acceptance of the contrasting faith of the perpetrator. While subtle indoctrination is widely acknowledged as predatory, an element which is often understated in such conversions or the attempts of such conversion is the role of loyalty and trust which might develop between the perpetrator and the victim. Fiduciary relationships are often abused to affect such religious conversion. For example, an educator transmitting religious doctrine of a competing faith to a Hindu student. The Hindu student is likely to accept what the teacher is transmitting owing to existence of the fiduciary relationship. The exploitation of the fiduciary relationship to religiously indoctrinate victims would also be included in this category. Since the underlying animosity towards the victim’s faith forms the basis of predatory proselytization, such cases are considered religiously motivated hate crimes. This case has been added to the tracker because a minor Hindu girl was lured and pressured for conversion to Islam by a Muslim man. He first lured the minor Hindu girl into a relationship, after which he started forcing her to convert. This pattern has been witnessed time and time again, where Muslim men target minor Hindu girls for religious conversion. This is many times achieved through deception, emotional manipulation, coercion, or, as in this case, by luring girls into a relationship. This happens due to the religious animosity that exists in Islam against non-Muslims, where religious conversions are often encouraged, and they even get a religious sanction. It is also important to mention that since the victim, in this case, is a minor, there was an absence of both consent and a genuine change of conscience. It is a well-established fact that children are more susceptible to manipulation since they are still developing emotionally, cognitively, and socially. Their brains are not fully mature, making them more vulnerable to influence and less capable of critically evaluating information. Moreover, subtle manipulation tactics can be difficult to detect, making it challenging for parents to identify and address instances of religious manipulation. Consequently, cases involving religious manipulation of minors not only represent an infringement on an individual's religious freedom but also demonstrate a calculated strategy of targeting those who are less able to resist or understand the long-term implications of conversion, making it a significant case of religious-motivated hate crime
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 0
Age Group
- Minor 1
- Adult 0
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 0
Case Status
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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