Married Hindu woman and her baby go missing after Insta friend Mahi Khan takes them to visit her house; victim's husband says his wife was brainwashed
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India 
27 September, 2023
Case Summary
In Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh a married Hindu woman went missing after she was taken away from her house by her female Muslim friend. The Muslim woman had told the victim Hindu woman’s husband that the two were going to her house in Delhi and would return by evening. However, they disappeared for several days along with the six-month-old baby of the Hindu couple. The incident reportedly took place in the Gandhi Park police station area where the authorities received a complaint from a resident of the Nagla neighbourhood named Deepak Sharma that his spouse Bhavna Sharma and their half-year-old daughter Rishu had been missing since 29 September. He informed that his 23-year-old wife had befriended a woman named Mahi Khan on Instagram around two months ago, after which the two women began talking regularly. On 28 September, Mahi Khan came to Aligarh and stayed at their house. The next day she said that she was going to take his wife and their daughter to her residence and took the duo with her. She stated that she would put both of them onto a bus to Aligarh in the evening and they would come back, but it didn’t happen. The victim's husband in his complaint said that he was worried that they had been duped and that his wife was brainwashed with meticulous conspiracy and that she could potentially be in harm’s way. The police launched an inquiry based on the missing complaint filed by the victim's husband and recovered the woman and the child. Speaking about the incident, former Mayor Shakuntala Bharti said that Mahi Khan runs a gang of brainwashing Hindu women and taking the targets with them, as shown in the movie Kerala Story. She added that there are 3-4 other women in the gang, including one Muskan Khan.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
In this case, there is a strong suspicion that the Hindu woman was brainwashed, based on the statement of the husband. However, the victim was an adult and it is entirely possible that she left with the Muslim man on her own free will. This is, therefore, being categorised as 'undecided'. If more information emerges, it would be added to the hate crime database.
Victim Details
Total Victim
2
Deceased
0
Gender
- Male 1
- Female 1
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 0
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 2
Age Group
- Minor 1
- Adult 1
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 0
Case Status
Complaint registered
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
female
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