Minor tribal Hindu girl raped by Muslim man in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, India 
4 October, 2023
Case Summary
In the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, a nine-year-old Hindu tribal girl was brutally raped by a Muslim autorickshaw driver named Javed Mansoori. According to the police, the girl was residing at the Omkareshwar temple rehabilitation centre in Khandwa. The Kelwa village resident, Javed Mansoori, lured the girl on the pretext of providing food and drink. He took her to his home, where he held her captive for two days and sexually assaulted her. The minor victim’s mother is mentally unstable, and her father died many years ago. The minor used to beg along with her mother to survive. SP Khandwa district Satyendra Kumar Shukla notified the press that the 35-year-old accused had been apprehended. According to the SP, the incident came to light when the local residents heard the victim crying and called the police. SP Shukla added that after the girl was rescued, she informed the police about the crime committed by accused Javed Mansoori. According to Mandhata TI Baljeet Singh, police carried out a search and arrested Javed Mansoori from Sanawad. TI Singh added that they have filed a rape case against the perpetrator under POCSO and the SC/ST Atrocity Act. Meanwhile, the victim has undergone a medical examination and is in stable condition. Upon receiving information about the crime, several Hindu organisations gathered outside the police station in Omkareshwar and demanded that the accused Javed Mansoori be hanged to death. Meanwhile, the police assured that strict action would be taken against the accused.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
In this case, a minor Hindu girl was raped by a Muslim man. This could potentially be a crime motivated by religious profiling, as it has been observed that in many cases, Muslim perpetrators target Hindu women and girls due to inherent animosity towards Hindus, particularly Hindu women. Hindu women and girls are very vulnerable to crimes like rape and sexual assault at the hands of Muslim men. However, it is also possible that the crime was one of opportunity, where the Hindu woman was simply accessible to the Muslim perpetrator, Ayaan. However, it could also be argued that for a Muslim perpetrator, a Muslim woman would likely be more accessible than a Hindu woman. The fact that the perpetrator specifically targeted the Hindu woman could suggest religious profiling of the victim. Nevertheless, this remains speculative, as the case details provide no clear indication of religious motivations. Furthermore, neither the victim nor her family has made any statements suggesting a religious motive behind the crime. For this reason, the case has been added to the 'Undecided' database. If further information emerges that hints towards a religiously motivated crime, then it would be reclassified and included under the Hate Crime database. Disclaimer: It is important to clarify that none of the media reports provides the exact date when the victim's ordeal began. Hence, the date of the incident is selected based on when the incident was reported in the media.
Victim Details
Total Victim
1
Deceased
0
Gender
- Male 0
- Female 1
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 1
- 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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