Hindu women sexually exploited by Muslim man posing as Hindu; blackmailed with intimate pictures

Case ID : b45f39a | Location : Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | Date of Incident : Wed, 6 November, 2024
Case ID : b45f39a
location Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
date 6 November, 2024
Hindu women sexually exploited by Muslim man posing as Hindu; blackmailed with intimate pictures
Crimes against women in relationships and other sexual crimes
Man pretends to be Hindu
Name Changed

Case Summary

A Muslim man named Imran, posed as a Hindu to deceive and exploit a Hindu woman. He introduced himself as 'Goldie', a Hindu-sounding name to the woman. After gaining her trust, he subjected her to prolonged sexual exploitation on the pretext of marriage and then he fled. The victim, who ran a beauty parlour, met the accused in the Parampurva locality of Kanpur. Introducing himself as "Goldie," he gradually built a relationship with her and promised marriage. Trusting him, the victim went to hotels with him where they got involved in sexual relations. The situation worsened when Imran got his friends to exploit her sexually. He took compromising photographs of the victim. He then started using these photos to threaten her. He told her that he would make her photos viral. Meanwhile, Imran disappeared for a long time. On November 7, the victim went to Goldie's neighborhood in search of him and there she found out that his real name was Imran. Imran's brother Guddu told her that he was already married. After this, the victim lodged an FIR against the accused.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

This case has been added as a religiously motivated hate crime under the prime category of- Crimes against women in relationships and other sexual crimes of the Hinduphobia tracker. Under this, the sub-category and tertiary category selected are- Man pretends to be Hindu and Name changed, respectively. 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. In this case, the Muslim man pretended to be a Hindu to trap the Hindu woman. He then sexually exploited her and the false pretext of marriage and ultimately dumped her and fled. The act of assuming a false religious identity to deceive and manipulate someone into a relationship is inherently malicious. It undermines the victim's right to make informed decisions about their relationships. This deceptive behaviour, followed by threats and blackmail to leak intimate pictures, is not only a violation of trust but also an attack on the woman's religious identity. The fact that the accused faked his religious identity and selectively targeted only a Hindu woman reveals an ingrained disdain for the Hindu faith, making this a clear instance of religiously motivated hate and violence, which is why this case has been added to the database.

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 1

Age Group

  • Minor 0
  • Adult 1
  • Senior Citizen 0
  • Unknown 0
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Case Status


Complaint registered

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Perpetrators Details

Perpetrators


Muslim Extremists

Perpetrators Range


One Person

Perpetrators Gender


male

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