17-year-old Hindu girl commits suicide after Muslim youth harasses her

Case Summary
A 17-year-old Hindu girl committed suicide as she hanged herself after enduring persistent harassment from Nafees Khan, a Muslim youth, for over two years. The victim’s father, a labourer in Mumbai, stated that Nafees Khan had been harassing the girl through phone calls for years. Despite his marriage being fixed with another girl, Nafees continued to trouble the victim, blackmailing and threatening her. About a year prior, the victim's father lodged a police complaint, but the harassment persisted. The victim’s brother revealed that Nafees also harassed the girl on her way to school. When the brother confronted him at his shop, Nafees threatened him with a knife. Frustrated by the unrelenting harassment, the girl hanged herself in her room. Following the incident, police and forensic teams inspected the scene, collected evidence, and sent the body for post-mortem examination. Circle Officer (CO) Satyendra Bhushan confirmed receiving information about the suicide and stated that evidence was being analysed. The victim’s family indicated that harassment by a youth from a neighbouring village led to the girl’s decision.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
In this case, there is a strong suspicion that the Muslim man was targeting the minor Hindu girl for her religious identity. It is often seen in such cases that the one-sided persuation by the Muslim perpetrator stems from the demands to convert the Hindu woman and the doctrinal dehumanisation of Hindu women in Islam. However, from the available information, we cannot conclusively state that a religious motive was involved. The family of the victim too has not made any statement to that effect. For that reason, this case is being added to the undecided database. If more information emerges, the case would be added to the hate crime database.
Victim Details
Total Victim
1
Deceased
1
Gender
- Male 0
- Female 1
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 0
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 1
Age Group
- Minor 1
- Adult 0
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 0

Case Status
Complaint filed

Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male