Minor tribal Hindu girl drugged, threatened and raped repeatedly by Muslim man in Burhanpur
Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, India 
3 December, 2025
Case Summary
In Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, a minor tribal Hindu girl was drugged and raped multiple times by a Muslim doctor named Imran Khan. According to reports, the accused, Dr Imran Khan, ran a private hospital in the Nepanagar area. The accused lured the minor girl by exploiting his position as a doctor and raped her for several days. When the victim resisted, he injected her with anaesthesia and continued exploiting her, while threatening her. Based on the victim's statement, Nepanagar police registered a case against the accused under the IPC for rape, the POCSO Act due to her age, and the SC/ST Act since she belonged to a Scheduled Tribe. Police arrested him promptly, conducted the medical examination of the victim, began collecting forensic evidence and stated that a strong charge sheet would be prepared without any leniency. The incident created intense public anger across Burhanpur. Hindu organisations gathered outside the police station and held protests at the Superintendent of Police’s office, insisting that Hindu girls were being targeted in a planned manner. They referred to an earlier incident in Nepanagar where a Hindu woman had been murdered by throat-slitting, arguing that such crimes were part of a recurring pattern.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
In this case, a minor tribal Hindu girl was raped by the Muslim doctor, Imran Khan, who also drugged her and threatened her. This could potentially be a crime motivated by religious profiling, as it has been observed that in many cases, Muslim perpetrators target Hindu minor girls due to inherent animosity towards Hindus and minors being more vulnerable. Hindu girls are very vulnerable to crimes like rape and sexual assault at the hands of Muslim men. The fact that the accused raped her repeatedly, that he was aware of the religious identity of the victim, further indicates religious profiling. However, it is also possible that the crime was one of opportunity, where the minor Hindu girl was simply accessible to the Muslim perpetrator. Meanwhile, it could also be argued that for a Muslim man, a Muslim girl would likely be more accessible than a Hindu girl. The fact that the perpetrator specifically targeted a Hindu girl could suggest religious bias. Nevertheless, this remains highly speculative, as the case details provide no clear indication of religious motivations. Furthermore, neither the victim nor her parents 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 points towards a religious motivation behind this crime, it would then be reclassified and included in the hate crime database. Disclaimer: The Hinduphobia Tracker records incidents based on when an event occurred or when the victim's ordeal began. It is important to clarify that none of the media sources covering this case has specified the exact date when the victim's ordeal began. Therefore, for documentation purposes, we have recorded the date based on when the complaint was filed - 4 December 2025.
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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