Hindu woman offered money for conversion to Christianity in Mirzapur, UP

Case ID : d326e90 | Location : Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India | Date of Incident : Thu, 6 November, 2025

Case ID : d326e90

Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India

6 November, 2025

Hindu woman offered money for conversion to Christianity in Mirzapur, UP

Predatory Proselytisation

Conversion/ attempts to convert by inducement

Case Summary

In Sonbhadra village of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu woman was influenced and offered inducements for religious conversion by a converted Christian man named Rajnath Prajapati. The accused, a converted Christian man named Rajnath Prajapati, resident of Bat Jhoria in Sonbhadra district, was actively engaged in promoting religious conversion in the village. He attempted to convert the religion of a Hindu woman, the complainant, by offering her money on 7th November 2025. Following this, a complaint was filed by the Hindu woman at the Rajgarh police station, and a case was registered. Thereafter, an investigation was initiated. The senior Superintendent of Police, Somen Burma, ordered the immediate arrest of the accused in this case. Following this, the police team arrested the accused, Rajnath Prajapati, from the Rajgarh police station area.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

The primary category selected in this case is Predatory Proselytisation. The subcategory selected is- Conversion/attempts to convert by inducement. Predatory Proselytisation is not just limited to threat, harassment, force, and violence, but it also has contours of stealth. In several cases, the Hindu victim is exploited to convert, with non-Hindus taking advantage of their poverty. In such cases, the Hindu victim who is suffering financially is offered monetary benefits, including lucrative offers for jobs, health treatment, education, etc, to induce the victim into changing his/her religion. In such cases, the religious identity of the victim and the aim to disenfranchise him from his faith form the heart of the crime. Also, taking advantage of and exploiting an individual’s economic vulnerabilities is widely acknowledged as exploitation, forms of which are often penalised by law. Such cases, therefore, are considered religiously motivated hate crimes since the victim’s religious identity forms the very heart of the crime itself. This case constituted a hate crime because the actions described were directed at individuals based on their religious identity as Hindus and were not incidental or random. The complaint reflected a targeted effort to influence members of a specific religious community through structured and sustained methods rather than a one-time interaction. The victim in this case, the Hindu woman, was offered inducements and was manipulated to accept Christianity and abandon her own faith by the Christian accused, Rajnath Prajapati. Offering incentives or making false promises, especially when directed at vulnerable individuals in need, shows that these incentives are not acts of kindness or charity. Instead, they are calculated moves to exploit vulnerable Hindus because of their religion. By providing inducements in exchange for conversion, the accused was effectively blackmailing those who might have been desperate for assistance or hope. Such instances are seen in many cases where members of Christian missionary groups target socially and economically vulnerable Hindus to further their agenda of religious conversions. This form of coercion strips people of their agency and dignity and results in coerced conversions. These are not random or isolated incidents, but rather cases deeply rooted in religious animosity towards Hindu victims. Taken together, the selective focus on Hindus, the use of inducements tied to religious change, and the structured nature of the engagement demonstrated that the act was not merely an unlawful activity but one rooted in religious hostility and exploitation. The harm extended beyond the individual complainant to the wider Hindu community, making the offence one of hate-driven conduct aimed at undermining religious identity through manipulation and pressure. Thus, it is added to the tracker. Disclaimer: The Hinduphobia Tracker records incidents based on when an event occurred or when the victim's ordeal began and not when the incident was reported in the media. Therefore, for documentation purposes, we have recorded the date as 07 November 2025, when the complaint was filed.