Hindu family in Mathura pressured for months to convert, offered monetary inducements and attacked for refusing
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India 
5 February, 2026
Case Summary
In Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu family was subjected to prolonged pressure, inducement, and violence in an effort to force them to change their religion. For nearly four months, members of the family were continuously targeted with demands to convert and were offered a sum of five lakh rupees as an incentive. When they refused to abandon their faith, they were assaulted and threatened, leading to serious concern within the local community. According to the victim’s statement, five individuals identified as Jagdish, Chand, Sonu, Akbar, and Babi, residents of Radheshyam Colony in Govind Nagar, were responsible for the pressure campaign. They repeatedly visited the family’s home and insisted that conversion would bring them financial benefits and social support. These visits were accompanied by persistent persuasion and psychological pressure aimed at weakening the family’s resolve. Over time, the pressure intensified. The perpetrators continued to offer money and attempted to create fear by warning the family of consequences if they did not comply. When the family maintained their refusal, the situation escalated into physical violence, and members of the household were beaten. This marked a shift from inducement to direct coercion. The family later approached local authorities and shared details of the sustained harassment, financial offers, and physical assault. A complaint was registered, and police began examining the matter under relevant legal provisions related to forced conversion and assault. Following the incident, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha and local residents held a protest demanding action. This demonstration remained secondary to the main issue, which was the prolonged and organised effort to pressure the family into abandoning their religion through inducement and force.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been added to the tracker under the primary category- Predatory Prosekysation. Under this, the subcategory selected is- Conversion/attempt 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. Another Primary category this case falls under is Attack not resulting in death. The sub-category here is attacked for refusal to convert. When there is pressure, threat or coercion employed upon the Hindu victim to convert to a different religion, in several cases, the victim refuses to succumb to the pressure/threats. Once the victim refuses, the perpetrator proceeds to attack/assault the victim owing to his/her refusal to convert. In such cases, the pressure/threat/intimidation/coercion/violence itself is driven by animosity towards the victim’s Hindu faith. The violence then is another hate crime driven by the victim’s refusal to abandon his professed faith, Hinduism, and convert to the religion of a non-Hindu perpetrator. Since the victim’s faith is at the heart of the pressure to convert and the ensuing violence towards the victim, such cases are considered religiously motivated hate crimes. This incident qualifies as a hate crime because a Hindu family was deliberately targeted on the basis of their religious identity and subjected to sustained pressure, inducement, and physical violence to force them to abandon their faith. The perpetrators selected the family because they were Hindu and repeatedly approached them with the demand to convert, making religion the central factor behind the harassment. For several months, the family was offered a large sum of money in exchange for changing their religion. When they refused to compromise their beliefs, the perpetrators escalated their actions from inducement to direct physical assault. This shows that acceptance of conversion was treated as a condition for safety and peace, while refusal was met with violence. The attack was not random or personal in nature. It was linked directly to the family’s decision to remain Hindu. By beating and threatening them for refusing to convert, the perpetrators punished them for exercising their right to follow their religion freely. This represents discrimination and hostility based on faith. The sustained nature of the pressure, combined with financial temptation and physical force, reflects an organised effort to break the family’s resistance. Their home and personal space were repeatedly invaded to impose religious demands, creating fear and insecurity. By targeting a Hindu household, offering inducements for conversion, and attacking them when they refused, the perpetrators violated the family’s constitutional rights and dignity. The incident involved predatory proselytisation and violence motivated by religious identity, which makes it a hate crime against the Hindu community. Therefore, this case was recorded in the Hinduphobia Tracker as a hate crime. Disclaimer: For the purpose of recording this case in the database, the date has been marked based on the earliest available media report, which is the Jagran article that first covered this incident. Since the exact date of the offence has not been clearly mentioned in any source, the reporting date has been used for documentation and reference purposes.
Case Status
Complaint registered
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Unknown
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
Perpetrators Gender
male
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