Hindu man, along with his family, pressured to convert to Christianity through inducements by his Christian uncle
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India 
7 February, 2026
Case Summary
In the Greater Noida area, Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu man named Manish Kumar, along with his family, was pressured to convert to Christianity through inducements by his uncle, Chandra Kiran. The victim, Manish Kumar, was a resident of Aichhar village in Sector-36, who filed a complaint at Beta-2 police station against his uncle, Chandra Kiran. According to the complaint, Chandra Kiran and his family had converted to Christianity around seven years earlier, in 2019, and had since been encouraging others in their locality to convert to Christianity. Chandra Kiran also regularly conducted prayer meetings at his residence and attempted to influence relatives and villagers to adopt Christianity. On 8 February at around 1 pm, Chandra Kiran, accompanied by Suresh Kumar, visited Manish Kumar’s house. They forcibly handed him two books related to Christianity along with two thousand rupees in cash. They told him that if he and his family converted to Christianity, they would attain wealth, prosperity and relief from their problems. Subsequently, Manish Kumar submitted the religious books to the police as part of his complaint. Based on his statement, an FIR was registered by the Beta-2 police. Furthermore, it is important to note here that the police had arrested Chandra Kiran and Suresh Kumar at house number B-224 in Sector-36 on charges of carrying out proselytising activities at the residence of a Christian couple, a case which was already covered by the Hinduphobia tracker. During the operation, Suresh Kumar’s wife, Chandra Kiran’s wife, his sister-in-law and a woman from Bihar were present at the location but fled the scene. Police officials stated that further investigation was underway.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case is being added to the Hinduphobia Tracker under the primary category- Predatory Proselytisation. Within this, 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. The other sub-category selected here is - Harassment, threats, coercion for conversion. Harassment covers a wide range of behaviours of an offensive nature. It is commonly understood as behaviour that demeans, humiliates, and intimidates a person, including threats and coercion. Harassment and threats, in this case, find their root on discriminatory grounds which has the effect of nullifying a person’s rights or infringing upon his freedom to exercise his right specifically owing to the victim’s religious identity. Verbal and physical threats and psychological or physical harassment are often used against Hindu victims because they choose to practice their professed religion. Religious harassment also includes forced and involuntary conversions by harassment, threats or coercion. Coercion includes intimidatory tactics like force-feeding a Hindu victim beef to convert to another religion, forceful circumcision etc. In several cases documented, non-Hindu perpetrators or those who harbour specific animosity towards Hinduism, harass victims simply based on their religious identity. Such cases often also include harassment to ensure the Hindu victim abandons his/her professed religion and adopts the religion of the perpetrator. Such cases where Hindu victims are harassed to convert to the perpetrator’s religion are rooted in animosity towards the victim’s religious identity and are therefore documented as religiously motivated hate crimes. The other subcategory selected is- Proselytisation by grooming, brainwashing, manipulation or subtle indoctrination. The tertiary category selected is- Pattern of targeting Hindus. Religious brainwashing essentially means the often subtle and forcible indoctrination to induce someone to give up their religious beliefs to accept contrasting regimented ideas. Religious grooming or brainwashing also involves propaganda and manipulation. It involves the systematic effort, driven by religious malice and indoctrination, to persuade “non-believers’ to accept allegiance, command, or doctrine to and of a contrasting faith. Cases of such grooming or brainwashing are far more nuanced than direct threats, coercion, inducement and violence. In such cases, it is often seen that there is repeated, subtle and continual manipulation of the victim to induce disaffection towards their own faith and acceptance of the contrasting faith of the perpetrator. While subtle indoctrination is widely acknowledged as predatory, an element which is often understated in such conversions or the attempts of such conversion is the role of loyalty and trust which might develop between the perpetrator and the victim. Fiduciary relationships are often abused to affect such religious conversion. For example, an educator transmitting religious doctrine of a competing faith to a Hindu student. The Hindu student is likely to accept what the teacher is transmitting owing to existence of the fiduciary relationship. The exploitation of the fiduciary relationship to religiously indoctrinate victims would also be included in this category. Since the underlying animosity towards the victim’s faith forms the basis of predatory proselytization, such cases are considered religiously motivated hate crimes. This case has been added to the tracker because the Hindu victim, Manish Kumar, along with his family, was pressured to convert to Christianity through inducements by his uncle, Chandra Kiran. Firstly, the accused attempted to pressure the victim and his family to renounce their Hindu faith and adopt Christianity. Pressuring a Hindu individual to discard his religious faith and embrace another was a direct attack on his religious identity and dignity. It was not a matter of personal choice; it was coercion rooted in hostility towards the victim's Hindu identity. Such an attempt reflects religious animosity because the act was not simply about personal differences but about erasing the victim’s Hindu faith, making it a religiously motivated crime. Secondly, the accused also offered inducements to the victim, giving him Rs. 2000 cash and claimed that he would attain wealth, prosperity and relief from his problems if he converted. 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 religion. By providing inducements or promising prosperity 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. Further, the distribution of Christian religious texts as part of the inducement process indicates a structured effort to promote conversion. Using the scriptures or literature of one faith to deliberately target and manipulate members of another, with the clear intention of religious conversion, represents a direct attack on the Hindu faith. Such actions are designed to violate and undermine the beliefs of Hindu victims and are clear indicators of religious hostility towards Hindus and their religious identity. The recovery of religious books and the prior arrest of the accused in connection with proselytising activities suggest that this incident was not an isolated interaction but formed part of ongoing conversion-related activities in the area. This case has been covered by the Hinduphobia tracker and has been recorded as a separate case. The Christian faith, by its very theological foundations, places a strong emphasis on proselytisation. In pursuit of conversion objectives, Christian evangelists often employ unethical means, ranging from psychological pressure and misinformation to inducements such as money or jobs. This systematic attempt to erode the religious foundation of individuals and replace it with allegiance to another faith reflects deep religious malice and animus against the Hindu identity. Because the core motivation of the act stems from hostility toward the victim’s religion, it meets the threshold of a hate crime. Hence, categorised as a hate crime in the database. Disclaimer: It is important to clarify that none of the media sources covering this case have specified the exact date when the victim's ordeal began, though it is mentioned that the accused visited his house on 8 February 2026. Thus, to document this case, we have used 8 February 2026 as the date of the incident, since the Hinduphobia Tracker records the incident based on when the victim’s ordeal began, not when it was reported. Disclaimer: Though it is mentioned that the victim's family was also pressured for conversion, only the victim, Manish Kumar, is explicitly named. Thus, the victim count has been recorded as 1.
Victim Details
Total Victim
1
Deceased
0
Gender
- Male 1
- Female 0
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 0
- OBC 0
- General 1
- Unknown 0
Age Group
- Minor 0
- Adult 1
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 0
Case Status
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
Perpetrators Gender
male
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