Minor Hindu Dalit girl from Uttarakhand repeatedly raped and forced into abortion by Muslim youth and his family in Shravasti
Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh, India 
14 July, 2025
Case Summary
In Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh, a minor Dalit Hindu girl from Uttarakhand was lured, repeatedly raped by Abdul Rahman, and forcibly made to undergo an abortion. The main accused, Abdul Rahman, established contact with the victim through social media. He invited the minor, who hails from Nainital in Uttarakhand, to Shravasti in March 2025. There, Abdul Rahman repeatedly raped the girl for almost a month. When she became pregnant, he forcibly made her undergo an abortion. Abdul Rahman was not alone in this atrocity. Along with him, his father Nasir, his brother-in-law Israfil, his sister Alimun, and a local villager, Maiku Abdul, were also involved in the crime. The police apprehended all of them under the POCSO Act and other relevant sections of law. The heinous incident came to light on July 15, 2025, when it was covered in a newspaper. The report exposed that certain policemen tried to shield the accused in exchange for money. Upon learning of this, the police administration initiated an immediate investigation and suspended one sub-inspector and three constables for negligence and misconduct.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
In this case, a minor Hindu girl was lured, repeatedly raped by Abdul Rahman, and forcibly made to undergo an abortion. This could potentially be a crime motivated by religious profiling, as it has been observed that in many cases, Muslim perpetrators target Hindu girls due to inherent animosity towards Hindus. It could also be argued that for a Muslim perpetrator, a Muslim girl would likely be more accessible than a Hindu girl. The fact that the perpetrator specifically targeted the Hindu girl suggests religious profiling of the victim. However, it is equally possible that the crime was one of opportunity, where the Hindu girl was simply accessible to the Muslim perpetrator. It is also important to note here that the victim in this case is a minor, thus making any supposed "consent" from her side legally invalid under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Minors are immature and emotionally vulnerable to manipulation by perpetrators. Nevertheless, this remains speculative, as the news report, as of now, provides no clear indication of religious motivations. Moreover, neither the victim's family nor the police has made any statements suggesting that the crime was religiously motivated. For this reason, the case has been added to the 'Undecided' database. If further information emerges that hints towards a religiously motivated crime, then it would be reclassified and included under the Hate Crime database. Disclaimer: It is important to clarify that the report does not specify the exact date when the victim's ordeal began. Therefore, for documentation purposes, we have recorded the date based on when the incident was first reported in the media.
Victim Details
Total Victim
1
Deceased
0
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
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
Perpetrators Gender
both
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