Hindu man and his family face death threats from Muslim woman’s family after consensual interfaith marriage in Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India 
21 July, 2025
Case Summary
In Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu man, Suresh Sharma, and his family were facing death threats after he had a consensual marriage with a Muslim woman named Sonia. They were threatened by the Muslim woman's family, who opposed their interfaith marriage. According to reports, the Hindu man, a resident of Khatki village, had a consensual interfaith marriage with a Muslim girl. They released a video in which the Muslim girl stated that no one forced her into the marriage and said that she was happy with Suresh. Despite this, Sonia’s father and brother have been issuing threats to kill Suresh and his entire family for the interfaith relationship. These threats have created a tense atmosphere in the village, with growing concern that communal tensions might rise due to the inter-religious nature of the marriage. The couple have approached the police, seeking immediate protection and strict legal action against those threatening them.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been added to the tracker under the primary category of: - Men attacked for being associated with non-Hindu women. Within it, the sub-category selected is: - Attacked by non-Hindu partner or/and her family. When Hindu men are in a relationship with non-Hindu women, there are cases where the man is forced to convert his religion and upon his refusal to do so, the partner or/and her family attacks the victim. Such relationships may be consensual with the religious identity of the non-Hindu woman known to the victim. Somewhere along the relationship, the non-Hindu woman or her family starts forcing/pressurizing the Hindu man to convert. In some of these cases, the association could be non-consensual as well or, the religious identity of the non-Hindu woman could be previously unknown to the Hindu victim. In such cases, the Hindu man is first forced/pressurized to change his religion by the non-Hindu woman or her family. The force/pressure could involve threats. The trigger for directing violence against the Hindu man is in these cases his refusal to comply and change his religion under threat and/or force. In other cases that have been documented, it is also seen that the Hindu partner is assaulted by the non-Hindu woman or her family simply for his relationship with the non-Hindu woman and by virtue of him following the Hindu faith and not the religion of the non-Hindu woman. In such cases, the relationship is consensual in most cases and the religion of both partners is known to the other. Often, in such cases, there is no direct force/pressure to convert either, however, the attack is a result of the Hindu man being in a relationship with the non-Hindu partner and not following her religion/following Hinduism specifically. Such cases are driven by specific religious motivations and against the religious identity of the victim and are therefore qualified as hate crimes. This case is a clear instance of religiously motivated violence targeting a Hindu man and his family for being in a consensual interfaith relationship with a Muslim woman. It is important to note here that both the man and the woman involved in the relationship were adults and capable of making their own decisions and life choices. In fact, the Muslim woman released a video confirming the consensual nature of the relationship. Despite this, they were given death threats by her brother and father. Such actions go far beyond personal outrage and reflect a deeper religious hostility. This incident falls into a broader and disturbing pattern where Hindu men are targeted specifically for being in relationships with Muslim women. These assaults are often framed as matters of "honour," but the underlying motivation is deeply religious. In the Islamic faith, a marriage is considered invalid if a Muslim woman marries a non-Muslim man who does not convert to Islam. In many such cases, the religious identity of the Hindu male partner, or his family, becomes the key trigger for violence, especially when there is no conversion to Islam. Even if conversion is not directly demanded in every case, the death threats or violence are often aimed at punishing the Hindu man for not adhering to Islamic norms in the context of a relationship with a Muslim woman. In this case, the death threats issued by Sonia's father and brother were clearly rooted in religious animosity against Suresh's Hindu identity. Their actions were not driven by concern for the woman's well-being, who had, anyway, consented to the marriage, but by anger over a Muslim woman marrying a Hindu man without religious conversion. This makes it not just a case of familial opposition, but a hate crime motivated by religious bigotry. Disclaimer: While reports confirm that Hindu man Suresh Sharma and his family were threatened with death by the Muslim woman’s family following their consensual interfaith marriage, the exact number of family members threatened is not specified in the available sources. Therefore, for documentation purposes, the victim count is currently recorded as 1 (Suresh Sharma), pending further verified details. 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 reported in the media.
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
Complaint not filed
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
Perpetrators Gender
male
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