Hindu woman lured into marriage by Muslim man pretending to be Hindu; forced to eat beef, offer namaz
Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India 
3 March, 2025
Case Summary
A Hindu woman was lured into marriage by a Muslim man using a false Hindu name. Shamsher Ansari, who initially introduced himself as Tiger to the victim, forced her to convert to Islam, assaulted her, and forced her to eat beef. He also forced her to wear a burqa, offer namaz, and had threatened her with an acid attack. The victim, who hails from Jamui, Bihar, approached the Superintendent of Police (SP) Kushinagar, after which a case was registered and Ansari was arrested by the police. Around five years ago, the accused began speaking to her over the phone, pretending to be Hindu. He manipulated her emotionally and convinced her to live with him under the pretext of marriage. Eventually, she discovered through his Aadhaar card that his real name was Shamsher Ansari. The revelation left her deeply shaken, but when she confronted him, he responded that had he revealed the truth earlier, she would never have agreed to be with him. Following this, the woman stated that he forced her to eat beef and pressured her to convert her religion to Islam, and subjected her to regular beatings. Despite becoming pregnant, she was beaten up. She tried to endure the abuse for the sake of her child. After the child was born, she managed to escape from Shamsher’s house and approached the Superintendent of Police in Kushinagar. She informed him that Shamsher had forced her to wear a burqa, offer namaz, and had threatened her with an acid attack. Upon hearing her account, the SP promptly ordered an FIR to be filed and directed his team to arrest the accused. The matter had remained buried for a while due to local pressure, including support for Shamsher from his village head. The woman had continued to seek justice but received little support initially. Once the FIR was registered, the police verified the information and found it credible during the preliminary investigation. Shamsher Ansari alias Tiger was arrested and charged under sections 69, 191(2), 115(2), and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. He was subsequently sent to jail.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been added as a religiously motivated hate crime under the prime category- Crimes against women in relationships and other sexual crimes. The sub-category selected under this is- Man pretends to be Hindus, and the tertiary category selected is- Name Changed. When a non-Hindu man pretends to be a Hindu to deceive a Hindu woman into a relationship, the act is seen as triggered by malafide intentions. In some cases, the woman eventually accepts the man’s original religious identity and converts after the man’s identity is revealed. These cases could be argued as cases of religious brainwashing and a result of the pressure a woman feels after getting into a relationship with a man. The woman, it can be argued, also changed her religious identity because of the stigma she believes she might face if she chooses to walk out of a deceptive relationship. However, for the purpose of documenting hate crimes, the cases in this subcategory are limited to those where there is explicit violence aimed at religious conversion against the wishes of the victim (force-feeding beef, blackmailing with intimate videos, rape on refusal to convert, etc), or if the woman herself complains of the man’s religious deception. In such cases, it is established that the deception of the non-Hindu man had a specific aim of religious conversion or targeting of the victim due to her Hindu religious identity, therefore, making it a religiously motivated hate crime. The second sub-category selected is- Blackmailed to convert. When Hindu women are in a relationship with non-Hindu men, there are cases where the woman is blackmailed to convert her religion, owing to her religious identity of being a Hindu. Such relationships may be consensual with the religious identity of the non-Hindu man known to the victim, however, there could be cases where the relationship is not consensual and the non-Hindu man starts blackmailing a Hindu woman to convert her religion. In these cases, it is often seen that the Hindu woman is blackmailed with intimate photos and/or videos, threats of harm to her or her family, threats of violence etc. Such cases are driven by specific religious motivations and against the religious identity of the victim and are therefore qualified as hate crimes. The third sub-category selected is- Forced conversion after marriage, and the tertiary categories selected are- Forced to read Kalma, Forced to eat beef, and Forced to wear Hijab. In such cases, a non-Hindu man marries a Hindu woman and the force/pressure to convert to Islam begins after marriage. In such cases, the marriage is consensual in most cases and often, there is no element of the man hiding his religious identity. The marriage could be under the Special Marriages Act where neither parties are required to convert their religion for the marriage to be considered legitimate. While the victim in such cases enters matrimony assuming that religious identity is not a barrier, the non-Hindu man starts to pressure the woman to convert to Islam after marriage. In such cases, there is application of force by the perpetrator, including, denial of the woman’s religious rights. Some of the means by which the woman is forced/pressured to convert include force-feeding beef, forced to read the Kalma, forced to wear a hijab, forced for Halala, etc. There are several instances where after marriage, the woman voluntarily converts to Islam. Such cases are often argued to be a result of religious brainwashing, however, for the purpose of documenting religiously motivated hate crimes, in the absence of the victim complaining of forced conversion, such cases do not form a part of the database. The fourth sub-category selected is- Assault or threat upon refusal to convert. When Hindu women are in a relationship with non-Hindu men, there are cases where the woman faces threats or assault after she refuses to convert and change her religious identity owing to pressure/force by the non-Hindu man. Such relationships may be consensual with the religious identity of the non-Hindu man known to the victim. Somewhere along the relationship, the non-Hindu man starts pressurizing the Hindu woman to convert to Islam and upon her refusal, assaults or threatens the victim. Such cases are driven by specific religious motivations and against the religious identity of the victim and are therefore qualified as hate crimes. Cases where the Hindu woman converts to Islam and does not file a complaint about the force or threat, are not considered a part of the hate tracker, even though, it may be argued that the woman was brainwashed or threatened to convert to Islam. What gives this case a distinct religious angle is that the Muslim perpetrator actively hid his religion and pretended to be a Hindu to ensnare the Hindu woman. This itself is a clear manifestation of bias and malicious intent towards the victim's religion. Further, the religious angle of the crime became more apparent when the Muslim man continued to take advantage of her physically under the guise of marriage. He pressured her to adopt Islamic practices like wearing a burqa and offering namaz. Additionally, he also forced her to consume beef. Forcing a Hindu to consume beef is not only a profound disrespect to their religious beliefs but also constitutes a religiously motivated hate crime. In Hinduism, cows are revered as sacred animals, symbolising life and sustenance, and the act of consuming beef is considered highly sacrilegious by many Hindus. Therefore, compelling a Hindu to eat beef goes beyond mere dietary imposition; it is an intentional violation of their religious principles and an assault on their cultural and spiritual identity. In the broader context of hate crimes, forcing someone to engage in behaviour that is expressly forbidden or offensive in their religion is a clear manifestation of religious intolerance. It demonstrates a blatant disregard for the victim's rights to practice their faith freely. Here, the actions of the perpetrator clearly point towards the deep disdain he harboured for Hindus and their religious beliefs. It is evident that the perpetrator targeted the victim because of her religious identity and that his motivation was driven by religious hate. This is why this case has been added to the hate tracker.
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 0
- Adult 0
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 1
Case Status
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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