Hindu minor girl abducted, forced into religious conversion and marriage in Pakistan's Sindh
Talhar, Sindh, Pakistan 
14 April, 2025
Case Summary
A 12-year-old Hindu girl named Beeni was abducted in Talhar, Badin, Sindh. The perpetrators were identified as an Islamist named Dilbar and his friends. The motive for the abduction was coercive Islamic conversion and marriage, described as "nikah slavery." The Hindu community in Badin, Sindh, came together in protest after the abduction and forced conversion of a 12-year-old girl named Beeni Kohli. Led by local leaders Shiva Ram, Advocate Sodhi, Kohli Sooji, Alo Kohli, and others, the rally started at the SSP Office in Badin and drew attention to a deeply disturbing pattern unfolding in the region. Hindu minorities in Pakistan face persistent persecution, marked by systemic discrimination, violence, and forced conversions. Hindus, particularly women and young girls, are often abducted, forcibly converted to Islam, and married off to Muslim men with little to no legal recourse. Temples are frequently vandalised or destroyed, and Hindu communities are subjected to social and economic marginalisation. Blasphemy laws are disproportionately used against Hindus, leading to false accusations and severe punishments. Many Hindu families are forced to flee their homes due to religious intolerance, living in constant fear of attacks. This sustained persecution highlights the dire conditions for Hindus in Pakistan, where their religious identity makes them targets of oppression.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been added to the tracker under the prime category- Predatory Proselytisation. Under this, the sub-category selected is- Proselytisation by grooming, brainwashing, manipulation or subtle indoctrination and the tertiary categories are- Conversion of minor. 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. The abduction of Beni, a 12-year-old Hindu girl in Talhar, Badin, Sindh, by a Muslim man named Dilbar and his associates is classified as a hate crime because it involves the deliberate targeting of a minor based on her religious identity. The stated motive—coercive conversion to Islam and forced marriage—reflects a pattern in which Hindu minors, particularly girls, are singled out by non-Hindu perpetrators for religious conversion and exploitation. Such acts are not isolated but part of a broader phenomenon in Sindh and other regions, where Hindu girls are systematically abducted, groomed, and forced into religious conversion and marriage, often under threat or actual violence. The targeting is not random but is rooted in the victim’s Hindu faith, making the crime inherently religiously motivated. The victim is a minor, indicating a lack of consent and a genuine change of conscience. It is a well-established fact that children are more susceptible to manipulation since they are still developing emotionally, cognitively, and socially. Their brains are not fully mature, making them more vulnerable. This case demonstrates a calculated strategy of targeting those who are less able to resist or understand the long-term implications of conversion, making it a significant case of religious-motivated hate crime. This incident is emblematic of a longstanding and deeply entrenched pattern of persecution faced by Hindu minorities in Pakistan. This incident, involving the coercive conversion and forced marriage of a Hindu minor by an Islamist perpetrator, mirrors the widespread and well-documented practices of targeted violence, abductions, and forced conversions that have afflicted the Hindu community across various regions of the country. Reports and human rights documentation consistently highlight how Hindu girls are especially vulnerable to such attacks, often with little to no intervention from authorities, and how these crimes are frequently facilitated or ignored by local institutions, including the police.
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 12
Case Status
Unknown
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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