Minor Hindu girl targeted for religious conversion: sexually exploited; force fed beef; made to recite Kalma
Durg, Chhattisgarh, India 
31 December, 2015
Case Summary
In Bhilai Nagar, of the Durg district, Chhattisgarh, a 26-year-old Hindu woman faced prolonged sexual exploitation, deception and forced conversion attempts by a Muslim man named Badshah Khan. According to the victim, she first met the accused in January 2016, when she was 17 years old. Badshah Khan lured her into a relationship under the false pretences of love and marriage. He sexually exploited her based on false promises for over 10 years. During this prolonged sexual exploitation, the victim became pregnant thrice. She stated that Badshah forcibly made her undergo abortions during the first two pregnancies, while on her third pregnancy, she insisted on keeping the child. He manipulated her into signing a document written in Urdu claiming they were now husband and wife. However, no formal marriage or Nikah ever took place. The victim further reported that upon reaching Badshah's house, she was subjected to intense pressure from him and his family to convert to Islam. She was forced to consume beef, stopped from performing her religious practices, and made to recite Kalma and perform namaz. The victim stated that she was also physically assaulted whenever she resisted and sometimes was beaten so severely that she was left bedridden for days. When her son turned five, he was circumcised without her consent. The victim also revealed that Badshah ran a business under the name "Chhattisgarh Studio", where he would lure young girls by promising to make them heroines. The accused also made her pictures and phone number viral on Facebook by writing "Full Night Enjoy, Book Now". Badshah also forced her to have physical relations with others. The victim endured all this because she thought that one day the accused would marry her. As of the date of writing this report, the accused was arrested by the police under sections 376(2)(N), 313 (abortion) of the IPC, POCSO Act, and other sections. The investigation was ongoing.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been added to the tracker under the primary category of: - Crimes against women in relationships and other sexual crimes. Within it, the first sub-category selected is: - Brainwashed and/or groomed, with the tertiary category being: - Victim says she was brainwashed/groomed and Rape and sexual assault/harassment. In our database, we have not added incidents where women have converted to another religion of their free will and no allegations of forced/involuntary conversion have been made. However, there are certain cases of conversion where the consent itself is a result of the brainwashing or grooming of a minor by the non-Hindu perpetrator trying to victimise a woman for her Hindu religious identity. The phenomenon of grooming points to non-Hindu perpetrators identifying their Hindu victims’ vulnerabilities and exploiting them over months and sometimes years, to extract the supposed ‘consent’ in order to convert their religion. In most cases of grooming, the victims are minors or the grooming started when the victim was a minor. In other cases of grooming, the non-Hindu perpetrator brainwashes and grooms a minor victim to extract their trust and then proceeds to rape them repeatedly with the intent of converting them to their faith. It is pertinent to understand here that when the victim is a minor, the ‘consent’ to convert or enter into a romantic relationship with an adult itself is redundant – addressed by POCSO. While every case of conversion of a minor and incidents of establishing a physical relationship with a minor by an adult is a crime, for the purpose of this database, a case would be considered a hate crime only if there is a distinct religious angle to the grooming. For example, in the UK, if a Hindu minor is targeted by Pakistani grooming gangs, it would be considered a hate crime because the victims are specifically targeted owing to their non-Muslim religious identity with the perpetrators being Muslim. In other cases, if a Hindu minor is brainwashed into entering a physical relationship with the non-Hindu adult perpetrator and the family alleges grooming/brainwashing of the minor to convert her religion, it would form a part of this database. The second sub-category selected here is: - Forced conversion before marriage, with the tertiary category being: - Forced circumcision, Forced to follow non-Hindu religious practices and Forced to eat beef. In such cases, a non-Hindu man is in a relationship with a Hindu woman when the pressure to convert her religion begins to manifest. In such cases, typically, two patterns emerge. First, when the relationship is consensual, and the religious identity of the perpetrator is known to the Hindu woman in the relationship, however, at some point during the relationship, the non-Hindu man starts to force the victim to convert her religion and give up her Hindu religious identity. The second is when the woman gets into a marriage with the man pretending to share her faith. Later, when the truth is revealed, the man starts pressuring the woman to convert her religion and give up her religious identity. In both the situations, the methods used to force the victim to convert her religion often revolve around force-feeding beef, forcing her to wear hijab, forcing her to read the Kalma or even pressurizing the victim to do ‘Nikah’, which is marriage under Islamic law, with a prerequisite being conversion to Islam. Cases where a Hindu woman consensually converts to Islam in a relationship will be left out of the hate crime database, even though it could be argued in several cases that the conversion was a result of religious brainwashing. If the victim is a Hindu adult, the case would form a part of this database only if the victim herself says that she was brainwashed/groomed to convert her religion. However, if the victim is deceased (murdered or otherwise), the case would form a part of this database if her family/friends provided testimony that the victim was brainwashed/groomed to convert her religion. Since these crimes have a distinct religious angle where the victim is being targeted owing to her Hindu religious identity, these cases are considered a hate crime. The third sub-category selected here 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. The second primary category selected here is: - Predatory proselytisation. Within it, the sub-category selected 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. Here, the victim was a minor when she was lured by the false promise of love and marriage and on the basis of that, she was sexually exploited for nearly 10 years. She was continuously coerced into converting her religion. She was force-fed beef, made to recite kalma and perform namaz, all an attempt to convert her. These actions, which were enforced against her will, signify a deliberate effort to force her to abandon her Hindu identity and adopt a different religious practice under duress. 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. Additionally, she was prohibited from visiting temples or performing pooja, all of which were an attempt to alienate her from her Hindu faith and cultural identity. Her son was also forcefully circumcised without her consent, which was a manipulation tactic and a tool for blackmail and coercion. Though circumcision is not a prerequisite to converting to Islam, however, it is often seen that it is used as an intimidatory tactic to make the Hindu victim abandon his/her religion and adopt the religion of the perpetrator. This sort of harassment is rooted in animosity towards the victim’s religious identity. The perpetrator specifically targeted the victim because of her Hindu faith. He manipulated her into a relationship under false pretences, raped her, and then pressured her to convert to Islam. This highlights a pattern of manipulation and sexual exploitation, all centred around forcing her to change her religious beliefs. Such actions are designed to intimidate, control, and harm Hindu victims because of their background. It is also important to mention that since the victim was a minor when her whole ordeal started, thus, there was an absence of both 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 to influence and less capable of critically evaluating information. Consequently, cases involving religious manipulation of minors not only represent an infringement on an individual's religious freedom but also demonstrate 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. Disclaimer: Media reports state that the victim’s ordeal began when she met the accused in January 2016, though no exact date is provided. To document this case, we have used an indicative date—January 1, 2016—as a placeholder to represent the beginning of her suffering. While media coverage of the incident emerged on May 27, 2025, the Hinduphobia Tracker records the incident based on when the victim’s ordeal began, not when it was reported. Furthermore, although media reports state that the victim is currently an adult, Hinduphobia Tracker has categorised her as a 'minor' in the victim age group, since the abuse began when she was still underage.
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
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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