Muslim youth poses as a Hindu to lure two Hindu girls into hotel rooms
Vadodara, Gujarat, India 
22 June, 2023
Case Summary
A complaint was lodged in Vadodara against a Muslim man named Irfan Diwan, who concealed his identity and lured Hindu girls. His modus operandi involved taking the victim girls to hotels by presenting false identity cards. He also communicated with girls on his mobile phone. It was uncovered that Irfan Diwan had checked into the hotel using the alias “Hiten Thakor” and provided a fake Aadhaar card bearing the same name. After registering the case, the police arrested the trio, including the hotel manager, Irfan Diwan, and Irfan’s friend, Hiten Thakor, for entry into the hotel without proper verification. Reportedly, Gujarat Minister of State for Home Affairs Harsh Sanghvi took cognisance and ordered the police to carry out regular checks in hotels for suspicious activities. A day later, another individual came forward and filed a complaint against Irfan. The victim, residing in the Maneja area of the city, stated in the complaint that she had been subjected to harassment by Irfan for an extended period.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
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. In this case, a non-Hindu man concealed his religious identity and pretended to be a Hindu to lure a Hindu woman. Since the religious motive of the crime is evident from the fact that the man pretended to be a Hindu to trap a Hindu woman, this case has been documented as a hate crime.
Victim Details
Total Victim
2
Deceased
0
Gender
- Male 0
- Female 2
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 0
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 2
Age Group
- Minor 0
- Adult 0
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 2
Case Status
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
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