Junaid and accomplices rape a woman upon discovering her Hindu identity in Ghaziabad, UP, while sparing the Muslim couple accompanying her
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 
29 November, 2023
Case Summary
Islamists subjected a Hindu woman to gang rape solely based on her religious identity, sparing the Muslim couple accompanying her. The accused, including Junaid and four others, were apprehended by the police after an encounter on December 2. Notably, one of the arrested individuals has connections to the Muslim couple socializing with the victim, prompting law enforcement to investigate their potential involvement. Although present at the crime scene, the Muslim couple did not intervene to protect the victim. An FIR was lodged at the Tronica City police station in the Ghaziabad district on November 30. As per the police statement, the complainant detailed in her account that one of her female colleagues from Delhi, employed at the same toy factory, had recently purchased a new scooter just four days before the incident. To acquire proficiency in riding the scooter, the colleague invited her boyfriend, and the trio proceeded to a secluded area in Ghaziabad. While the couple was on a ride, the victim waited along a deserted road, engrossed in her phone. Junaid and two others initially confronted the couple, accusing them of inappropriate behaviour. After realising the couple was Muslim, the attackers shifted their focus to the other woman, a Hindu, waiting a few meters away. She was taken to the bushes nearby and gang-raped. The assailants fled upon spotting an approaching car. The woman returned home with her friends and recounted her harrowing experience to her parents.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been placed in the hate tracker under the prime category- Attack not resulting in death and further, as per case details, the sub-category chosen under the abovementioned category is- Attacked for Hindu identity- In several cases, Hindus are attacked merely for their Hindu identity without any perceived provocation. A classic example of this category of religiously motivated hate crime is a murder in 2016. 7 ISIS terrorists were convicted for shooting a school principal in Kanpur because they got ‘triggered’ seeing the Kalava on his wrist and tilak that he had put. In this, the Hindu victim had offered no provocation except for his Hindu religious identity. The motivation for the murder was purely religious, driven by religious supremacy. Such cases where Hindus are targeted merely for their religious identity would be documented as a hate crime under this category. This incident, where Islamists subjected a Hindu woman to physical assault solely based on her religious identity while sparing the Muslim couple accompanying her, is a clear attack on the victim's religious identity and constitutes a hate crime. The selective targeting of the Hindu woman underscores the perpetrators' intent to inflict harm based on her religious affiliation, demonstrating animosity and intolerance toward her faith. The fact that the Muslim couple was spared further highlights the religious bias driving the assault. Such acts of violence are not just personal attacks but are motivated by hatred towards a specific religious group, in this case, Hindus. The crime reflects a broader pattern of religious intolerance and prejudice, where individuals are victimized because of their religious beliefs, making it a hate crime rooted in religious discrimination.
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
From 5 to 10
Perpetrators Gender
male
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