Minor girl sexually assaulted by Muslim man in Bareilly

Case ID : f6644f2 | Location : Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India | Date of Incident : Sat, 25 January, 2025
Case ID : f6644f2
location Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
date 25 January, 2025
Minor girl sexually assaulted by Muslim man in Bareilly
Undecided cases
Rape or sexual harassment/assault of a Hindu woman

Case Summary

In Bareilly's Sirauli police station area, a Muslim man attempted to rape a minor Hindu girl. The accused, identified as Azim Khan, entered the girl's enclosure while she was giving water to a buffalo, locked the door, and forcibly tried to assault her. When she resisted and screamed for help, he gagged her and threw her to the ground. Hearing the commotion, her family members rushed to the scene, caught the accused, and beat him. A video of the incident, showing the accused being beaten, went viral on social media. In the footage, Azim Khan could be seen apologising by touching the feet of the people, pleading for mercy, and begging not to be handed over to the police. However, despite his pleas, the family informed the police. Following the complaint filed by the victim's family, the police registered a case and arrested the accused. Station in-charge Prayagraj Singh confirmed the arrest and assured strict action against him.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

In this case, the perpetrator sexually assaulted a Hindu minor. There are suspicions that the Hindu child was targeted owing to her religious identity. From the details available, it is entirely possible that the crime was one of opportunity - where the child was simply accessible to the perpetrator. However, there is a slip side to the argument - for a Muslim perpetrator, a Muslim child would be far more accessible than a Hindu child. The fact that the perpetrator specifically targeted the Hindu child could point towards the religious profiling of the victim. However, this is only in the realm of speculation since the case details make no indications of the religious motivations of the perpetrator. For that reason, this case is being added to the undecided database. If more information emerges, it will be added to the hate crime database.

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
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Case Status


Arrested

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Perpetrators Details

Perpetrators


Muslim Extremists

Perpetrators Range


One Person

Perpetrators Gender


male

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