Cases of Muslim Men Entrapping Hindu Women and Brutally Murdering Their Husbands

A critical review of Love Jihad cases across several states raises questions about claimed grooming, murder plots, and the role of social media in illicit relationships.

The Narrative World    15-Feb-2026
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In a chilling revelation that exposes what many view as a sinister agenda targeting Hindu families, a compilation of 15 documented incidents from 2022 to 2026 highlights how Muslim men allegedly lured married Hindu women into illicit relationships and then orchestrated the brutal murders of their Hindu husbands. These cases are presented not as isolated crimes of passion, but as part of what appears to be a broader and calculated pattern aimed at destabilising Hindu households, exploiting vulnerable women, and removing perceived obstacles to conversion or domination.
 
The alleged modus operandi remains disturbingly consistent. In several instances, Muslim perpetrators befriended or seduced Hindu women through social media platforms, workplaces, or routine daily interactions. Once the extramarital relationship deepened, the women were allegedly manipulated or coerced into assisting in plots to eliminate their husbands. The husbands were viewed as barriers to the illicit relationship.
 
The methods of murder varied, ranging from stones, knives and firearms to suffocation and poisoning. In many cases, the accused disposed of bodies in remote or isolated locations such as railway tracks, rivers, bushes, ditches, and tubewell pits in attempts to stage the deaths as accidents or suicides. Subsequent investigations revealed premeditation, with arrests made following complaints by family members and the emergence of forensic evidence.
 
These incidents have been reported across multiple states, including Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Bihar.
 
A Calculated Conspiracy
 
According to the narrative presented in these cases, the murders extend beyond personal disputes. They are portrayed as part of a strategy designed to leave Hindu women vulnerable and facilitate religious conversion. In several incidents, the women actively participated in the crimes, suggesting grooming or ideological influence.
 
Observers note that from 2022 onwards, the number of such reported cases has increased, with 2025 witnessing multiple incidents. Critics argue that this rise indicates unchecked communal designs that exploit perceived gaps in law enforcement and societal complacency.
 
Although police authorities eventually solved most cases through interrogation, forensic analysis, and witness testimony, the initial attempts to disguise the murders as accidents demonstrate a level of planning and deception. Proponents of stricter regulation argue that stronger laws against interfaith entrapment are necessary to prevent such crimes.
 
Detailed Chronicle of the 15 Incidents
 
1. Faridabad, Haryana – February 2, 2026
 
Riyazul allegedly lured a married Hindu woman, Kavita, into an affair. When her husband Suman discovered the relationship, the pair allegedly plotted his murder. On November 30, 2025, they reportedly bludgeoned him with a stone near railway tracks and positioned his body so that a train would mutilate it. Police arrested both after Suman’s brother filed a complaint.
 
2. Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh – January 21, 2026
 
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Amit Khan allegedly enticed Reena, the wife of Santosh Giri. They allegedly conspired to eliminate Santosh by luring him to a fake party and shooting him twice in the head. His body was later found in bushes near railway tracks. Reena reportedly confessed during interrogation.
 
3. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – January 17, 2026
 
Chaudhary Mohammad Tafzil, described as a quack doctor, allegedly maintained an affair with Pappi since 2017. Posing as unwell, she took her husband Raju to him. On the way, they allegedly beat him with sticks and strangled him with his muffler, attempting to stage the death as a road accident. Police arrested the trio after inconsistencies emerged in Pappi’s account.
 
4. Dholpur, Rajasthan – December 29, 2025
 
Shahrukh Khan allegedly seduced Rajni, the wife of Ravikant. He reportedly intoxicated Ravikant with alcohol, smashed his head with a stone, and dumped the body in a 50-foot ditch near Shergarh Fort. Rajni later claimed to have dreamt of the location, leading relatives there.
 
5. Nanded, Maharashtra – October 17, 2025
 
Sheikh Rafiq allegedly entered into a relationship with Priyanka. They reportedly drowned her husband Vinod Kishan Bhagat by throwing him off Kharbi Bridge into the Painganga River while he was intoxicated. Priyanka filed a missing person report, but suspicions raised by Vinod’s sisters led to arrests.
 
6. Nagpur, Maharashtra – July 4, 2025
 
Raja Islam Ansari, also known as Asif, allegedly maintained an affair with Disha Ramteke. When her paralysed husband Chandrasen discovered the relationship, they allegedly suffocated him with a pillow. A post-mortem confirmed asphyxiation, leading to their arrest.
 
7. Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh – June 25, 2025
 
Fakhruddin allegedly lured Anitha into a relationship. Frustrated by her husband Suresh Babu’s suspicions, they allegedly attacked him with a screwdriver, beer bottle, and stones near Rachanapalli. Police reportedly solved the case within six hours and recovered the weapons.
 
 
8. Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh – June 17, 2025
 
Hanif allegedly enticed a married Hindu woman named Reena. When her husband Ratiram opposed the relationship, they allegedly strangled him and hid his body in a tubewell pit. Police apprehended them at a railway station following a complaint from Ratiram’s brother.
 
9. Ranchi, Jharkhand – May 29, 2025
 
A Muslim youth allegedly trapped a married Hindu woman and, with her involvement, stabbed her husband Ramesh Oraon to death near Kanke Dam. Police arrested both individuals shortly thereafter.
 
10. Mumbai, Maharashtra – February 8, 2025
 
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Imran Mansuri allegedly raped a Hindu woman after luring her. When her husband confronted him, Imran allegedly intoxicated and stabbed him before dumping the body in a deserted area. Authorities arrested him under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
 
11. Amroha, Uttar Pradesh – January 10, 2025
 
Rihan and Shahnawaz allegedly entrapped Babita. They reportedly murdered her husband Jagdish under the pretext of procuring medicine and dumped his body near Karanpur village. Police detained all three individuals on January 22.
 
12. Begusarai, Bihar – October 28, 2024
 
Imamullah allegedly conducted an affair with Urmila Devi. When her husband Mithilesh Mochi objected, they allegedly assaulted him, bit his ear, and suffocated him with a pillow.
 
 
13. Begusarai, Bihar – January 7, 2024
 
Shahzad allegedly connected with a Hindu woman through Instagram reels. To remove her husband Subodh Sahni, they allegedly murdered him.
 
14. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh – February 18, 2023
 
Aslam allegedly engaged in an affair with Anita. They reportedly killed her husband Bablu Kushwaha, a village secretary, and dumped his body in a sack in Patra Nala. Anita filed a false missing person report.
 
15. Indore, Madhya Pradesh – February 5, 2022
 
Rizwan and Bhaiyyu allegedly lured Sunita into a relationship. They reportedly drugged her husband Kushlendra, also known as Bablu, strangled him, dismembered the body, buried the torso with salt, and scattered body parts across the city.
 
 
The compilation of these incidents has intensified debate over interfaith relationships, criminal accountability, and communal tensions. Law enforcement agencies continue to investigate such cases, while public discourse around the issue remains deeply polarised.
 
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Kewali Kabir Jain
Journalism Student, Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication