The troubling news of rape and forced religious conversion seems to be a growing shadow over Rajasthan lately. Just when people were trying to make sense of the incidents reported in Beawar, Bhilwara’s Kotwali area, and Bijaynagar, yet another heartbreaking case has come to light—this time from Pratap Nagar. In this latest incident, a group of Muslim individuals is accused of gangraping a Hindu minor, leaving the community shocked and angry once again. The details paint a grim picture of a young girl trapped in a nightmare, with no easy way out.

According to the reports, a man from the Muslim community, with the help of his own wife, preyed on this innocent minor Hindu girl. It’s hard to imagine the betrayal she must have felt. This man allegedly gave in to his twisted desires, not stopping at just assaulting her but also taking obscene photos and videos to hold over her head. As if that wasn’t horrifying enough, the accused’s brother-in-law and two other young men joined in, raping her too. Two more suspects didn’t stop at rape—they molested her and committed other shameful acts. To keep her quiet, they dangled a terrifying threat: "We’ll kill your parents and brothers if you tell anyone about this". Can you imagine the fear she lived with every single day?

The girl’s father couldn’t take it anymore and went straight to the Pratapnagar police with his complaint. Based on what he told them, the police filed a First Information Report (FIR) against six people involved in this awful crime. The investigation has now been handed over to RPS Ravindra Yadav, who’s tasked with digging into every detail of this case. It all started coming to light when the minor’s father decided to speak up, giving the authorities the push they needed to act.

Both Parties Live as Tenants

The victim’s father didn’t waste time naming those he believes are responsible. He filed a case against Abdul Qadir, his wife Sonia alias Sonu, her brother Adil alias Govinda, and their three friends Sameer, Ashiq, and Imran. This FIR was officially lodged at the Pratap Nagar police station on March 8, just a couple of days before the news started spreading like wildfire. The Station House Officer (SHO), Surjit Tholia, shared some chilling details about what happened. He confirmed that the accused didn’t just rape the girl once—they did it over and over again. To keep her from speaking out, they used the threat of making those obscene photos and videos go viral and even warned her with death threats against her parents. "If you open your mouth, your family will pay the price", they told her, ensuring her silence through sheer terror.

In his complaint, the father explained how this all unfolded under the same roof. He and his family have been tenants in a house under the Pratapnagar police circle for seven long years. Living alongside them was Abdul Qadir, who rented a space there too, along with his wife Saniya alias Sonu and his younger brother Adil. It’s unsettling to think that danger was so close to home for this family. The complainant also mentioned that his daughter, the victim in this case, was born in June 2007—making her a minor who should’ve been safe, not suffering like this.

Living as neighbors, you’d think there’d be some sense of trust or community. Instead, this family’s life was turned upside down by the very people sharing their space. The fact that it went on for so long without anyone noticing makes it even more disturbing. The father’s decision to come forward has finally brought this dark chapter into the open, and now it’s up to the police to deliver justice.

Wife Pressured Minor into Friendship with Husband

The story takes an even darker turn when you hear how it all began. Abdul Qadir, a Muslim man living as a tenant in the same house, wasn’t alone in this—he had his wife and brother-in-law with him. Through his wife, he slowly worked his way into the trust of the complainant’s wife and daughter. It’s sickening to think how they used that trust as a weapon. The father alleges that back in March 2021, Abdul Qadir and Sonia took his daughter into their room by force. There, Abdul raped her while Sonia stood guard outside, making sure no one interrupted. Afterward, they both warned her with words that must have haunted her every moment: "Don’t tell anyone about this, or we’ll finish you, your mom, dad, and brothers". The father says the first rape happened in April 2022, when his daughter was just 14 years old—a child robbed of her innocence.

But it didn’t stop there. A month later, Abdul Qadir dragged the minor back into his room and raped her again. Once more, Saniya stood outside, keeping watch like it was some twisted routine. During one of these assaults, Abdul and Sonia didn’t just stop at the attack—they recorded obscene photos and videos of the girl. With those in hand, Abdul had a new way to control her. He’d call her to his room whenever he wanted, using the fear of those images to rape her again and again. In May 2022, he forced her back for yet another assault, each time tightening the grip of terror around her life.

Later, Sonia took it further by pressuring the girl to befriend her brother Adil. She threatened to ruin the minor’s reputation if she didn’t go along with it. Scared and cornered by these constant threats, the girl had no choice but to give in. By October 2023, Adil raped her too, followed by another assault in December 2023. Then, Abdul and Adil pushed her even further, trying to force her into a relationship with one of their acquaintances. It’s a heartbreaking cycle of abuse that only stopped when her father stepped in to report it.

Accused Saniya’s Brother Also Committed Rape

The nightmare for this young girl just kept getting worse, pulling more people into the circle of tormentors. The allegations grew even uglier when the victim’s father pointed a finger at Saniya, the wife of Abdul Qadir, for roping her own brother into this horrifying mess. He claims Saniya pushed his daughter into forming a friendship with her brother, Ashiq alias Govinda. Once that connection was made, Ashiq wasted no time turning it into something sinister. In October 2023, the poor minor found herself trapped again. "Ashiq alias Govinda forcibly raped the minor girl in Qadir’s room", her father stated in the complaint, while Saniya stood outside like a lookout, making sure no one stepped in to stop it. After the assault, both Ashiq and Saniya cornered her with a terrifying warning: "If you tell anyone about this, the consequences will be very bad". You can only imagine how those words must have echoed in her mind, keeping her silent and scared.

But the cruelty didn’t let up. Just a couple of months later, in December 2023, Abdul Qadir dragged her back into his room for another assault. He raped her again, piling on more threats to ensure she wouldn’t dare speak out. The FIR paints an even bleaker picture, revealing how Abdul and Saniya tried to force the girl into a relationship with their friend Sameer. When she stood her ground and refused, they didn’t take it lightly. "Abdul Qadir and Saniya threatened to kill the minor’s parents, brothers, and the victim herself", her father told the police. 

Things took an even darker turn in January 2024. Abdul and Adil brought their friend Sameer into the house, and together they forced the minor inside. What happened next was pure horror—Abdul, Adil, and Sameer gangraped her as a group. From then on, they didn’t stop. They kept bringing her to their room, taking turns assaulting her whenever they pleased. Sameer wasn’t done adding to her misery either—he later introduced his friend Imran into the mix. Imran raped her too, with Saniya once again standing guard outside, playing her part in this sick routine. Soon, Imran started showing up with his buddies, and they made her life unbearable. They’d leer at her with filthy looks, make obscene gestures, and throw taunting comments her way as they came and went. When she tried to resist, they hit her with the same old threat—killing her parents and brothers if she didn’t comply. It was like a never-ending trap she couldn’t escape.

Couple Forced Religious Conversion

The accusations against Abdul Qadir and Saniya alias Sonu didn’t stop at the assaults—they took a chilling twist that made this case even more disturbing. The victim’s father dropped another bombshell in the FIR, claiming the couple wasn’t just after his daughter’s body but her faith too. He told the police that Abdul and Saniya were relentless in pushing his minor daughter to visit Ajmer Dargah, a famous religious site. "They were forcing her to go to Ajmer Dargah and convert her religion to make her a Muslim", he said in his complaint. It’s a gut-wrenching thought—on top of everything else, they wanted to strip her of her identity and force her into something she didn’t choose.

The father went on to share how this torment stretched into November 2024, when his daughter was gangraped yet again. He said the accused hauled her off to Ajmer Dargah, doubling down on their pressure to convert her to Islam. By March 4, things almost hit a breaking point. Abdul tried to drag her into his room again, but this time, she managed to slip away. She ran back to her own room, tears streaming down her face, and sobbed for hours. Her family could tell something was terribly wrong, and after gently pressing her to open up, she finally spilled the whole agonizing story—four years of brutality she’d been carrying all alone. That was the moment her father knew he had to act. On Saturday, March 8, he marched to the Pratap Nagar police station and filed an FIR against Abdul Qadir, Sonia, Adil, and their three friends, laying out every detail of the nightmare his daughter had endured.

In his complaint, the father didn’t hold back. He accused Abdul Qadir, Saniya alias Sonu, Ashiq alias Govinda, Sameer, Imran, Adil, and some other unnamed accomplices of working together like a twisted team. He said they’d hatched a criminal conspiracy, using intimidation, blackmail, and a web of threats to keep his daughter under their control. For years, they’d subjected her to sexual exploitation and mental torture, breaking her down bit by bit. The police took his words seriously, registering a case and kicking off an investigation. So far, no one’s been arrested, but the authorities are expected to start questioning the accused soon. Word of this incident spread fast, and it didn’t take long for Hindu organizations to react. Furious over this case and others like it, Hindu groups and saints called for a bandh—a shutdown to protest and demand justice.

Bhilwara Shuts Down to Protect Hindu Daughters from Predators

Today, Bhilwara turned into a ghost town, with not a single shop open or a soul wandering the markets. It’s all because the saints and community leaders have had enough—they’re stepping up to protect Hindu daughters from outsiders they see as dangerous predators. Under their guidance, the city’s locked down tight, and it’s not just Bhilwara feeling the heat. Markets in nearby Sanganer and Pur have pulled their shutters down too, showing just how far this movement’s reach goes. Even the hospitals and clinics, places you’d expect to keep running no matter what, stayed closed until 11 a.m. That’s how serious this is—people are putting everything on hold to make a point. Later today, everyone’s heading to Bajrangi Chowk for what they’re calling an outrage assembly. It’s there, in the heart of the city, that they’ll talk about what’s next, and you can feel the tension building already.

The police aren’t sitting back either. With the whole city shut down, they’re out in full force, keeping their eyes peeled, especially in the areas where trouble might flare up. They know this isn’t just a regular day—emotions are running high, and they’re ready to jump in if things get messy. This isn’t even limited to Bhilwara alone. Over in Rajsamand district, folks in Raipur and Kumbhalgarh are planning their own shutdown for Monday, all tied to the same issue that’s got everyone riled up. The saints leading this charge laid it out plain and simple: over the past month, they’ve seen too many cases of Hindu girls being targeted for gangrape by youths from a specific community. Places like Bijaynagar and Bhilwara keep showing up in these awful reports, and lately in Bhilwara, it’s not just about the rapes. There’s blackmail, beatings, and mental torture coming into the picture too—stuff that’s tearing families apart and leaving scars that won’t heal easy.

Outrage Assembly at Bajrangi Chowk

The people of Bhilwara aren’t staying quiet anymore—they’re shouting from the rooftops about what they call “love jihad,” and today’s the day they’ve shut everything down to prove it. It all started bright and early at 8:30 a.m., when groups of folks poured out from spots like Neelkanth Mahadev, Dudhadhari Temple at Sanganeri Gate, Sanganer Tempo Stand, Khera Khut Temple, Subhash Nagar Small Bridge, Malola Chowk, Kumbha Circle, Chandrashekhar Azad Nagar, and Pansal Chowk. They weren’t just walking around—they were on a mission, going door to door, making sure every shop and business closed up shop for the day. By 11:30 a.m., they’d all converged on Shri Guest House Chowk, but that was just the halfway mark. From there, they kept moving, winding through the city past Dudhadhari Temple, Bada Mandir, Bhimganj Police Station, Gol Pyau Chowk, Station Chowk, Machinery Market, and Azad Chowk. By 2 p.m., they rolled into Bajrangi Chowk, where a massive crowd was waiting for the outrage assembly that’s got everyone buzzing.

This isn’t some small protest either—it’s the whole city standing together. Every group you can think of is in on it: the medical folks, the agricultural market people, factory workers, the bar association, traders, all of them. Even the laborers, the ones who keep things running day to day, said they’re not lifting a finger today—they’re boycotting work to show they mean business. Since the sun came up, there’ve been meetings all over Bhilwara, people huddled together, planning every step of this shutdown. It’s like the city’s been holding its breath, getting ready for this moment. The outrage assembly at Bajrangi Chowk is the big payoff—where they’ll let out all the anger and fear that’s been building up, and maybe decide how to keep fighting for their daughters’ safety. It’s a sight to see, a whole community locking arms and saying they won’t take it anymore.

Bhilwara Shutdown on March 10

Today’s shutdown in Bhilwara, happening right now on March 10, 2025, isn’t some isolated event—it’s part of a string of horrors that keep hitting this area. Just look at what happened in Bhilwara’s Kotwali area not even two weeks ago. On March 2, 2025, a young woman filed a complaint that’s still got people shaken. She’d been raped by a gang of Muslim boys for a whole year, trapped by obscene photos and videos they used to blackmail her into silence. They didn’t stop there either—they dragged her to a café and assaulted her again and again, knowing she was too scared to fight back. The police moved fast on that one, though—all the accused, including a mechanic and some laborers, are locked up now. But it’s not just Kotwali. Bijaynagar had a similar case not long before, and if you go back even further, Beawar in Rajasthan dealt with the same kind of nightmare—rape and gangrape targeting Hindu girls.

These aren’t just random incidents; they’re a pattern that’s got people on edge. That Kotwali case from March 2 is a fresh wound—a young woman suffering for a year, her life turned into a bargaining chip with those photos and videos. Then there’s Bijaynagar, and Beawar before it, all telling the same grim story. It’s why Bhilwara’s streets are dead quiet today, why the markets are empty and the people are marching instead of working. This shutdown’s not about one girl or one case—it’s about all of them, about a fear that’s settled deep in the community’s bones. They’re hoping this stand today, this citywide cry, shakes things up enough to stop the next tragedy before it starts.