A horrifying case from Delhi’s Ashok Nagar has sparked widespread outrage after a 19-year-old Hindu woman, Neha, was murdered by a man she once considered her brother. The accused Islamist, 30-year-old Taufiq-ur-Rehman, reportedly entered her residence disguised in a burqa and fatally pushed her from the rooftop of a five-storey building.
According to the police, the incident took place around 8:30 a.m. on Monday, June 23, when Neha had gone up to the terrace to switch on the water pump after notifying her mother. Moments later, she was seen falling nearly 50 feet onto a pile of bricks in an adjacent vacant plot.
As per OpIndia, Neha was immediately taken to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in East Delhi, but despite medical efforts, she succumbed to her injuries. She had recently started working at an oil company in Mandoli, while her father, Surender Kumar, had just secured a job at a factory. The family had been hopeful about rebuilding their future, until it was tragically shattered.
“My daughter only wanted to live a peaceful life. Now she is gone. All we seek is justice,” said Surender Kumar, standing distraught outside the hospital mortuary.
Recalling the horrifying incident, he said, “I was doing housework when I heard shouting. I rushed upstairs and saw Taufiq attacking Neha. As I tried to intervene, he shoved me aside and then pushed her off the terrace. She screamed as she fell, and I couldn’t stop it.”
She called him brother; he returned as a jihadist
Taufiq had reportedly been harassing Neha for months and was pressuring her to marry him. He had gained her trust by falsely claiming he had no sister, allowing her to treat him like a brother and even tie Rakhi to him. When the truth came out, she distanced herself, but he began stalking her obsessively.
Police arrested Taufiq the next day in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. The community, shaken by the brutal betrayal, shut down the local market in protest. Authorities have deployed heavy security in the area to prevent any unrest.
After attacking Neha’s father and leaving him injured and unable to intervene, Taufiq turned his rage toward the helpless girl. He mercilessly shoved her off the rooftop as her father watched in horror, powerless to save her. Though he raised an alarm, the killer had already escaped. “A few neighbours chased him, but he vanished into the narrow lanes before anyone could stop him,” the grieving father recalled, still haunted by the memory.
Neha’s future crushed by the cruelty of Islamist Taufiq
Neha, a promising young Hindu girl who had recently completed her Class XII education, aspired to uplift her family’s financial condition. Her only mistake was trusting an Islamist coward who wore the mask of a brother. Taufiq, exploiting her innocence, had lied to her and her family, falsely claiming he had no sister, which led Neha to tie him Rakhi, establishing a sacred bond that holds deep spiritual significance in Hindu tradition.
“He became like one of our own,” a relative lamented. “He joined our festivals, entered our home, and gained our trust, all while hiding his real face.”
However, when the family eventually discovered that Taufiq indeed had a sister and confronted his lies, Neha immediately distanced herself. That’s when the harassment began. Her mother revealed, “He started calling her office repeatedly. We warned him many times to leave her alone, but he didn’t care.”
In the weeks leading up to the murder, Taufiq intensified his pressure on Neha, trying to force her into marriage, an unthinkable proposal to someone she had treated as a brother. Just a week before the tragedy, he issued a chilling threat: “Main tujhe kahin ka nahi chhodunga” (I’ll ruin you completely). Neha, frightened, confided this to her mother, but no one could have imagined how far he would go.
That morning, Neha’s mother had gone to wash clothes on the terrace, and Neha followed to switch on the water pump. Moments later, shouts echoed through the neighborhood, “Catch him! Catch him!” Her mother turned to see Taufiq fleeing in black attire. “We had told him again and again, maintain the purity of the Rakhi bond. But he didn’t care. He desecrated that sacred relationship and turned into a monster,” she said.
A jihadist can never be a brother—he can only wage jihad
Neha’s elder sister, struggling to come to terms with the betrayal, said, “We welcomed him like family. All three of us tied Rakhi to him. We celebrated with him and trusted him. Never in our worst nightmares did we expect him to repay us with murder.” Her aunt demanded capital punishment: “He should be hanged. Had we known his evil intentions earlier, we would’ve protected our daughter at any cost.”
The murder has shaken the entire locality. On June 24, the Ashok Vihar market observed a complete shutdown in protest. Satendra Sharma, General Secretary of the Agrasen Market Association, said, “In our meeting, we unanimously resolved to shut the market to express solidarity with the family. We’ve also decided that no Muslim worker will be employed in our shops henceforth.”
Several Hindu nationalist and community organizations gathered outside the family’s home to stand with them in this hour of grief, demanding justice and a nationwide wake-up call to the threat such deceptive predators pose to Hindu girls. Delhi Police acted swiftly and tracked down the fugitive. Taufiq was arrested in the Tanda area in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, following a series of coordinated raids based on CCTV footage and technical surveillance.
Authorities confirmed that Taufiq hailed from Hapur and worked as a daily-wage labourer in Ashok Nagar’s market. Over the years, he had deeply embedded himself within Neha’s family circle under the guise of a Rakhi brother, participating in Hindu festivals, eating in their home, and posing as a well-wisher. In truth, he was preying on her trust and plotting this horrific act.
For the last three months, he had been stalking Neha, harassing her, and coercing her with threats. The family, like many other Hindu families, never imagined that the very person they welcomed with open arms would repay them with betrayal and bloodshed.
This heart-wrenching case is similar to Shraddha Walkar’s murder; it is a brutal reminder that a jihadist can never be a brother. The Quran does not teach brotherhood with kafirs, and those who follow its hardline interpretations will never respect Hindu values or traditions. Taufiq’s deception, pretending to be a brother while plotting Neha’s murder, is a chilling example of predatory Islamic extremism targeting innocent and trusting Hindu girls, especially from poor backgrounds. Blind trust and cultural ignorance can lead to irreversible losses. This is not love or misunderstanding; it is ideological warfare disguised as friendship. The Hindu society must wake up, protect its daughters, and stop treating such wolves in disguise with blind generosity.
