In early June 2019, a horrific incident occurred in Aligarh where a 3-year-old Hindu girl named Twinkle Sharma was subjected to unimaginable brutality. She was viciously raped and murdered by a heinous Islamist named Md. Jahid. The innocent child’s body was mutilated, her eyes gouged out, and acid poured over it before being callously discarded in the garbage, leaving her vulnerable to being eaten by stray dogs. This unspeakable act took place during the holy month of Ramzan. Initially, on June 5th, 2019, the police claimed that the girl had been abducted and killed as an act of revenge over a monetary dispute involving her father.
Twinkle is not alone…
Five years on, how is the situation for Hindus? It has only gotten worse. This article is a compilation of similar instances – rape and murder of little girls under 10 whose lives were affected unjustly, heinously, and families destroyed by the same Islamists who were hovering around that, the same people that the Hindu samaj has time and again got hurt by.
In March 2024, a 4-year-old girl was raped by Appu, her tuition teacher’s brother, in East Delhi’s Pandav Nagar. She went for tuition when Appu alias Arman sexually assaulted her, threatening the minor victim to stay silent. After she informed her parents, Appu was arrested for the heinous crime against the innocent child. The incident sparked outrage among locals, with police deploying forces to calm the angry crowd. The traumatised victim was referred to AIIMS hospital for medical treatment, where after testing, it was found that the victim had swelling in her private parts.
In February 2024, a one-year-old girl in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, was brutally raped by Mohammad Bhondu Rehman, 50, leading to severe injuries and profuse bleeding. The child’s condition is critical, and she is currently receiving care in Lucknow. Rehman was arrested, and a case was registered under the IPC and the POCSO Act.
In April 2024, a 4-year-old girl in Mumbai’s Mira Road was raped by a local chicken shop owner, Mohammed Imran Daraj Khan. The incident, which occurred on 7th April, was reported on 14th April when the girl complained of stomach pain. The accused had lured the girl with chocolates and biscuits. Following the assault, massive protests erupted in the region, leading to police action against the protesters. The accused has been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
In March 2024, a three-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Delhi by a man identified as Shakir. The victim’s health had severely deteriorated, leading to protests by Hindu organisations. The incident occurred in Mianwali Nagar, where the victim and the accused lived in rented houses. Shakir abused the girl in his room, leaving her unconscious. The police later arrested Shakir.
In May 2024, a four-year-old disabled girl was brutally raped by a man named Sameer in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred in a sugarcane field during a local temple event. Sameer, who had been released on bail three months prior, fled the scene, leaving the girl unconscious. She was later found by her family and taken to the hospital. Sameer was arrested and charged under the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and sections 363 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). This was not Sameer’s first offence; he had previously been jailed for child molestation.
As recently as June 2024, in Uttar Pradesh’s Sant Kabir Nagar district, a 6-year-old girl was raped by 35-year-old Saud Ansari. The incident occurred on 31 May 2024, and Ansari committed suicide on 2 June 2024. The police registered a case under various IPC and POCSO Act sections and sent the victim for medical treatment. Ansari, who worked at a local shop, took advantage of the girl’s solitude and raped her.
In January 2024, in Maharashtra’s Latur district, a 6-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by Altaf Mehboob Qureshi for four days. The incident occurred in Walandi village, and Qureshi has been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The victim’s mother, a labourer, reported that the abuse happened from the 15th to the 19th of January. The case came to light when the girl refused to accompany Qureshi to a store. The accused was absconding but was later arrested under the POCSO Act.
In June 2024, a tragic incident occurred in the Sushant Golf City area where a four-year-old girl was assaulted by her 31-year-old neighbour, Tahir Ali. Ali, who resides in the same house and works as a carpenter, has been apprehended by the police. The girl, who lives with her parents in a rented room, was lured by Ali with the promise of a toffee while her mother was in the bathroom. Upon her return, the mother found Ali in a compromising situation. Following a complaint lodged by the girl’s father, the police registered a case and took Ali into custody.
In November 2023, Ashfaq Alam, a migrant labourer from Bihar, was convicted by the Ernakulam POCSO Court for the kidnapping and murder of a minor girl in Aluva, Kerala. Alam was found guilty on all 16 charges. The verdict came 100 days after the incident. The prosecution, backed by the victim’s parents, demands the death penalty for Alam. The case shocked Kerala, where a charge sheet was issued in 35 days, a trial began in two months, and court proceedings were completed in 26 days. The investigation revealed Alam, a drug addict, intoxicated, raped, and murdered the girl. A total of 41 witnesses were examined during the trial.
In August 2022, in Darjeeling, West Bengal, Mohammad Ashraf raped a 5-year-old girl. The incident, which occurred in the jurisdiction of Phasidewa Police Station, was reported by the girl’s parents, who were away for work at the time. Ashraf allegedly took the child into their house and raped her, also physically abusing and threatening her. At least three cases were reported in a single day in April 2022.
In June 2021, a 9-year-old in Malda, West Bengal, was raped by a 60-year-old school teacher, Rafiqul Islam. The crime led to despair among the victim’s parents due to the inaction of local police, especially in cases involving minority communities. The victim’s family belonged to a Scheduled Caste. The incident occurred amid a state-sponsored pogrom following recent elections, resulting in 27 deaths, numerous gang rapes, and thousands left homeless, with WB Police implicated in the violence.
In November 2021, a 10-year-old girl in Bihar’s Kaimur district was raped, murdered, and burned by an Islamist migrant labourer, Masidur Alam, from Malda, West Bengal. Initially, two labourers were arrested based on the father’s complaint, but further investigation led to Alam’s arrest.
In January 2024, in Patna, Bihar, two minor Dalit girls were abducted and gang-raped, leading to the death of one (under ten years of age) and leaving the other in critical condition. The crime sparked protests, with locals blocking a highway and surrounding a police station. The girls’ family accuses the police of inaction. The surviving girl is being treated at AIIMS, Patna. A case has been filed under the POCSO Act and various IPC sections.
In August 2023, a minor Dalit girl was gang-raped and murdered in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The victim’s family accused five men, four of whom are in police custody. The girl was abducted at gunpoint. Her body was later found hanging from a tree. The family alleges that the police initially tried to hush up the case. The post-mortem report indicated death by hanging, but the rape claim was not substantiated. The case has been registered under various IPC, POCSO, and SC/ST Act sections.
In March 2024, a 10-year-old domestic help was raped and murdered in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal. The victim’s family accused her employer’s son, Tuel Sheikh, and his mother, Rubi Bibi. The girl was reportedly forced to stay at her employer’s house in Sultanpur village. On March 19, Rubi Bibi informed the girl’s mother that she had run away. The next day, the girl’s family discovered she had been murdered. The police arrested both Rubi Bibi and Tuel Sheikh.
In September 2024, a 7-year-old girl was raped and murdered by her three neighbours in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The accused, three brothers named Sualin, Rizwan, and a minor, were charged with murder and rape. The incident occurred in the Turkman Gate area of Kotwali police station. The girl’s body was found in a sack in the bathroom of the accused’s house. The police arrested all three brothers based on CCTV footage and the statement of the accused’s sister. The accused had planned to dispose of the body at night but were apprehended before they could do so.
In 2023, a POCSO court in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, sentenced a 35-year-old Islamist to death for the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl, terming it a ‘rarest of rare’ case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.2 lakh on the accused, to be paid to the victim’s family. The crime occurred in the Jahagirabad area of Bulandshahr in April 2023. The accused, Mohd Faheem, lured the girl to his house, raped her, and strangled her to death. He was arrested the same night, and the post-mortem report confirmed the rape and murder.
Back in 2019, just at the heels of Twinkle’s brutal murder, a 6-year-old girl in Delhi was raped by a Muslim youth (whom she called Bhaiya/brother) known to her family. The victim’s father, a migrant worker from Bihar, expressed his despair in a Facebook video, stating that the perpetrator was considered a family friend. The incident did not spark any significant public outrage.
In 2021, a 9-year-old tribal girl in Hyderabad was found dead under suspicious circumstances. The parents suspected their neighbour, Sheikh Mastan Vali, of rape and murder. However, police and media suggested the girl might have accidentally hanged herself while playing. The SC Reservation Parirakshana Samiti sought intervention from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) for justice.
In 2021, a 10-year-old girl in Bihar’s Kaimur district was raped, murdered, and burned by a migrant labourer, Masidur Alam, from Malda, West Bengal. Initially, two labourers were arrested based on the father’s complaint, but further investigation led to Alam’s arrest. The crime has sparked outrage, with opposition leaders condemning the government’s failure to ensure women’s safety.
In 2022, Islamist Roshan Uddin, 22, was arrested for raping an 8-year-old girl in Tripura’s Jubarajnagar. The arrest followed protests by villagers against alleged police inaction. The girl was attacked in a field. Uddin was arrested in Assam following the protests.
In January 2020, an 8-year-old girl from Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, was kidnapped, raped, and murdered. The perpetrator, Majum Ali (21), an Assam native working in a local spinning mill, was arrested and charged under the POCSO Act and the Indian Penal Code. A special POCSO court sentenced Ali to life imprisonment until death.
These are just some of the cases that were reported, there are probably a lot many more that went unreported. How many more Twinkles will the Hindu Samaj see? How long will this continue to occur? When will the Hindu Samaj wake up and protect our children?
