Sarnath police in Varanasi have arrested a 27-year-old Islamist youth, Mohammad Sharaf Rizvi, who was allegedly running a deceitful racket of trapping Hindu girls through matrimonial websites, blackmailing them, extorting money, and later forcing them to convert.
Sharaf Rizvi, son of Shakir and nephew of well-known contractor Nadir, belongs to a Muslim family of Chinigran Mohalla under City Kotwali. Despite his family’s social standing, Sharaf was living a double life by creating a fake profile under the Hindu identity Samrat Singh, claiming to be a businessman owning hotels and restaurants across major cities. As per Jagran, through this false identity, he targeted unsuspecting Hindu girls and lured them into relationships.
According to police investigations, Rizvi used to take the girls to hotels in Delhi, Lucknow, and Kanpur, where he not only exploited them physically but also blackmailed them for money. Several victims were forced into marriage, and upon discovering his real identity, they were pressured to abandon their faith and convert to Islam.
The latest case came to light when a young woman from Sarnath filed a complaint after being cheated of ₹5 lakh by Islamist Rizvi. The girl gathered courage and informed the police when she realized she had been trapped under false pretenses. Acting swiftly, Station In-Charge Vivek Tripathi and his team apprehended Rizvi near the Ashapuri police post, recovering ₹50,570 in cash, three iPhones, Aadhaar and PAN cards, and a bag of clothes.
During interrogation, Rizvi admitted to having trapped over 12 girls using similar tactics. He confessed that after establishing physical relations, he would blackmail them for money and pressure them into converting and marrying him. The police have since issued a challan and sent him to jail, while further investigations are underway to identify and assist other victims.
Though his family members, including his sister-in-law Dehra, have distanced themselves by claiming they severed ties with him four years ago, the case has sparked serious concerns. Assistant Police Commissioner Vijay Pratap Singh confirmed that Rizvi was systematically targeting Hindu girls under the guise of a Hindu identity and exploiting them for both financial and religious motives.
How the Sarnath girl was trapped
The family of the young woman from Sarnath had uploaded her profile on a matrimonial site, hoping to find a suitable groom. In early July 2025, Sharaf, using the fake identity of Samrat Singh from Kanpur, sent her a marriage request and began frequent conversations. He gradually gained her trust by speaking to both her and her family, even making a video call to assure them about the marriage proposal. On July 13, he visited her flat in Sarnath under the pretext of finalizing the wedding. Presenting himself as a genuine suitor, he promised marriage and convinced her of his seriousness.
Once her trust was won, Sharaf stayed at her house under the excuse of visiting Kashi, and during this period, he established physical relations with her on the false assurance of marriage. He then extracted ₹5 lakh from her Canara Bank account in Ashapur, claiming it was needed for wedding expenses. Later, he took her to multiple hotels in Varanasi and also to a hotel in Lucknow, where he continued the physical exploitation. Eventually, the young woman discovered that the man she believed to be Samrat Singh was in fact Mohammad Sharaf Rizvi from Farrukhabad’s Chini village, shattering her trust and exposing his deceit.
This shocking case once again underscores the growing menace of love jihad in Bharath, where deceptive tactics are used to target women of Hindu Dharma, leading to exploitation, forced marriages, and religious conversions.
The police have appealed to citizens to remain vigilant and immediately report any suspicious activities on matrimonial platforms or in local communities. Authorities stressed that strict legal action in such cases is essential not only to bring culprits to justice but also to ensure a secure atmosphere for women of Hindu Dharma.
The swift arrest of Mohammad Sharaf Rizvi has sent a strong message that law enforcement in Bharath will act decisively against those who attempt to exploit or endanger society through such fraudulent and communal designs.
This case has come to light shortly after the large-scale love jihad network was busted in Bharath, led by Maulana Jalaluddin Changrur, who was orchestrating mass conversion plans. The present incident is of the same dangerous pattern and highlights the serious risk to the lives of Hindus across Bharath. It underscores the urgent need for strict enforcement of anti-conversion laws and proactive action by the police and authorities to protect Hindus, especially women, from falling prey to such predatory Islamist tactics.
