A young Hindu woman from Pakistan's southern Sindh province has claimed that she was abducted, threatened, and raped after refusing to convert to Islam. This is the latest in a series of similar atrocities committed against members of the minority Hindu community.
The woman, who is already married, shared her story in a video uploaded on social media. In the video, she claims that the kidnappers were Ibrahim Mangrio, Punho Mangrio, and an accomplice. She alleges that they threatened her and told her to convert to Islam, but when she refused, she was raped for three days.
The woman states that she managed to escape her abductors and return home. However, despite her claims and the video, the police have yet to register a case against the suspects. The victim and her family have been waiting outside the police station for action to be taken, according to a Hindu local leader.
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Forced conversion and abduction of young Hindu girls has become a significant problem in the interior of Sindh, where there is a large Hindu population in Thar, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Ghotki, and Khairpur areas. Most of the Hindu community members are labourers. This problem is not limited to young teenage girls, but older Hindu women have also been victims of abduction and forced conversions.
Last year, a teenage Hindu girl named Kareena Kumari reported to a court that she was forced to convert to Islam and marry a Muslim man. Additionally, in March of the same year, three Hindu girls, Satran Oad, Kaveeta Bheel, and Anita Bheel were kidnapped, forced to convert to Islam, and married to Muslim men within a span of eight days.
Tragically, on March 21st, Pooja Kumari was brutally murdered outside her home in Rohri, Sukkur. It was reported that a Pakistani man, who she had refused to marry, and his accomplices were responsible for her death.
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These instances of abduction and forced conversion are not limited to young teenage girls, older Hindu women have also become victims of such atrocities. This is a grave concern for the Hindu community in Pakistan, and it is important for authorities to take action to protect the rights and safety of minority communities.
