2026: Major Cases of Sexual Exploitation and Grooming of Girls in India

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1. Uttar Pradesh Gym Syndicate Case (January 2026) – Mirzapur

In Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, a gym syndicate running an illegal religious conversion and AI-backed blackmail racket since 2021 was busted. The gang targeted as many as 30 Hindu women (most victims who joined their chain of five gyms namely KGN-1.0, KGN-2.0, KGN-3.0, B-Fit, and Iron Fire for physical training). They befriended the women, gained access to personal photos & videos, used AI tools to create morphed explicit & obscene videos and photos, then blackmailed them for sexual exploitation and to coerce religious conversion. Six accused arrested, including GRP head constable Irshad Khan (40, provided logistical support) and gym owners and trainers: Mohammad Sheikh Ali Alam (31), Faizal Khan (34), Zaheer (32), Shadab (36), and prime accused Farid Ahmed (28, arrested after firing on police during raid & encounter). Obscene AI-edited videos, photos, and chats recovered from mobiles as key evidence. Four of the five gyms run by 3 brothers and brother-in-law. All five gyms sealed till Feb 27 by DM.

Source: Times of India

2. Basti, UP Grooming Case (February 2026)

Ajfarul Haq (alias Prince) from Basti allegedly trapped over 100 Hindu girls by posing as Hindu (wearing a kalava). He befriended them (often at a private hospital), built relationships with promises of love, marriage & jobs, recorded intimate videos, then blackmailed them for further exploitation, forced acts, or prostitution. Some victims were allegedly sent to other states/border areas. Operated with family members and others as an organised group.

One victim’s complaint led to the exposure. Police arrested Ajfarul Haq and seven others.

Sources: Aaj Tak, India Today Malayalam

3. TCS Nashik Workplace Case (April 2026)

At a TCS campus in Nashik, multiple female employees filed FIRs alleging systematic sexual grooming, mental abuse, and pressure for conversion to Islam by campus team leaders. Nashik Police deployed female officers undercover. Nine FIRs were registered and seven employees (including team leaders and an Assistant General Manager) arrested.

Sources: Brut India, Indian Express, Mathrubhumi, Lokmat Times, NDTV

4. Kheda, Gujarat Gang Rape & Blackmail Case (reported April 2026)

In Kheda, Gujarat, nine youths from the same village were accused of sexually assaulting and gang-raping a 17-year-old minor girl repeatedly for three years (2023-2025). Parvez Anwar Khan alias Munawwar Khan Pathan lured her into a "love trap", took nude photos/videos with eight accomplices (Mahir Fakubhai Pathan, Faizan Zahir Khan, Tausif Hussain, Sahil Liyaqat Khan alias Dawood Pathan, Ayan Liyaqat Khan, Moin Firoz Khan, Maruf alias Noorani Mubarak, Salman Arif Khan), and blackmailed her with threats to make them viral or harm her life. They summoned her to various locations for exploitation. Eight arrested; one (Sahil) absconding. Case registered under POCSO Act and gang rape

Sources: ETV Bharat, Hindustan Times

5. Amravati Sexual Exploitation Case (April 2026) – Paratwada

19-year-old Ayan Ahmed Tanveer Ahmed (alias Mohammad Ayaz) was arrested for allegedly luring minor girls via WhatsApp & Snapchat, taking them to Mumbai and Pune, filming over 350 obscene videos, and blackmailing them into prostitution. Reports claimed he targeted 180 minor girls. Some videos were circulated online.

Arrest followed a complaint by Rajya Sabha MP Anil Bonde. Mobile phone seized; portions of illegal property later demolished. Four more people later arrested in connection with circulating the videos. NCW sought stricter action and content takedown. Police noted victims across communities.

Sources: The Hindu, NDTV, WION, NDTV (follow-up), Daily Excelsior, ThePrint

6. Kota Telegram Conversion Case (June 2026)

Manish Sharma (alias Moin Khan) arrested in Kota’s Vigyan Nagar. Bajrang Dal and others alleged he ran a blackmail and conversion network targeting non-Muslim women via Telegram, Snapchat and Discord. In June 2026, Moin Khan was arrested in Kota, Rajasthan, following a complaint by Bajrang Dal activist Yogesh Renwal. Collectively Police discovered over 40,000 obscene videos of Hindu women on his devices. Police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and IT Act. The probe into the large volume of pornographic material continued.

Sources: India Today, Moneycontrol, The New Indian Express, News18

7. Gaya Momo Vendor Exploitation Case (June 2026) - Bihar

Mohammad Rehan (Rehan Ansari), a roadside momo vendor in Banke Bazar, Gaya, allegedly lured nearly 20 minor girls (including Mahadalit girls) with free momos and social-media reels, then filmed obscene videos. Case came to light when locals caught him with a minor girl at Banke Dham hill. Over 70 videos reportedly recovered.

FIR registered under POCSO, IT Act and other sections. Ansari initially fled (reportedly to Delhi) but later surrendered. Videos sent for forensic examination which later proven to be non-AI and authentic.

Sources: Esakal, Dainik Bhaskar, LatestLY, Amar Ujala

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If you haven't seen the news ever in your life, and if you haven't seen REAL cases where girls are forced to convert in order to proceed with the marriage, then you are either blind or you choose to be ignorant so that it suits your narrative.

Such cases EXIST and are very much real. Not saying it happens in every interfaith marriage. But if you think that something like that has never happened to anyone in this world, then it is highly problematic. Open your eyes and touch some grass.

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[u/EnchantedQuirkyBird → u/Solitary_Iceberg]

Isolated cases? Lol. There are MANY cases. Atleast you finally acknowledged that such cases do exist. Good for a start.

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You're making random claims

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