Archive · 15 Aug 2025
Varanasi Man Arrested for Deceiving and Defrauding Hindu Women
In Varanasi, a man named Sharaf Rizvi pretended to be Hindu to trick girls into marrying him.
He used fake names online to find these girls.
He would get money from them and then try to force them to change their religion.
Police have found out about 12 girls he tricked this way.
He was arrested after a woman he scammed reported him to the police.
The police are also looking into if someone helped him with money.
Sharaf Rizvi was arrested in Varanasi for allegedly using fake Hindu identities to marry and defraud 12 Hindu girls.
Rizvi created Facebook and matrimonial profiles under aliases to attract and deceive women.
He extracted money from the girls and pressured them to convert to Islam after revealing his true identity.
Police are investigating a possible funding link to an Islamic organization.
Rizvi was arrested following a complaint from a woman in Sarnath who he defrauded and pressured to convert.
- Who
- Mohammad Sharaf Rizvi, the accused, and at least 12 Hindu women he allegedly targeted.
- What
- Sharaf Rizvi was arrested for using fake identities to deceive and defraud Hindu women, with the intent of extorting money and pressuring them to convert to Islam.
- When
- The arrest occurred recently; details on specific dates are unavailable from the articles.
- Where
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- Rizvi used deception and financial manipulation to defraud women, intending to extort money and force religious conversion.
- Accused
- Sharaf Rizvi
- Charges
- Fraud, Identity Theft, Religious Conversion Pressure
- Victims
- 12 Hindu Girls
- Location
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Arrest Location
- Sarnath
- Items Recovered
- Rs 50,000, iPhones, Aadhar & PAN cards
