In the heart of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, a sinister pattern of exploitation has shattered the lives of numerous young Hindu women, leaving a trail of pain, betrayal, and trauma. The term “Love Jihad” has resurfaced, describing a chilling practice where a Muslim man allegedly conceals his identity to ensnare Hindu women into relationships marked by manipulation, coercion, and abuse, often pushing for conversion to Islam and an Islamic Nikah. This haunting issue, rooted in cases like the infamous Ajmer 1992 scandal, where over 200 Hindu women were sexually abused, recorded, and blackmailed by Khadims of the Ajmer Dargah, has re-emerged in modern times, casting a dark shadow over cities like Bhopal, Morena, Mandsaur, and now Indore.
The epicentre of this recent tragedy is Mohsin Khan, a shooting coach who ran the Dream Olympic Shooting Academy in Indore. What began as a place of aspiration for young athletes turned into a nightmare for many. Organiser’s correspondent travelled to Indore to uncover the heartbreaking truth, meeting with victims and Additional CP Amit Singh to piece together a story that is as devastating as it is enraging.
One young woman, a student at Mohsin’s academy from 2021 to 2023, bravely came forward, supported by Hindu organisations, to file an FIR against him. She recounted how Mohsin, under the guise of handing her a rifle, touched her inappropriately during training. When she resisted, he threatened to destroy her career, forcing her to abandon her dreams out of fear. It was only after confiding in her mother that the truth unravelled: she wasn’t alone. Other girls had suffered similar abuse.
On May 20, 2025, a complaint was lodged, and Mohsin was arrested the next day under the POCSO Act and sections of the BNS. He was sent to jail after a court appearance on May 21, 2025. Police investigations uncovered a horrifying cache of obscene videos on Mohsin’s phone, depicting him in compromising situations with other female students.
As the investigation deepened, the scale of Mohsin’s atrocities became clear. Around 25-30 young women from various districts fell victim to his predation. Seven FIRs have been filed so far, with a six-member SIT formed to probe further. Among the victims was a lawyer who accused Mohsin of rape and another, an employee at his academy, who alleged sexual assault. A man named Dhruv Mahajan also filed a complaint, claiming Mohsin swindled Rs 2.8 lakh from him under the pretence of buying a shooting rifle. One woman, a former house help at Mohsin’s home, shared a gut-wrenching account of being gang-raped by Mohsin and his friends, Irfan and Faizan Khan, during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. Only 17 at the time, she was lured to their home under the pretext of cooking, only to be locked in a room for 15 days and repeatedly assaulted. Another victim, a student at the academy, described how Mohsin raped her multiple times between July 2022 and December 2023, removed her sacred Kalawa and pressured her to convert to Islam and eat meat. Even after she left the academy and married, Mohsin allegedly blackmailed her with obscene images, continuing the abuse.
The stories grow darker. Another victim, an academy employee, revealed Mohsin’s brazen cruelty: he forbade girls from chanting “Jai Shri Ram,” removed Kalawas from their rifles, banned Tilaks, and even spied on them in bathrooms, demanding they leave doors unlocked. Some were coerced into eating beef, a profound violation of their beliefs.
By the time the Organiser’s correspondent arrived in Indore, seven FIRs had been filed—six by women and one by Dhruv Mahajan. The police are still identifying victims from the hundreds of obscene videos found on Mohsin’s phone, a grim testament to the scale of his crimes. The victims’ courage in speaking out, despite unimaginable trauma, shines a light on a pattern that echoes the horrors of Ajmer 1992, where many victims, silenced by shame and fear, took their own lives.
Today, as these women fight for justice, their voices demand action, accountability, and a reckoning for the systemic abuse that continues to plague vulnerable communities.
Here’s what the FIR say?
FIR-1: FIR Number 181/2025, Annapurna PS, May 22, 2025
Victim’s Account: A young woman, pursuing her LLM, shared a harrowing tale of betrayal. She joined Mohsin Khan’s Dream Olympic Shooting Academy at 22 Silver Oaks Colony in February 2021, where Mohsin, her coach, initially built a rapport. But in July 2022, around 2-3 pm, he called her to his flat below the academy to fill out a competition form.
“He suddenly started hugging me,” she recounted. “I said, ‘Sir, what are you doing?’ He said, ‘Keep quiet, let me do what I am doing. No one is going to come.’” He forcibly assaulted her on his bed, then manipulated her with promises and threats: “I will make your career good and will also open a shooting range. All this is not wrong and if you tell anyone, then you will be defamed and who will marry you.”
He warned that without an NOC from his academy, her shooting career would end. Terrified, she endured repeated assaults from 2022 to December 2023. After her marriage on April 20, 2024, she moved to her in-laws’ house in Shajapur. Two months later, Mohsin called, pressuring her to return: “Why have you left shooting? If you do not come, I will tell everything to your husband.” When her husband visited Indore for work, she accompanied him, where Mohsin coerced her into meeting him 15-20 times, continuing the abuse.
In August 2024, she returned to Shajapur, but on May 2, 2025, Mohsin called from an unknown number, demanding she meet him at his flat. When she refused, he threatened, “If you do not come, I will kill you and your family.” He also forced her to remove her Kalawa and eat non-vegetarian food, pressuring her to abandon Hinduism. “I will tell your husband about my physical relationship,” she recalled, terrified.
Inspired by a newspaper report about Mohsin molesting another girl, she confided in her father and filed the FIR. “I was scared of Mohsin’s acts, that’s why I remained quiet for so long,” she said. “I want action.”
Legal Action: Mohsin was booked under Sections 64(1), 64(2)(f), 64(2)(m), and 35(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
FIR-2: FIR Number 191/2025, Annapurna PS, May 26, 2025
Victim’s Account: The victim was only 17 during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown when she faced unimaginable horrors. After her father’s death, financial struggles led her to work as a house help at Mohsin’s flat in Silver Oaks Colony. In February 2020, Mohsin began making advances, touching her chest and other body parts. “He used to misbehave with me every day,” she said, “sometimes he would touch my chest or forcibly masturbate me.”
He coerced her into changing clothes in front of him, saying, “I have no shame in taking a bath in front of you,” and subjected her to unnatural sex.
In March 2020, Mohsin, his brother Imran Khan, and friend Faizan Khan lured her to their flat under the pretext of cooking. They locked her in a room for 15 days, where all three gang-raped her repeatedly. “They made obscene videos of me,” she said, “and forced me to eat banned meat, threatening to kill me if I refused.”
Mohsin and Faizan pressured her to convert to Islam and marry Imran. Once, when she accidentally burnt Mohsin’s clothes while ironing, he burnt her hands, causing excruciating pain. The trio threatened to kill her widowed mother and make her videos viral.
“I even tried to commit suicide out of fear,” she admitted, but her mother’s presence stopped her. Learning of other victims through social media and newspapers, she, accompanied by her husband, filed the FIR. “I have come to file a police report against Mohsin Khan, Faizan, and Imran,” she pleaded. “Please take strict action.”
Legal Action: The accused were booked under Sections 376, 376(2)(n), 376-D, 377, 354, 323, 324, 506, and 344 of the IPC, Sections 5(L)/6 and 5(G)/6 of the POCSO Act, and Sections 3/5 of the Madhya Pradesh Religious Freedom Act, 2021.
FIR-3: FIR Number 194/2025, Annapurna PS, May 28, 2025
Complainant’s Account: A father filed a fraud complaint. His son, a Class 9 student at Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, was recommended to Mohsin’s academy by sports teacher Shahid Ansari, who claimed Mohsin would help him win national shooting medals. Mohsin promised to secure a “good gun and kit” for Rs 1.4 lakh.
On April 2, 2025, he paid Rs 1.4 lakh in cash and Rs 8,600 in monthly fees. Mohsin delayed delivering the equipment, citing vague reasons, and refused to refund the money.
Legal Action: Mohsin was booked under Sections 318(4) and 316(2) of the BNS.
FIR-4: FIR Number 179/2025, Annapurna PS, June 20, 2025
Victim’s Account: A woman who was trained at Mohsin’s academy from 2021 to November 2023 was still a minor when the act happened. On November 8, 2023, during practice, Mohsin approached her, claiming she held the rifle incorrectly. “On the pretext of holding the rifle, he pressed my chest with his hand and also pressed my thigh,” she said. When she pushed him away and confronted him, he threatened, “You have to practice in my academy, so you will have to do as I say and if you do not listen to me, then I will ruin your career.”
Terrified, she stopped attending the academy. Her mother noticed her absence and learned of the incident. Fear and shame initially silenced her, as she lived alone with her mother. News of Mohsin’s other abuses prompted her to file the FIR with her brother. “I report it, action should be taken,” she demanded.
Legal Action: Mohsin was booked under Section 354A of the IPC and Sections 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act.
FIR-5: FIR Number 182/2025, Annapurna PS, June 22, 2025
Victim’s Account: A woman from the Bhilala community (Scheduled Tribe), with her brother and five-year-old son, worked as Mohsin’s assistant starting May 14, 2024. Mohsin frequently called her to his flat without reason, detaining her for hours.
On May 16, 2024, at 10:30 am, he spoke obscenely, pressed her thigh, and caressed it. When she resisted, he mocked her caste: “You are from a lower caste.” He boasted, “I have a lot of contacts; no one will listen to you, rather you will be insulted.” Fed up, she quit on July 22, 2024. When she demanded her salary, Mohsin paid only Rs 10,000 online and abused her with casteist slurs.
Learning of another victim’s complaint on May 21, 2025, she confided in brother and filed the FIR.
Legal Action: Mohsin was booked under Sections 354A and 294 of the IPC and Sections 3(1)(w)(i) and 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST Act.
FIR-6: FIR Number 186/2025, Annapurna PS, June 25, 2025
Complainant’s Account: Dhruv Mahajan, from 750 Usha Nagar Extension, joined Mohsin’s academy in April 2017. After winning a state-level competition, Mohsin urged him to buy a “good quality foreign rifle” for Rs 2.8 lakh to compete nationally. Dhruv paid Rs 1 lakh on January 11, 2018, Rs 70,000 on February 15, 2018, and Rs 1.1 lakh in March 2018, receiving a receipt for only part of the amount. Mohsin delayed delivery, citing “government reasons,” and refused to refund the money. “I have received information that he is running an academy with fake certificates and has done the same with many people,” Dhruv said.
Legal Action: Mohsin was booked under Sections 420 and 406 of the IPC.
FIR-7: FIR Number 196/2025, Annapurna PS, June 30, 2025
Victim’s Account: A 30-year-old woman joined Mohsin’s academy in June 2020 through a tele-calling company. Hired as a worker, Mohsin soon encouraged her to learn shooting, promising to help her open a shooting range. He extracted Rs 4.5 lakh on March 4, 2021, and Rs 3.5 lakh on March 7, 2021 plus Rs 2.5 lakh for his credit card and Rs 21,000 for other employees’ salaries.
Mohsin introduced her to Sadhna Johri, who lured her into a “tantra” ritual, claiming, “If a jinn becomes kind to you, then there will be a rain of money on you.” All she had to do was dress up like a bride on Wednesday and come to a deserted farmhouse in Hawabungla. There Sadha rubbed itra all over her body saying Jinn likes itra and that soon money will fall from above. Previously, a virginity test was also conducted, which the woman passed.
Inside the farm house were over 10-12 Muslim Peerbaba, they performed a ritual with perfume and incense, saying, “Concentrate, when me, Jinn is going to be kind to you.”
When the woman failed to concentrate, the Peerbaba dismissed her: “This woman is of no use to us. Take us back, otherwise Jin will get angry.”
The woman confronted Mohsin, who claimed he spent Rs 13 lakh on her “exorcism.” He pressured her to form a relationship with Faizan Khan, saying, “Faizan and you are good friends, so why don’t you make a relationship with Faizan?” When she refused and demanded her money, Mohsin publicly humiliated her: “Many like you have come and gone.” He accused her of involvement in illegal wildlife trade and threatened her family. Fearing for her heart-patient father, she initially stayed silent.
News of other victims inspired her to file the FIR.
Legal Action: Mohsin was booked under Sections 420, 406, 294, and 506 of the IPC.
(Organiser has all copies of the FIR)
What the complainant told Organiser?
Her voice trembled as she began, “Mohsin was my coach, not a teacher. I found the academy through a Google search—it ranked at the top, but later I learned they boosted their own reviews using another phone.”
She joined the academy to learn rifle shooting, hoping to chase her dreams. But Mohsin’s behaviour soon turned sinister. “During training, he said I hadn’t learned properly yet and, under the guise of teaching, touched me inappropriately, what I call ‘bad touch.’ It happened while I was holding the weapon. After that, I stopped going to the range.”
As the child of a single mother, she carried the weight of her trauma alone until she confided in her mom. “It took about one and a half years to file the FIR,” she said, her eyes reflecting the struggle. “When I told my mom, she asked why I wasn’t going to the range, and I explained it was because of this. That’s when we decided to take action.”
The victim revealed Mohsin’s predatory pattern targeted other Hindu girls at the academy. “I saw him do this to other girls too, all Hindu. His behaviour toward girls was terrible. He made comments about their body structures and even bragged about nude video calls he had with girls on an app called Omegle. He would come to the academy and tell kids, ‘I did this, I did that.’ He would talk about having Hindu girlfriends and said all Muslim girls were like his sisters, but Hindu girls were his targets. He even told Hindu boys at the academy to treat girls as ‘use and throw.’”
Mohsin’s manipulation extended to religious practices, stripping girls of their Hindu identity. “He stopped us from wearing kalava or applying tilak,” she said. “He fed non-vegetarian food to girls, including Jain and Rajput girls who don’t eat it. He gave us tablets, saying they’d give us energy, and gave boys pills for stamina.” She recounted chilling transformations in some girls under his influence.
“One girl started waking at 4 a.m. to read namaz and greeted him with ‘Assalam Alaikum’ or ‘Allah Hafiz.’ She even wished him ‘Eid Mubarak.’ Another girl said she would eat beef or ‘pack herself in a suitcase’ for him, even joking she would let him pack her in one.”
The victim described Mohsin’s flat below the academy as a hub of coercion. “He invited girls to his flat, where his friends, also bringing married Hindu women, were involved. One girl, who said she was going to coaching, was actually at his flat. Another, already married, would leave home saying she was going to college but stayed at his place.”
She noted the scale of his crimes: “Around 30 women’s video footage was found on his phone. He admitted in a video statement circulating in the media that he deliberately targeted Hindu girls.”
Mohsin’s behaviour toward younger girls was particularly vile. “He made disgusting comments to a 12-year-old girl who returned from summer vacation, saying her breasts had grown too much,” she said, her voice heavy with disgust. “He’d talk openly about his nude video calls in front of us. He even told a girl, ‘agar mujhe degi nahi to there ulte clicks karwa dunga,’ referring to target shots. He targeted girls as young as 12 to 15, including a Dalit receptionist who’s also a victim in this case.”
Religious coercion was a constant. “He told girls to read the Kalma, saying, ‘Try it once, it’s pure,’” she recalled. Mohsin also wove politics into his manipulation, criticising figures like Modi ji and Yogi ji.”
He said Modi caused inflation and abandoned his wife. He would bring politics into everything, even discouraging temple visits, saying, “You offer water to gods, but we would rather give it to the poor.” He claimed he looked like Virat Kohli and mocked Hindu practices, When students asked him “not to offer chadar but to give to the poor instead,” he became angry.
She noticed eerie changes in some girls’ behaviour. “One girl started praying namaz at 4 a.m. Others adopted Islamic greetings for him. He even had slips of paper in water bottles at his flat with something written on them, though I don’t know what. He also spoke against supporting Israel, telling us not to eat certain chips or snacks because of it.”
The Vishva Hindu Parishad and Hindu activists brought this case to light, exposing Mohsin’s manipulation of vulnerable girls, including married women, at his flat. The academy, operating without a valid shooting license, used his brother’s credentials to open. Video footage of approximately 30 women was found on Mohsin’s phone, and in a circulating video, he allegedly confessed to targeting Hindu girls.
What the police told Organiser?
Additional CP Amit Singh, addressing the case, emphasised the police’s commitment to justice. “This is a sensational case. We have registered seven FIRs, including charges under rape, POCSO Act, SC/ST Act, and cheating for defrauding a male complainant over a gun purchase,” he said.
“Complaints suggest Mohsin targeted girls using religious elements, like prohibiting kalawa and promoting Islamic practices such as taweez. We are verifying these claims and ensuring a thorough investigation,” he said.
The case, echoing similar incidents in Bhopal and Morena, highlights a pattern of targeting vulnerable women in coaching setups. The police are now focusing on awareness campaigns and background checks for trainers to prevent such crimes. Singh stressed the importance of early reporting: “We are working with our Shrajan team to motivate girls to come forward fearlessly. Our goal is to stop such offenders before they escalate.”
Charged under rape, POCSO, SC/ST Act, and Madhya Pradesh’s Anti-Conversion Law, Mohsin is currently in jail. However, questions linger about whether these laws are sufficient to deliver the punishment he deserves for the scale of manipulation and abuse alleged in this shocking case.
Singh: Our goal is to stop such offenders before they escalate.“The police are treating the case as a priority and will make sure the victims get justice.”
To those who continue to dismiss the haunting cries of Hindu girls targeted by Islamist grooming gangs, to those who sneer at the term “Love Jihad” as mere fiction, what will they say now, after witnessing the unbearable, soul-crushing stories emerging from the heart of Indore?
How can anyone with even a shred of humanity turn away from the pain etched onto the faces of these young survivors? Under the calculated cruelty of Mohsin Khan and his gang, they were forced to renounce their faith, recite the Kalma under coercion, consume beef against their deepest beliefs, and surrender their bodies under the constant threat of exposure, violence, and manipulation. This was not love, nor choice, this was cold-blooded coercion, planned and ruthlessly executed.
These girls are not just fighting legal battles; they are fighting for the right to heal, to reclaim their dignity, their faith, their stolen dreams. The ghosts of Ajmer 1992 still haunt us, hundreds of girls then lured, trapped, and broken while the nation averted its gaze. We cannot afford that silence again. Not now. Not ever.
So ask yourself: will you remain unmoved, dismiss this too as fabrication, or will you finally see the shattered faces, the broken hearts, the fragile courage of Indore’s daughters crying for justice, for dignity, for the right to simply be? Because in the end, silence is no longer innocence, it is complicity.
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