Attacks on Hindus and Hindu Dharma, both in Bharat and overseas, are frequent and unrelenting. In many regions of the world, this persecution is like a genocide slowly unfolding before our eyes. For decades, the world has ignored the actual depth and breadth of these attacks, driven by disturbing anti-Hindu bigotry. From murders, forced conversions, land grabs, assault on festivals, desecration of temples and murtis, hate speech, and sexual violence to institutionalized & legal discrimination, Hindus are facing an increasing assault on their very existence along with an unprecedented Hindu hatred.
In this weekly summary for the period from 2 March to 8 March 2025, we hope to provide a snapshot of such crimes and hopefully awaken more people around the world to this human rights crisis:
Bharat
1) Activist Devdutt Maji rescues a Hindu girl entrapped by Mizanur Gazi. He informed that the victim is a resident of Basirhat city in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Devdutta Maji added that the 23-year-old girl was rescued from Maharashtra’s Amravati city on the day of Maha Shivratri (26 February).
2) Reportedly, an attack on Ram Mandir was being planned by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) which has been foiled by Indian security agencies by the capture of Abdul Rehman, who was supposed to carry out the attack. Abdul Rehman was arrested from Haryana’s Faridabad.
3) An undated video circulating on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) has raised serious concerns about an alleged illegal Islamic structure under the bridge near the sacred Pathala Ganga in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh. The video shows a small structure draped in a green chadar, resembling a dargah, which a Pujari and local devotees claim never existed before.
4) About 150 Hindu families in Sharma Toli of Shadipur Bhutha village in Baisi block of Purnia have been facing a lot of trouble for the last several days. Local people say that the Muslim side has blocked the path to their homes. Due to Muslim settlements and their private land all around the village, these people struggle to even reach their homes. The situation has become so bad that the sons and daughters of these families have been struggling to even get married. It has become difficult even to take sick people to the hospital.
5) The villagers of Hindu-majority Makhni village in Raisen district have been left in shock as the Waqf Board has laid claim to residential houses, agricultural fields, and even a Shivling. The claim by the Waqf Board has sparked outrage in the area. Reportedly, the board has issued notices to the villagers, claiming that the land belongs to it and must be vacated.
6) A mega Christian Missionary racket was busted in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow where an unofficial Church was engaging in predatory conversion.
7) Tension gripped northeast Delhi’s Seelampur area after a dispute over the expansion of a mosque in lane number 12 of Brahmpuri. Reportedly, the residents of the area complained to the police, stating that there was an incident of stone pelting on the intervening night of 2nd and 3rd March. Fearing communal clashes, over a dozen Hindu families have put up “house for sale” posters, particularly around the nearby Shiv Mandir, which stands only 10 steps away from the mosque.
8) Police have arrested eight individuals in connection with the gangrape of a woman in the Bhilwara district. The arrested suspects have been identified as Ashraf Ali alias Ashraf Lala (22), Sanvir Mohammad Nilgar (23), Shahrukh Khan alias Bablu Rangrez (24), Khalid alias Dulha (25), Amir Khan Pathan (31), Soyabnoor Mohammad Mansuri alias Soyam (22), and Faizan Ghori Mansuri.
9) In a shocking incident near Hanumanthappa Circle in Chikkamagaluru city, members of the Badamakan Jamia Mosque Committee, along with over 250 Islamist individuals, illegally demolished properties belonging to the Nallur Mutt without notifying local authorities or presenting a valid court order.
10) A Hindu family in Khambhalia, Devbhumi Dwarka, was allegedly attacked by a group of four Muslim men for bursting crackers in the courtyard of Shrinathji Haveli. The accused in the matter have been identified as Maqsood, Tausif, Moin, and Phoolkand.
11) In a horrifying case of brutality, a 14-year-old Scheduled Caste (SC) girl from Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad was allegedly abducted, held captive for several days, and subjected to inhumane torture, including physical assault and forced consumption of food against her religious beliefs. According to the police, the girl was repeatedly assaulted by four Islamist men during her captivity. The accused allegedly burned her skin with acid and inflicted further psychological and physical abuse.
12) Amidst the raging debate over the glorification of Mughal tyrant Aurangzeb, an undated video of a group of Muslim extremists spewing venom against Hindus, particularly Brahmins, has gone viral on the internet. In the video, one of the Islamists claims that if 25 crore Muslims of India realise their potential, Brahmins will be thrown out of the country.
13) A case of attack and vandalism of a Mandir has come from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. In Baruipur, Islamist Atrak Molla attacked a Shitala Mata temple. Molla vandalised the Murti of the Shitala Mata and then burnt the Murti. Local Hindus caught the accused and informed the Police. Later, he was handed over to the Police.
14) A pastor attempted to seize a Hindu widow’s land in Bihar’s Buxar. He used to lead Christian prayers on her property. The pastor was in charge of a massive conversion campaign. He used to urge people to pray to Jesus Christ instead of Hindu Devis and Devatas. The accused has been identified as Sunil Kumar. He has been running a conversion campaign in Siwan village, Bihar, since 2014
Bangladesh
Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh are relentless and designed to cleanse the religious minority from the country gradually. According to a study by Prof. Abul Barakat of Dhaka University, no Hindus will be left in Bangladesh by 2050 due to systemic and institutionalized persecution. Temple desecration, land grabbing, mob attacks after false blasphemy charges, rape/forced conversion of women, and hate speech are tools used to intimidate and drive Hindus out.
1) A Muslim mob comprising members of the radical ‘Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh’ and ‘Tawhidi Janata‘ hounded Supta Saha Anik after accusing him of making ‘objectionable remarks’ about Islam. After Jumma Namaz, the mob organised a protest rally in Kalmakanda upazila in the Netrakona district of Bangladesh. They also demanded the immediate arrest of the Hindu man for supposedly insulting Prophet Muhammad and gave an ultimatum of 48 hours.
2) A fresh case of minority persecution was reported where a minor Hindu girl was abducted and gang-raped by Islamists. The victim is a resident of Balapara village under Dimla Upazila of the Nilphamari district. When she went to fetch water from a tubewell beside her house, Abdul Kuddus and Saminur Rahman dragged her to the field. From there, she was taken to a cornfield. There, the duo put a piece of cloth in her mouth and repeatedly raped her. After some time, she lost her senses and the two left her there.
3) The murti of a Devi Saraswati at the Shikha Smriti Sarbajanin Durga Mandir was vandalised in Kazipur upazila in the Sirajganj district. The incident came to light when devotees went to the Mandir to offer prayers in the morning.
4) Pulak Kumar’s family came under attack for resisting attempts to encroach upon their land. The incident occurred in the Trimohani Bazar area in Singra Upazila in the Natore district.
Most hate crimes are driven by anti-Hindu bigotry encoded in certain religious teachings and political ideologies. While the anti-Hindu hate in Islamic countries is evident, there is another subtler form of anti-Hindu sentiment within institutions and the public sphere of ostensibly secular states (like India) that provides an enabling environment for Hinduphobia and hate crimes. This subtle, everyday discrimination can be missed unless one studies prevailing laws and patterns. The gradual ban on firecrackers during Diwali is a good example – it might seem pollution-related on the surface. Still, the double standards at play become apparent when one looks at the larger picture of restrictions on Hindu festivals and the lack of sound reasoning behind the ban.
We request all readers to share other anti-Hindu hate crimes that we might have missed in this period in the comments below or by emailing hindupost.in@gmail.com. We also solicit support in maintaining the Hindu human rights tracker database.
