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 institutionalised & 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 November to 8 November 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) A case of alleged abduction and religious conversion has emerged from the Budhana area of Muzaffarnagar. A 19-year-old girl belonging to a Scheduled Caste community was allegedly lured and taken away by an Islamist man. The accused, identified as a resident of Panchli Burjurg in Meerut, is reported to be married and a father of four children. The matter has raised concerns of forced conversion and love jihad under the guise of marriage.

2) A 17-year-old Class 12 student from a village in Kannauj, who had been missing for nearly two weeks, was traced and rescued after her photographs surfaced online. In the viral images, the Hindu minor was seen wearing a burqa alongside an Islamist youth identified as Imran.

3) Tension erupted in Amla town of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh (MP) after stones were thrown at a procession during the immersion of a Kali Mata murti. The immersion procession was passing through the Pir Manzil area when unidentified people hurled stones from behind nearby shops, leading to chaos and panic among participants.

4) A 15-year-old girl from a Scheduled Caste family has been reported missing from the Sankisa police station area. The girl’s family has lodged a formal complaint naming a local Islamist youth from the same village, alleging that he took the minor away without consent. According to the FIR, the accused had been in contact with the girl for some time and allegedly persuaded her to leave the house. The family has also reported that gold jewelry and around ₹80,000 in cash were missing from their home following the incident. They further stated that members of the accused youth’s family may have had prior knowledge of the act, a claim that is now under investigation by the police.

5) A shocking case of sexual assault and blackmail has surfaced from the Lalbarra police station area in Balaghat district, where a 15-year-old Hindu girl was allegedly gang-raped by four Islamist youths, including two minors. As per news reports, the incident took place after the accused reportedly recorded an obscene video of the survivor and used it to threaten and extort money from her. The police have registered a case and detained three accused, while one remains absconding.

World

1) After Texas’ Hanuman Statue, Ganesh Chaturthi procession drew anti-Hindu hatred on social media, now a planned Murugan temple in Carolina is at the center of a fresh Hinduphobic attack.

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 [email protected]. We also solicit support in maintaining the Hindu human rights tracker database.