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 21 December to 27 December 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) Telangana’s Congress government under Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has woven an unusually intensive and public outreach to Christian institutions, clergy and laity into its governance and political messaging, with at least seven documented high‑profile events highlighting Christian festivals, welfare promises and protection of church assets.
2) A young Hindu tribal man was beaten to death in Dabhel village of Navsari district in Gujarat, triggering outrage and renewed concerns over targeted violence. The victim, identified as Dipak Kalidas Rathod, was from the Halpati tribal community. He died during his treatment due to a brutal attack by many Muslim men from his area, as revealed in the FIR filed by the Navsari police.
3) Renowned Bengali singer Lagnajita Chakraborty has alleged that she was verbally and physically harassed during a live performance at a private school event in Bhagwanpur, West Bengal, after she sang a devotional number. Chakraborty had just performed the song “Jago Maa” from the film Devi Chowdhurani when a man later identified as Mehboob Mallik, a TMC leader, reportedly rushed the stage, confronted her aggressively, and demanded that she sing “something secular” instead.
4) Several villages in and around Dindigul district are witnessing prolonged tension over land use, religious rights and alleged encroachments, with Perumal Kovilpatti village emerging as a flashpoint. Perumal Kovilpatti is home to around 1,000 families, of which approximately 850 are Christian households and about 150 are Hindu households, making Hindus a numerical minority in the village. Disputes have centred on government-allotted land meant for religious purposes.
5) Mahamandaleshwar Aradhana Sakhi of the Vaishnav Kinnar Akhara gained public attention after she raised her voice during the Shaniwar Wada namaz controversy in Pune. The issue erupted after a video surfaced showing namaz being offered within the premises of Shaniwar Wada, a protected historical monument.
6) Kerala Education Minister, V. Sivan Kutty, asked Chinmaya School in Attukal, Thiruvananthapuram, to celebrate Christmas. In a video circulating online, Sivan Kutty can be heard saying that the school had collected ₹60 from every student for Christmas celebrations. Later, the school returned the amount, stating that the celebrations had been cancelled. Apparently, one of the parents complained to the minister about this, following which he intervened and asked the school to hold the festival.
7) Under DMK, Hindus are being discriminated against and Thiruparankundram is the best example of this discrimination. The historic town in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu, has emerged as a major flashpoint in the debate over religious freedom, administrative neutrality and discrimination against Hindu practices. Recent events at and around the Kasi Viswanathar temple precincts have triggered widespread outrage among Hindus because of the systematic curbing of Hindu observances by the state administration while facilitating Muslim religious gatherings with elaborate security and logistical support.
8) No to Deepavali but yes to Christmas celebrations is TVK Vijay’s Dravidian model politics. Actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has drawn sharp criticism for blatant double standards, after invoking public mourning to discourage the celebration of a Hindu festival following the Karur stampede, while later holding and participating in Christmas celebrations without similar restraint.
9) A Muslim woman’s complaint in Odisha’s Kendrapada district has triggered a high‑profile probe into allegations that her husband trapped Hindu women in a planned love jihad scheme and received up to ₹10 lakh per marriage from supporting organizations. Police have begun investigating both the alleged fraud and the claim of an organized financial reward network, as public anger and political pressure mount in the state.
10) A junior resident doctor at Lucknow’s King George’s Medical University (KGMU) who alleged sexual exploitation, blackmail and forced religious conversion (love jihad or sexual grooming) has now been ordered to stay in the university hostel under round‑the‑clock security, even as police investigation, internal inquiries and campus protests intensify. The accused Muslim resident doctor, identified as Rameezuddin (also reported as Ramiz/Rameezuddin Naik), in the Pathology Department has been suspended, barred from entering the campus without permission, and booked under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Uttar Pradesh’s anti‑conversion law.
11) The recent incident at the sacred Kadiri Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple has triggered serious concern among Hindu devotees across Bharat. During the inauguration of eight police vehicles and surveillance drones, TDP MLA Kandikunta Venkata Prasad got a Pastor and Maulana to recite prayers at the Kadiri Sri Narasimha Swamy temple entrance.
12) Police action on Kepu temple’s Kori Katta ritual raises questions on law, tradition, and reported targeting of Hindu customs by Congress government in Karnataka.
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 Hindu rickshaw puller was reportedly beaten by a mob in Jhenaidah district after onlookers noticed a sacred red thread (traditionally worn by Hindus) on his wrist and began circulating rumors about his identity and intentions. According to local accounts, the unidentified man was pulled from his vehicle and assaulted near the Jhenaidah municipality gate by a group of people who attacked him solely because of the red thread on his wrist.
2) In a disturbing incident of mob violence, a 29-year-old Hindu man was beaten to death by Muslim villagers in the Rajbari district of Bangladesh, according to local police reports. The victim, identified as Amrit Mondal also known as “Samrat” was attacked in the Pangsha area after a confrontation with residents escalated.
3) Tension gripped the Raozan area of Chattogram after an alleged attempt was made to burn Hindu residents alive by locking them inside their homes, according to local sources and eyewitness accounts.
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.
