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 24 May to 30 May 2026, we hope to provide a snapshot of such crimes and hopefully awaken more people around the world to this human rights crisis:
Bharat
1) In another Muslim appeasement move, Karnataka’s Congress government has decided to withdraw 52 cases, including 7 linked to 2022 anti-Hindu Kalaburagi riots, where Muslim mob attacked police.
2) A 20-year-old college student from Kerala has accused a realtor of molestation, attempted rape, and criminal intimidation during a party in Bengaluru. According to the FIR registered at Madiwala Police Station, the incident took place during a gathering hosted by cafe owners where the Hindu victim, a student of a private college who also worked part-time at a momos outlet, had been invited. As per reports, the prime accused Islamist, identified as Hainas, reportedly a native of Kerala working as a real estate broker, was allegedly assisting the cafe owners in selling their business. The victim alleged that the assault occurred after the hosts briefly stepped outside the premises, leaving her alone with the accused.
3) A Kaushambi government college controversy has triggered an FIR against two female lecturers and another person after a Hindu minor student’s family alleged attempts at religious conversion, brainwashing, and love jihad. Police say they have registered the case and are investigating the allegations, with no arrests reported so far. According to the reports, the matter involves a government girls’ intermediate college in Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh (UP), where the complainant alleged that two women teachers and an associate were pressuring minor students to adopt Islam. The allegations include claims of encouragement toward Islamic practices, criticism of Hindu beliefs, and attempts to influence vulnerable schoolgirls through repeated persuasion.
4) The Murinakatte dispute in Bhatkal has once again exposed how fragile the communal situation in parts of coastal Karnataka has remained for decades and how administrative indecision often allows local tensions to spiral into major law-and-order crises. What began as a dispute surrounding the reconstruction of a small but religiously significant Hindu structure near Venkatapur along National Highway 66 soon transformed into a major flashpoint that shook the entire region. Hundreds of Islamists allegedly gathered near the newly reconstructed Murinakatte structure at Venkatapur near National Highway 66 and attempted to demolish it.
World
1) Media ecosystems increasingly reward emotional persuasion over evidentiary restraint. The vicious smear campaign targeting the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha temple in New Jersey is a case in point. Even after the federal investigation concluded without findings of wrongdoing, the media campaign against BAPS continued unabated.
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.
