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 26 July to 1 August 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 a major crackdown, Karnataka’s capital, Bengaluru, police registered an FIR against an unidentified woman for displaying provocative placards praising jailed Islamic extremists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam during a student protest at Freedom Park. This incident brings to light anti-nationals parading as ‘students’ in a bid to disrupt and burn the country.
2) Geeta Pandey, BBC News Women and Social Affairs Editor for India, is a senior journalist with decades of experience covering the country. Her platform reaches BBC’s 320 million weekly global audience. This massive audience is being fed is a systematically distorted portrayal of India that frames both the nation and its Hindu traditions in a consistently negative light. Mahakumbh is a “Spectacle,” Ram Mandir is a “Razed Mosque,” and Jai Shri Ram is a “Murder Cry,” for Pandey and BBC.
3) In a major crackdown on illegal Christian religious conversion activities, Uttar Pradesh Police have busted an interstate Christian conversion syndicate operating from Lucknow’s Mohanlal Ganj area, arresting seven accused, including the kingpin, Pastor Daniel, and his wife. Police claim the network had links extending from Tamil Nadu to several districts of Uttar Pradesh and was systematically targeting rural communities through inducements and organized prayer meetings.
4) What began as a protest around education reform and accountability in examination-related controversies gradually came to be viewed by many critics as something far more politically and culturally charged. The controversy sharpened because the protest was not accused merely of being anti-government. It was visibly anti-Hindu and pro-Muslim. It was not just fringe voices among the participating protestors but every Hinduphobic participant on the stage who kept feeding the hate Hindu narrative that was subsequently picked up by the uncouth protestors claiming to be students.
5) In a significant revelation that underscores the evolving nature of information warfare targeting Bharat’s internal affairs, the Delhi Police has identified and blocked more than 400 social media accounts allegedly operated from Pakistan for disseminating fabricated content related to the ongoing student protests at Jantar Mantar. The operation, led by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Rohit Rajbir Singh, has exposed a coordinated cross-border disinformation campaign leveraging artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes, manipulated visuals, and edited official statements to mislead the public and destabilize public order.
6) Insulting Dharma comes naturally to Uddhav Thackeray ever since he joined the Congress-led INDI alliance. Thackeray has constantly been making Hinduphobic statements under the garb of ‘attacking and criticizing’ the BJP. However, this time he took it too far by calling CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke an ‘avatar’ of Bhagwan Vishnu. No true Hindu would ever do what Uddhav Thackeray has done – calling a cockroach an avatar of Bhagwan.
7) Manowar Ansari, a resident of Barhet’s Santali Momin Tola in Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, allegedly hid his true religious identity and lured a minor Hindu girl from Ranga. He told her his name was Manohar, according to an FIR filed by the girl’s mother. After questioning, the police sent him to jail. The girl’s statement was also recorded in court. The girl arrived at the court with her mother and maternal uncle.
8) A Hindu teenager trapped in a love jihad racket run by a fake female doctor was subjected to deception, brutality, and inhumanity at every step. Shoaib, Salman, and another brutal man raped her. When she emerged from the Blue Diamond Hotel in a state of panic, Himanshu Patel, Devendra Patel, and Nirdosh Rathore filmed her and circulated it on the internet. Unsure of how to recover from the physical and mental trauma, she committed suicide by hanging herself. The 17-year-old girl was a ninth-grade student who was working part-time at a Muslim woman’s clinic in the village.
9) A fresh, unwarranted, derogatory, and disrespectful remark made by Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra towards V. Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras, during a Lok Sabha discussion on reforms to the national examination system, has triggered sharp political and academic controversy. Dynast Priyanka Vadra used the derogatory ‘Gaumutra’ jibe used by Islamist Jihadists.
10) A case has come to light in Meerut where a young Hindu woman was raped by a Muslim man who had feigned love and promised marriage under a false identity. Distressed by threats from the accused’s mother and maternal aunt, the woman consumed poison. A Muslim youth, under a false name, lured the victim into a love affair and, under the pretense of marriage, forced her into a physical relationship. Distressed after being threatened by the accused’s mother and aunt, the victim attempted suicide by consuming poison. After the victim’s hospitalisation, police filed a case against the accused, his mother, and aunt for rape and abetment to suicide. Police arrested the accused, Arman.
11) Insulting remarks made by SDPI leader Ashraf against the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti’s Guru Purnima Mahotsav have sparked widespread outrage in Karnataka. Ashraf reportedly filed a complaint at the Bantwal Police Station seeking action against the organizers and described the Guru Purnima celebration as an “anti-national” event, drawing sharp criticism from Hindu organizations and devotees.
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.
