Muslim goons slap Hindu boy for sitting in a garden with burqa-clad woman, demand to see Aadhar card
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India 
24 August, 2024
Case Summary
In Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu youth and a burqa-clad Muslim girl sitting together in a garden were attacked by a group of Islamists. A video of the incident showed the men approaching the pair, angrily questioning them and demanding to see their Aadhaar cards. The Islamists also slapped the duo, despite the Hindu youth stating that the Muslim girl was like his sister. The Hindu youth attempted to call someone he said was in the police for help.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been added to the hate tracker under the prime category- Men attacked for being associated with non-Hindu women. The sub-category selected here is- Attacked/killed for being associated or suspicion of being associated with Muslim woman- There have been several cases documented of Hindu men/boys being attacked specifically by Muslim groups/mobs for merely being associated or suspicion of being associated or being seen with a Muslim woman in public. In most of such cases, the Hindu man is not in a relationship with the Muslim woman, however, the mob proceeds to threaten and/or assault the Hindu man for merely being associated with the Muslim woman in any capacity. The rise of such crimes stems from a particularly sinister campaign run by several Muslim ideologues and activists. The campaign claims that Hindu men are attempting to ‘lure’ Muslim women into relationships to ensure that Muslim women leave their faith and follow Hinduism. The propaganda has been spearheaded with the help of WhatsApp groups and the extensive use of social media, sans evidence of the same. In many cases, pamphlets were fabricated to lend credence to this campaign. The root of this campaign lies in the fact that several cases of sectarian crimes against Hindu women in relationships with Muslim men have been documented. In such cases, Hindu women have often been forced/pressured to convert to Islam, assaulted, threatened and even murdered owing specifically to their religious identity and their refusal to give up that religious identity to adopt Islam. To delegitimize the suffering of Hindu women when such sectarian crimes are committed against them, the theory of ‘Bhagwa Love Trap’ was floated by sections of the Muslim community. As this theory gained traction, Muslim mobs started targeting Hindu men who were seen with Muslim women. In several such cases, the Hindu man was assaulted merely for offering to drop a Muslim woman in his vehicle or being friends. The differentiating factor between such cases and legitimate cases of Hindu women being targeted while in a relationship with Muslim men is that there is no sectarian violence, and force/pressure to convert. The nature of sectarian violence against Hindu women is not about two adults in a consensual relationship, working together, studying together, or even marrying each other where religious considerations are declared. In this category of crimes, it is pertinent to remember that in none of the cases, there is an element of the Hindu man masking his identity or forced religious conversion. Such cases are driven by specific religious motivations and against the religious identity of the victim and are therefore qualified as hate crimes. The incident in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, where a Hindu youth was attacked by a group of Islamists for sitting with a burqa-clad Muslim girl, is a clear example of a religiously motivated hate crime. The attackers targeted the young man solely based on his religious identity, which they deemed unacceptable in the context of his association with a Muslim woman. Despite the Hindu youth's explanation that the Muslim girl was like his sister, the Islamists not only continued their verbal assault but also physically attacked the pair, demanding to see their Aadhaar cards to further scrutinize their identities. Basically, in this case, the Hindu youth was singled out and harassed only by virtue of his religious identity. Since the harassment was obviously motivated by hatred for the victim's faith, this case has been listed as a religiously motivated hate crime in this Hindu hate tracker.
Victim Details
Total Victim
1
Deceased
0
Gender
- Male 1
- Female 0
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 0
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 1
Age Group
- Minor 0
- Adult 1
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 0
Case Status
Complaint filed
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
Perpetrators Gender
male
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