Meat thrown in Hanuman Mandir in Singhbhum, Jharkhand
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India 
16 February, 2024
Case Summary
Anger spread among locals following an incident of meat pieces being thrown at the Narsinghgarh Hanuman Vatika temple in Dhalbhumgarh, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, on February 17, 2024. Police personnel were heavily deployed in Dhalbhumgarh and Narsinghgarh to maintain order. Senior officials closely monitored the situation. Hindu organizations and residents formed a 21-member committee to meet with police officers and discuss the investigation's progress. This committee included former councillors and community leaders. They planned to gather information on the police actions taken so far and develop further strategies based on this information. The police investigation continued, aided by technical support, to identify and apprehend the culprits responsible for the incident.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
In Hinduism, a temple is the abode of the Deity. The Deity in the Temple is consecrated, thereby, making it a real, breathing entity. Hindus believe that not just the Deity but the temple premises itself are sacred to Hindus since Hindus hold the faith that the entire Temple space is an amalgamation of the divine energy of the deity. Given the central significance of Temples in Hindu Dharma, any attack against a Hindu Temple or its peripheral premises is an attack on the faith itself and is born out of animosity towards the faith, of which, the Temple is a central tenet. Any manner of attack against a Temple and/or its premises would therefore be considered a religiously motivated hate crime. In this case, despite understanding that Hindu temples are centres of worship and sanctity and introducing meat into these spaces is considered a violation of their sacredness, the perpetrator desecrated the premises by throwing meat inside the temple premises. It is important to mention here that though the last update was that the miscreants were unknown, regardless, the action stemmed out of hatred against Hinduism and resulted in the desecration of the sacred temple and would therefore be considered a religiously motivated hate crime.
Case Status
Complaint registered
Perpetrators Details
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Perpetrators Gender
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