Hindu girls harassed by outside Muslim groups congregating at Patna college for Friday Namaz; Hindu students assaulted for opposing
Patna, Bihar, India 
21 March, 2026
Case Summary
Hindu girls studying at Patna College in Patna, Bihar, were reportedly subjected to repeated harassment by Muslim activists who arrived from outside the college campus every Friday to offer Namaz at Iqbal Hostel located within the college premises. According to reports, Hindu students faced intimidation and harassment following the Friday prayers, while Hindu individuals who objected to the conduct were physically assaulted. The allegations were raised publicly by Varun Kumar Singh, who stated that large numbers of outsiders entered the college premises every Friday for Namaz at the hostel. He alleged that after the prayers concluded, Hindu girls studying at the college were routinely harassed by members of the gathering. According to his statement, Hindu students and individuals who objected to the harassment or questioned the presence and activities of the outside groups were physically attacked. The repeated nature of the gatherings and the alleged targeting of Hindu girls created concern regarding the safety and atmosphere within the college campus. Varun Kumar Singh linked the issue to what he described as a broader pattern of anti-Hindu activities within the university environment. While responding to the controversy surrounding the burning of the Manusmriti at Patna University, he stated that the harassment of Hindu girls at Patna College reflected organised anti-Hindu conduct connected to Islamic activism operating within campus spaces. As of the available information, no formal complaint or First Information Report has been registered in connection with the incident. No individual victims have publicly come forward, and there has been no official police confirmation regarding the allegations. However, the matter generated public concern and controversy following the statements made regarding the alleged harassment and assaults inside the college premises.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
The primary category for this case is "Attack not resulting in death". The sub-category here is "Attacked for Hindu identity". In several cases, Hindus are attacked merely for their Hindu identity without any perceived provocation. A classic example of this category of religiously motivated hate crime is a murder in 2016. 7 ISIS terrorists were convicted for shooting a school principal in Kanpur because they got ‘triggered’ seeing the Kalava on his wrist and tilak that he had put. In this, the Hindu victim had offered no provocation except for his Hindu religious identity. The motivation for the murder was purely religious, driven by religious supremacy. Such cases where Hindus are targeted merely for their religious identity would be documented as a hate crime under this category. Another sub-category is "Attacked for opposing radicals or trying to save victims". In several cases, Hindus are attacked for opposing religiously motivated crimes being committed against a fellow Hindu or simply for voicing an opinion opposing radical elements, who either have in the past or continue to persecute Hindus. In such cases, the initial attack against the victim, against which the Hindu was trying to defend the victim, would also need to be classified as a religiously motivated hate crime. Since the initial crime itself was religiously motivated and the subsequent crime of attempting to save the victim or speaking against the radical elements ends up inviting a violent attack, it would also be classified as a religiously motivated hate crime under this category. This case qualifies as a religiously motivated hate crime because Hindu girls studying at Patna College were subjected to sustained harassment by individuals who regularly entered the campus from outside. These individuals reportedly gathered every Friday to offer Namaz at Iqbal Hostel, creating a recurring situation in which the harassment took place. The targeting of Hindu girls within the college premises indicates that the harassment was not random but directed at a specific religious group. The repeated nature of these incidents suggests a pattern of behaviour that contributed to an atmosphere of fear and insecurity for Hindu students on campus. Additionally, Hindu individuals who attempted to object to or resist the harassment were physically assaulted by the same group. This escalation from harassment to violence reflects a deliberate and organised pattern of communal intimidation directed specifically at the Hindu student community within their own educational environment. The sustained and recurring nature of the harassment, taking place every Friday following the Namaz gathering at Iqbal Hostel, confirmed that the targeting of Hindu girls on the college campus was not a spontaneous or isolated act but a deliberate and organised pattern of conduct directed specifically at Hindu women on the basis of their Hindu identity. The college campus, which should be a space of safety, academic pursuit, and equal access for all students regardless of their religious identity, was transformed by the recurring harassment into a space where Hindu girls were made to feel unsafe, unwelcome, and vulnerable on the basis of their Hindu identity every single Friday. The physical assault of Hindu individuals who objected to the harassment of Hindu girls reflected a deliberate and calculated strategy of using violence to silence any Hindu resistance to the sustained harassment campaign. The willingness to physically assault Hindu students who attempted to intervene and protect their fellow Hindu students from harassment confirmed the organised and communally motivated nature of the conduct, reflecting a conscious intent to ensure that the harassment of Hindu girls could continue without challenge or interference from the Hindu student community. The targeting of those who objected to the harassment, rather than simply the harassment itself, reflected a broader strategy of communal intimidation designed to create an environment of fear and silence within the Hindu student community on the Patna College campus. Given that this case met the parameters of a religiously motivated hate crime, it was added to the hate crime database of the tracker.
Case Status
Complaint not filed
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
Unknown
Perpetrators Gender
male
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