Hindu activists threatened; Police officer makes derogatory remarks against Hindutva
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India 
4 April, 2026
Case Summary
In Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, Hindu religious sentiments were insulted after derogatory anti-Hindu statements were made by Thana Prabhari Jitendra Patkar of the Belbagh thana. According to reports, members of Vishwa Hindu Mahasangh, a Hindu organisation, went to the Belbagh police station to raise a complaint regarding illegal encroachment of land (referred to by them as “Land Jihad”). During that time, Thana Prabhari Jitendra Patkar made offensive and derogatory statements while interacting with Hindu activists. He made a threatening statement directed at Hindu activists, saying, “Hindutva ka keeda nikaal kar naali saaf karwaunga” (“I will remove the Hindutva worm and make you clean drains”). The statement was widely circulated after the video surfaced, drawing strong reactions from local Hindu activists and members of the public. Following the circulation of the video, local Hindu activists organised protests and demonstrations, expressing anger over the language used by the police officer and demanding action against him. They also filed a complaint against Jitendra Patkar at the SP office. Senior police officials assured the Hindu activists that appropriate action would be taken regarding the incident.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
The primary category of this case is "Hate speech against Hindus". The sub-category for this case is "Anti-Hindu slurs, mocking faith". Anti-Hindu slurs and the deliberate mocking of the Hindu faith owing to religious animosity involve the usage of derogatory terms, stereotypes, or offensive references to religious practices, symbols, or figures. One of the common anti-Hindu slurs used against Hindus is “cow-worshipper” and “cow piss drinker”. The intention of using this term is to demean and mock Hindus as a group and their religious beliefs since Hindus consider the cow holy. Additionally, some symbols and the slurs attached to them have a historical context that exacerbates the insult, hate, stereotyping, dehumanisation and oppression against Hindus. Cow worship has been used for centuries to denigrate Hindus, insult their faith and oppress Hindus specifically as a religious group. There has been overwhelming documentation about how cow slaughter has been used to persecute Hindus with cow meat being thrown in temples and places of worship. There has also been overwhelming documentation where cow meat (beef) has been force-fed to Hindus to either forcefully convert them to Islam or denigrate their faith. Apart from cow worship, the Swastika – which holds deep religious significance for the Hindus – has also been misinterpreted and distorted to use as a slur against Hindus. Similarly, the worship of the Shivling has been used by supremacist ideologies and religions to denigrate Hindus owing to religious animosity. Such slurs and denigration stem out of inherent animosity and hate towards Hindus and their faith, therefore, it is categorised as hate speech targeted at Hindus specifically owing to their religious identity. The case has been added to the tracker because of the anti-Hindu derogatory statements made by Thana Prabhari Jitendra Patkar, of the Belbagh thana. The statement, “Hindutva ka keeda nikaal kar naali saaf karwaunga,” was not a casual remark but a statement expressing contempt, hostility, and intent to humiliate Hindu activists because of their Hindu identity and their efforts for the Hindu cause. It specifically targeted Hindutva, a term intrinsically tied to Hindu identity, belief, and socio-political expression. By using the word “keeda” (worm), the statement dehumanises individuals associated with that identity, reducing them to something filthy and expendable. The additional phrase about making them “clean drains” compounds this by invoking imagery of forced humiliation and social degradation, suggesting that those aligned with Hindutva deserve to be reduced to menial, degrading labour as punishment for their beliefs. This transformed the statement from a verbal disagreement into a threatening and humiliating identity-based remark. The context further reinforces the hate dimension. The remarks were allegedly made when members of the Vishwa Hindu Mahasangh approached the police station to lodge a complaint. This means the individuals were not engaging in provocation or unlawful activity at that moment but were exercising their legal right to seek redress. The targeting of them during this process indicates that the hostility was not situational but religious-driven. Instead of addressing the complaint, the officer responded with contempt directed at their Hindu identity, which shifts the interaction from a law-and-order matter into one of prejudice. Taken together, the elements of religion-based abuse (Hindutva/Hindu affiliation), dehumanising language (“keeda”), implied humiliation (“naali saaf karwaunga”), misuse of state authority, and the context of citizens seeking legal recourse establish a clear basis for categorising this incident as a hate crime. It reflects not just individual misconduct but an instance of hate speech targeting Hindu identity, thereby firmly establishing it as a religiously motivated hate crime.
Case Status
Complaint filed
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
State and Establishment
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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