Hindu youth's throat slit with a sword by Muslim man following dispute over harassment of Hindu girl in Uttar Pradesh

Case ID : 30a9083 | Location : Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India | Date of Incident : Wed, 17 June, 2026

Case ID : 30a9083

Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

17 June, 2026

Hindu youth's throat slit with a sword by Muslim man following dispute over harassment of Hindu girl in Uttar Pradesh

Attack resulting in death

Attacked for opposing radicals or trying to save victim

Attacked for Hindu identity

Case Summary

In the Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu man, Anand Kolki (30), was brutally murdered with his throat slit with a sword by a muslim man named Nasir Ali. On 18 June 2026, the victim, Anand Kolki (30), a resident of Chamarsan village, worked as a tile installer and had travelled to Babhani intersection to deliver a machine. After completing his work and purchasing some items, he was returning home on his motorcycle when he was intercepted near the intersection on the night of 18 June 2026. The accused, Nasir Ali, a Muslim man from a nearby village, attacked Anand with a sword and slit his throat in public, causing fatal injuries. Anand collapsed on the road and died at the scene. Eyewitnesses and family members stated that a chicken seller, two barbers, and several other people were also involved in the incident. After the incident, the accused closed their shops and fled the scene. Rohit said the main accused was Nasir Ali, while the person who provided the sword is a resident of Jeevdhara village. He also confirmed that two other men had cleaned the weapons after the incident. According to the victim's family, the murder stemmed from an earlier dispute in which Anand had objected to Nasir harassing his niece during a wedding ceremony a few days before the incident. The confrontation created hostility between the two, culminating in the fatal attack. The killing sparked widespread outrage among the victim's relatives and local villagers, who gathered at the scene and staged protests by placing Anand's body on the road. Enraged protesters set fire to a kiosk, a motorcycle, and later the accused's house, leading to heightened tensions in the area. Police personnel from multiple police stations, along with senior district officials, were deployed to control the situation and prevent further violence. The victim's family demanded stringent action against the accused, including an encounter and demolition of his property. Authorities registered a case, sent the body for post-mortem examination, and launched a search operation to apprehend the accused and others involved in the murder.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

This case has been added to the tracker under the primary category of - Attack resulting in death. Within it, the sub-category selected is - Attacked for opposing radicals or trying to save victim. 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, cases where the attack led to the death of the Hindu victim/s would be documented. The other sub-category selected 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, cases where the attack led to the death of the Hindu victim/s would be documented. This case has been included in the Hinduphobia Tracker because a Hindu man was brutally murdered by a Muslim man, Nasir Ali, following a dispute that arose after the Hindu victim objected to the harassment of his niece. The sequence of events demonstrated a pattern in which a Hindu individual faced extreme and disproportionate violence for resisting the misconduct of a Muslim perpetrator. Rather than resolving the disagreement through lawful means, the accused retaliated with lethal violence, ultimately attacking and beheading the victim in public. The nature of the assault, involving multiple attackers acting together and using deadly weapons, demonstrated that the objective was not merely retaliation but the infliction of maximum harm upon the victim. The extreme brutality of the attack, culminating in the victim's public beheading, demonstrated that the intention extended beyond settling a personal grievance; rather, it was aimed at killing the victim and sending a message of intimidation to the wider Hindu community. The murder conveyed the message that Hindus who challenge, resist, or object to the actions of Muslim perpetrators would face severe and even fatal consequences. By responding to a dispute arising from the harassment of a Hindu girl with such extraordinary violence, the attackers sought to create fear and deter others from intervening in similar situations in the future. The public and gruesome nature of the killing amplified its intimidating effect, reinforcing an atmosphere where resistance to misconduct was met with overwhelming force. In this sense, the attack functioned not only as an act of violence against an individual but also as a broader demonstration of power and intimidation directed at the Hindu community, aimed at discouraging opposition through fear of violent reprisal. Such a disproportionate response when the accused was himself at fault highlights the underlying animosity the members of the Muslim community hold against Hindus. These actions reflect a dangerous mindset of religious supremacy that demands dominance and submission through violence. In such cases, when Hindus decide to oppose actions of Muslims, they are met with aggressive retaliation and violence, revealing an alarming pattern of identity-driven hostility that defines such hate crimes. This pattern of disproportionate retaliation, driven by identity-based hostility, is what qualifies the incident as a hate crime. This violent overreach stems from an Islamic supremacist ideology within Muslim extremist circles, which views Hindus as socially and religiously inferior. This toxic belief breeds contempt and aggression, especially when Hindus resist submission or refuse to yield in disputes. The readiness to use violence under the pretext of minor issues exposes the continuing threat Hindu communities face, as these incidents are not isolated or spontaneous but part of an ongoing pattern of religiously motivated violence. The incident also reflected a pattern of coercion and dominance, where resistance to harassment was met with lethal physical violence and gruesome beheading. Such actions transformed what could have remained an isolated dispute into a collective act of aggression rooted in religious animosity, reinforcing an atmosphere where violence was used to assert control, make a statement and suppress opposition. The circumstances of the case also reflected a broader pattern seen in several incidents documented by the tracker, where Hindu individuals become targets of severe violence after opposing harassment or misconduct by members of the Muslim community. In this instance, the victim's attempt to protect the dignity and safety of his niece was met with a fatal attack. The escalation from an objection over harassment to a public killing revealed a mindset in which resistance by Hindus was answered with overwhelming violence rather than accountability. Taken together, the targeting of a Hindu man after he objected to the harassment of his niece, the pre-existing hostility arising from that objection, the exceptionally violent manner of the attack, and the disproportionate retaliation employed by the accused established a pattern consistent with identity-based hostility and aggression. Since such violent reactions stem from religious animosity, this case has been included in the Hinduphobia Tracker. Disclaimer on perpetrator count: While the victim's family and eyewitnesses stated that multiple individuals were involved in the attack, including persons who allegedly supplied the weapon and assisted in cleaning it afterwards, the investigation was still ongoing at the time of writing. Nasir Ali was the only accused whose direct role in carrying out the fatal assault was clearly identified in the available reports. Therefore, the perpetrator count has currently been set to 1. This may be revised if the investigation establishes the involvement of additional individuals.