Anti - Hindu hate speech: Muslim man makes derogatory remarks targeting Hindu deities and Hindu girls on social media
Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, India 
9 July, 2026
Case Summary
In Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, Hindu sentiments were outraged after a Muslim man, identified as Amar Khan, posted objectionable comments on social media targeting Hindu deities and females/girls belonging to the Hindu community. According to the complaint, the accused, Amar Khan, made derogatory remarks about Lord Shri Ram and Hindu women through his social media account, hurting the religious sentiments of the Hindu community and triggering widespread outrage. The incident prompted protests by various Hindu organisations, including the Shri Rajput Karni Sena, whose members gathered at the city police station demanding immediate legal action against the accused. They also submitted a memorandum to the Superintendent of Police and warned of intensified protests if no action was taken. Sanatan Dharma preacher Abhiram Das Maharaj also condemned the remarks, stating that they were insulting to Hindu beliefs and offensive towards the daughters of Hindu society. In response to the mounting public protests and concerns over law and order, the police registered an FIR against Amar Khan at the Physical Police Station under the relevant legal provisions and arrested him. Following his arrest, he was produced before a court. The police also conducted a security procession while escorting the accused, drawing the attention of large crowds gathered along the route.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been added to the tracker under the primary category - Hate speech against Hindus. Within this, the subcategory selected 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 accused's actions constitute a targeted instance of hate speech directed at the Hindu community because the remarks were aimed at revered Hindu deities, who occupy a central and sacred place in Hindu religious belief, worship, and cultural identity. For practising Hindus, deities are not merely symbolic figures but objects of profound devotion and reverence. Insulting or denigrating Hindu gods and goddesses is therefore not simply an expression of personal opinion or criticism; it is an attack on the religious identity of Hindus, intended to ridicule and demean beliefs and symbols that are fundamental to their faith. Such conduct causes deep emotional distress among believers, undermines the dignity of the community, fosters hostility towards Hindus, and has the potential to disturb communal harmony by inflaming religious sensitivities. The remarks also extended beyond religious insult by targeting the daughters of the Hindu community. Such comments sought to demean Hindu women collectively on the basis of their religious identity rather than as individuals, making them the subject of abuse and dehumanising them because they belonged to the Hindu community. When abusive or derogatory statements are directed at women belonging to a specific religious community, they cease to be ordinary insults and become expressions of hostility towards that community as a whole. By combining offensive remarks about Hindu women with insults directed at Hindu deities, the accused targeted both the religious beliefs and the social dignity of the Hindu community. This reflects contempt not only for the Hindu faith but also for those who identify with it, reinforcing prejudicial attitudes and contributing to an atmosphere of religious intolerance. The significance of this incident lies in the fact that the offensive content was disseminated through social media, a medium capable of rapidly amplifying hateful content to a wide audience. Online platforms enable such material to spread far beyond the immediate circle of the author, increasing its capacity to inflame communal tensions, normalise anti-Hindu rhetoric, and encourage further expressions of religious hatred. Public dissemination of content mocking sacred religious figures can embolden similar conduct by others and contribute to an atmosphere in which hostility towards Hindus becomes more socially acceptable. Taken together, the targeting of Hindu deities, the derogatory remarks directed at Hindu women as representatives of the community, and the public dissemination of these comments demonstrate that the conduct was directed at Hindus because of their religious identity. For these reasons, the incident constitutes a hate speech offence targeting the Hindu community.
Case Status
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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