Hindu community threatened with mass slaughter and bomb attacks in viral video from Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh
Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India 
26 July, 2026
Case Summary
The Hindu community was threatened and intimidated after a group of three unidentified youths issued threats of mass slaughter and bomb attacks against Hindus in a viral video recorded in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The men also hurled abusive slurs while making the threats, explicitly targeting Hindus. The video was widely circulated on social media on 27th July 2026, triggering widespread concern and prompting police intervention. In the video, the men initially identified themselves as Bangladeshis and declared, "Hum Bangladeshi tumhare desh mein aaye, bomb bhi phodenge aur Hinduon ko katenge bhi" ("We have come to your country from Bangladesh; we will carry out bomb blasts and slaughter Hindus"). The threats were accompanied by abusive language directed at Hindus, making the community the explicit target of intimidation. Subsequently, the same individuals stated that they were residents of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. As the video gained traction on social media, it drew the attention of the authorities, with many users demanding strict action against those responsible for issuing threats of violence against the Hindu community. On 28th July 2026, the Kushinagar Police, through its official X handle, confirmed that it had taken cognisance of the viral video and initiated an investigation into the incident. The police stated that efforts were underway to identify all the individuals seen in the video and that appropriate legal action would be taken against those found responsible. At the time of writing this report, the investigation remained ongoing.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
The primary category selected in this case is: Hate speech against Hindus. The subcategory for this case is: Violent threats. Violent threats, explicit, implicit or implied, are the most dangerous form of hate speech since they go beyond discriminatory and prejudicial language to express the intent of causing harm to an individual or a group of people based on their religious identity and faith. There could be several different kinds of threats that are issued to Hindus based on religious animosity. An explicit threat would mean the direct threat of violence towards an individual Hindu, a group of Hindus or Hindus at large. Physical violence, death threats, threats of destruction of property belonging to Hindus and threats of genocide would mean explicit threats against Hindus for their religious identity. Implicit threats may not be a direct threat but implied through the use of symbols of actions – for example – in the Nupur Sharma case, other than explicit threats, there were also implicit threats when Islamists took to the streets to burn and beat her effigies. It implies that they want to do the same to Nupur Sharma – thereby it is considered an implicit threat. Violent threats can be delivered in person, through letters, phone calls, graffiti, or increasingly through social media and other online platforms. It would be important to understand that a threat – explicit or implicit, online or offline – to an individual who happens to be a Hindu does not qualify as a religiously motivated threat. Such a threat, while vile and dangerous, could be owing to non-religious reasons and/or personal animosity. To qualify as a religiously motivated threat, it would need to exhibit an indication that the individual is being targeted for religious reasons and/or owing to his/her religious identity as a Hindu. The threats issued in this case constitute a clear instance of a religiously motivated hate crime because they explicitly targeted Hindus on the basis of their religious identity. The individuals in the viral video did not direct their hostility towards any specific person or group for personal reasons; instead, they singled out Hindus as a religious community and threatened them with bomb attacks and mass slaughter. Such statements go far beyond offensive or abusive speech. They amount to explicit threats of large-scale violence directed at an entire religious community, with the apparent intent of intimidating, terrorising, and instilling fear among Hindus because of their faith. Threats of this nature have a profound impact on the targeted community because they undermine the fundamental sense of safety and security that every individual is entitled to enjoy irrespective of their religion. Publicly declaring an intention to carry out bomb blasts and slaughter Hindus creates widespread fear, anxiety, and psychological distress among Hindu communities, making them feel vulnerable solely because of their religious identity. The repeated use of abusive slurs alongside these threats further reinforced the anti-Hindu hostility underlying the statements and intensified their intimidating character. Such rhetoric was not merely insulting but conveyed hatred towards Hindus as a community and sought to normalise threats of extreme violence against them. The conduct of the individuals demonstrates a deliberate attempt to spread fear through public intimidation. Rather than confining their remarks to private conversations, they recorded and circulated a video in which they openly threatened Hindus with bomb attacks and mass killing. By disseminating these statements on social media, they ensured that the threats reached a far wider audience, significantly amplifying their impact. The public nature of the video transformed the threats from isolated verbal remarks into a broader act of intimidation capable of instilling fear not only among those who viewed the video directly but also among the wider Hindu community that became aware of it. Incidents of this nature are particularly serious because explicit threats of mass violence directed at a religious community strike at the community's collective sense of security and peaceful existence. When Hindus are singled out for threats of bomb attacks and mass slaughter solely because they are Hindus, the harm extends far beyond the words themselves. Such threats create an atmosphere of fear and insecurity, discourage members of the community from exercising their religious identity freely, and reinforce hostility directed against them on religious grounds. Documenting such incidents is therefore essential, as they reflect religiously motivated intimidation intended to terrorise Hindus and undermine their ability to live and practise their faith without fear. Accordingly, this case satisfies the parameters of a religiously motivated hate crime and is being added to the hate crime database of the Hinduphobia Tracker. Disclaimer: The Hinduphobia Tracker records the date of an incident based on when the offence occurred rather than when it was reported by the media or acknowledged by the authorities. In this case, the exact date on which the threatening video was recorded or first circulated is not publicly known. Accordingly, 27 July 2026, the date on which the video came into the public domain and gained widespread attention, has been adopted as the indicative incident date for documentation purposes.
Case Status
Complaint filed
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Unknown
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
Perpetrators Gender
male
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