Hindu family faces caste abuse and death threats over tree dispute by Muslim man in Shukul Bazaar, Amethi

Case ID : 30a99fc | Location : Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India | Date of Incident : Mon, 27 July, 2026

Case ID : 30a99fc

Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India

27 July, 2026

Hindu family faces caste abuse and death threats over tree dispute by Muslim man in Shukul Bazaar, Amethi

Hate speech against Hindus

Anti-Hindu slurs, mocking faith

Case Summary

A Dalit Hindu man, Salikram, and his family were threatened with physical violence and death, and abused with caste-based slurs by a Muslim man, Meraj Miyaan, during an altercation over a tree. The incident took place in the Shukul Bazaar area of Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh. The matter began after a tree belonging to Meraj Miyaan was found extending or hanging over the property of Salikram. When Salikram and his family approached Meraj Miyaan’s side to discuss the issue and seek a resolution, they were met with verbal abuse and caste-based slurs. The Hindu family was also threatened with physical violence and death during the confrontation. Following the incident, the Hindu family approached administrative authorities, including the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and District Magistrate (DM) of Amethi, seeking intervention and action regarding their complaint. However, according to the family, no formal inquiry was initiated, and they did not receive any satisfactory resolution. The family stated that they continued to face pressure and intimidation after the incident and sought protection and justice from the authorities.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

The category selected in this case is: Hate speech against Hindus. The subcategory selected in 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. In this case, the Hindu-Dalit family was threatened over a tree dispute. However, the religious motive and animosity towards the Hindu woman are indicated by the caste slurs that were hurled at her. The witness, the Hindu-Dalit man, confirmed how he and his family were abused with caste slurs by the Muslim man. It can be argued that a caste-specific slur is aimed at her micro identity of belonging to the Dalit section of the Hindu community and not her Hindu identity itself. However, in Abrahamic religions, micro identities of caste, region, and language are secondary. It is the religious identity that drives the animosity of the perpetrator against the Hindu victim. In this case, while Qadir hurled caste abuses at the victim, the animosity was driven by his animosity towards Hinduism and Hindus. While the immediate trigger of the incident could be the minor altercation as mentioned in reports, the fact that caste slurs were hurled at the victim by the perpetrator makes it a religiously motivated hate crime against the victim. Disclaimer: The victim count has been recorded as one (1) because the available information specifically identifies Salikram, the Hindu man, as the primary victim. Although his family members were also reportedly affected by the incident, the exact number of family members impacted has not been mentioned in the available reports. Therefore, only the confirmed individual victim has been counted, while other affected family members have not been included as victims.