Missionary school restricts celebration, warn students with a penalty if they skip school on the day of Ayodhya Pran Pratishtha ceremony took place in Ayodhya's Ram Mandir
Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India 
21 January, 2024
Case Summary
When the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was inaugurated on January 22, 2024, a missionary school in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, threatened to punish its students with a Rs 1,000 fine if they chose to skip class that day. Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad objected to the school’s actions and warned that action would be taken against schools penalising students for this choice.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
In this case, there is a strong suspicion that the Missionary school restricted children from celebrating the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha and threatened them with a fine owing to their intrinsic animosity towards Hinduism. There is an assumption that the Missionary School, which is essentially a Christian school, would not impose such penalties on the students had the festival been a Christian-centric one. However, it is also entirely possible that the penalty was imposed simply to enforce school rules. Attending classes is an intrinsic rule of any educational institute. For that reason, this case is being added to the undecided database.
Case Status
Unknown
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Christian Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
female
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