Hindus attacked for their faith and opposition to cow smuggling by Muslim mob shouting "Allah Hu Akbar" slogan
Hojai, Assam, India 
22 November, 2025
Case Summary
In the Fakirbasti area of Hojai district in Assam, Hindu local residents and activists, particularly Gau Rakshaks (cow protectors), were attacked by an armed Muslim mob for opposing cow smuggling and for their Hindu identity. The Muslim mob launched a violent assault on the Hindu victims while raising Islamic supremacist slogans such as "Allah Hu Akbar," meaning "Allah is the greatest." According to media reports, the local Hindu youths intercepted a vehicle of a Muslim individual carrying illegally smuggled cows. This led to a large mob of almost 100 Muslims, comprising men, women, and children, launching a violent attack on Hindus. A young Hindu man attempting to film the incident was also targeted by the group. The attackers tried to seriously injure him to prevent the recording of the video and destroyed his phone. Reports also confirmed that the attackers asked the Hindu victims, "Are you Hindu?" Upon receiving a "yes," the Muslim mob attacked the Gau Rakshaks and Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha workers while chanting "Allah Hu Akbar." The assailants carried out the attack using machetes and sticks. Even elderly Muslims and children who were unable to walk properly came out carrying lathis. This incident angered the local Hindu residents, who described the Muslim attackers as radicals. Upon receiving information about the attack, a police team immediately arrived at the scene and brought the situation under control by separating the Muslim mob and Hindus. The Muslim individuals involved in the attack were taken into custody, and the cows were taken to the police station for further action.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case is being added to the tracker under the primary category- Attack not resulting in death. The subcategory 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. The other subcategory selected 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. Another primary category selected is- Hate Speech against Hindus. The subcategory selected is- Violent Threats. Violent threats, explicit, implicit or implied, is the most dangerous form of hate speech since it goes 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 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. In this case, Hindu residents, activists, Gau Rakshaks (cow protectors), and Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha workers endured a brutal assault by an armed Muslim mob, marking a blatant anti-Hindu hate crime. The violence erupted solely because these Hindus intercepted a vehicle smuggling cows illegally, fulfilling a profound religious duty rooted in Hinduism's ancient reverence for cows as sacred mothers—symbols of life, nourishment, and divinity embodied in scriptures like the Rig Veda and revered deities such as Kamadhenu. Muslim radicals have long weaponised cows through smuggling and slaughter to desecrate this sacred Hindu symbol, provoking outrage among Hindus who view the protection of cows as non-negotiable to their faith. Here, the Muslim mob's fury targeted these Hindu defenders for such a principled stand, exposing deep-seated hatred not just for the act but for Hindu values themselves. This premeditated brutality, involving nearly 100 attackers wielding machetes, sticks, and lathis—including women, children, and the elderly—left Hindu victims injured, one youth's phone smashed while filming, underscoring a deliberate bid to terrorise and silence those upholding their faith's sanctity and opposing cow smuggling, making it a clear instance of religiously motivated offence. Furthermore, the Muslim mob explicitly interrogated Hindu victims with "Are you Hindu?" before unleashing the onslaught upon their affirmative reply, confirming the attack's core motive as hatred for their Hindu identity. This chilling confirmation stripped away any pretence of mere dispute, revealing a predatory intent to punish Hindus simply for being Hindu—a hallmark of anti-Hindu hate crimes that dehumanises the Hindu community and erodes their right to exist peacefully. Such identity-based probing echoes historical patterns of communal targeting, where affirming faith invites violence, leaving Hindus in fear. This makes it a clear example of a religiously motivated crime. The Muslim mob was chanting "Allah Hu Akbar" as a battle cry while attacking Hindus, transforming a religious glorification into a supremacist war slogan justifying aggression against Hindus, branded as kafirs. This invocation frames violence as Allah's will, dehumanising Hindu victims and inciting communal frenzy. This pattern has been observed repeatedly: during the Delhi anti-Hindu riots of 2020, when Hindu homes and temples were attacked, during the Karauli violence in Rajasthan in 2022, when Hindu shops were set ablaze, and during the Jahangirpuri riots in Delhi, where Muslim mobs assaulted Hindu processions while chanting the same slogan, Allah Hu Akbar. Similarly, in this case, the sheer scale—men, women, children, and elderly joining in—projected Islamic dominance, normalising hatred and fueling unprovoked assaults on Hindus practising their faith, thus embedding the incident in a systemic pattern of religiously driven attack. This case meets the parameters of a religiously motivated hate crime against Hindus; therefore, it is being added to the hate crime database of the Hinduphobia Tracker. Disclaimer: The Hinduphobia Tracker records incident dates based on when the hate crime actually occurs rather than the date it is reported by the media. However, in this particular case, media reports have not specified the exact date of the crime. Therefore, for the purpose of documenting this case, the earliest date when the media published the incident, 23rd November 2025, is being used as the indicative date of occurrence.
Case Status
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
From 10 to 100
Perpetrators Gender
both
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