Meat and pamphlets with name and number of Muslim deputy Panchayat thrown inside Hindu temple
Dumka, Jharkhand, India 
2 January, 2023
Case Summary
Some unidentified persons threw pieces of meat in the compound of a Kali temple in the Dhaka village of Shikaripada block in Jharkhand’s Duma district. Along with the meat pieces, the police also recovered pamphlets with the name and the mobile number of Khalila, the deputy head of Shivtalla Panchayat, scribbled on them. The villagers were outraged by the desecration of the revered temple and demanded that the person whose name appeared in the leaflet be brought to the temple. Jharkhand Police said that they suspect that such an act was committed to implicate the deputy head of the panchayat.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
A Temple is a sacred place of worship for Hindus. When meat is thrown at the Temple or inside the premises of the Temple, it is an expression of hate for the beliefs and faith of the Hindu community for whom the place of worship is sacred. Regardless of the perpetrator and/or the motivation behind this act, the desecration of a Hindu Temple would be considered a hate crime.
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