Hindu students humiliated, made to clean toilets by Muslim principal in government run school in Bijnor, UP
Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India 
10 July, 2025
Case Summary
In Patiyapada, Chandpur area of Bijnor district, details emerged from a government-run Composite Primary School, where Hindu students were being harassed on account of their religion by Muslim school principal Ayesha Khatoon. According to a formal complaint submitted by a teacher at the Chandpur police station, Hindu students were routinely made to clean classrooms, school grounds, and even toilets, in violation of both ethical and educational norms. The teacher who filed the complaint, Noor Jahan, stated that the principal hated Hindu children. Noor Jahan has been in service since 2007. She said that when she joined as a Siksha Mitra, she saw how the Principal discriminated against the Hindu students. According to the complaint, Ayesha Khatoon harboured deep-seated animosity towards Hinduism and viewed Hindu children as enemies. The complainant stated that when she objected to such mistreatment, the principal physically assaulted her. She mentioned that the principal often beat Hindu students publicly, resulting in a sharp decline in Hindu student enrolment at the school. Local police confirmed that an inquiry was initiated based on the complaint. Following the complaint, the Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) of Bijnor visited the school and confirmed infrastructural issues, such as the lack of sanitation workers, which were raised with the Nagarpalika Parishad. The district administration acknowledged that disciplinary concerns existed within the school and stated that further action against both of the teachers would follow based on the ongoing investigation.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
The primary category in this case is: Attack not resulting in death. The sub-category under this 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 the 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. This case constitutes a hate crime as it centres on deliberate and targeted discriminatory behaviour against Hindu students solely on the basis of their religious identity. The principal’s actions, like refusing admission to Hindu children, compelling them to clean school facilities, including toilets, and subjecting them to humiliation and physical punishment, were not incidental acts of mismanagement but a consistent pattern of conduct rooted in religious animosity. These actions go beyond administrative negligence and constitute a form of verbal and institutionalised aggression that effectively marginalises Hindu students and dehumanises them within the learning environment. By repeatedly making Hindu students perform menial tasks unrelated to education, while denying them equal treatment and dignity, the principal reinforced a sense of inferiority tied directly to their religious identity. The verbal abuse and disproportionate punishments serve as psychological assaults intended to ostracise and stigmatise Hindu children in front of their peers, who were Muslims. This systematic mistreatment, done with apparent ideological conviction, mirrors historical patterns where dominant religious groups exercise control and humiliation over targeted minorities through social degradation. Such conduct aligns with the definition of a religiously motivated hate crime, wherein the victim is singled out and harmed, physically, mentally, or socially, because of their religious background. The case does not merely reflect an interpersonal dispute or administrative failure; it reveals a deeper hostility towards Hindu identity, manifesting in a school setting where children are meant to feel safe and included. The targeting of Hindu students, under the guise of institutional authority, therefore qualifies as a non-physical yet severe form of attack rooted in religious hatred against Hindus. Disclaimer: It is important to clarify that none of the media sources covering this case have specified the exact date on which the discrimination against Hindu students began. The video byte in question is also undated. Therefore, for documentation purposes, we have recorded the date based on when the incident was reported in the media.
Case Status
Unknown
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
Perpetrators Gender
female
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