Hindu residents belonging to Valmiki community pressured for Christian conversion; missionaries made offensive remarks against Sanatan Dharma
Jind, Haryana, India 
15 September, 2025
Case Summary
In Jind, Haryana, Hindus belonging to the Valmiki community were targeted for forced conversion by Christian preachers, who also made offensive statements against Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism). According to reports, a protest was organised on September 19, 2025, by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal, Hindu organisations, against Christian missionaries who were pressuring Hindu residents to convert and were attacking Sanatan Dharma. Hindu activists stated that Hindu residents of the Valmiki settlement on Bhiwani Road were pressured for religious conversion by a Christian preacher, who claimed to be a pastor. A complaint was filed at the Rohtak Road police station, but no action was taken. Furthermore, on September 16, 2025, the Christian preachers also attacked Sanatan Dharma and made derogatory statements against the Brahmin and Jat communities. Following the protest, Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad workers submitted a memorandum of demands to Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Singh, calling for strict action against those who forcibly converted Hindus and those who made derogatory remarks about Sanatan Dharma, the Brahmin, and Jat communities. The memorandum warned that if action was not taken, Bajrang Dal would launch a massive joint movement.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been added to the tracker under the primary category of - Predatory Proselytisation. Within it, the sub-category selected is - Attempting to convert/converting by denigrating Hinduism. In several cases, Hindus are converted or an attempt is made to convert Hindus by denigrating their faith, Hinduism. In such cases, the Hindus associate with the non-Hindu perpetrators often by choice and then, the attempt to convert them by insulting their faith, showing the faith down etc begins. An example of this would be a non-Hindu gathering where the Hindus are attending the gathering of their own free will. However, once they attend the gathering, there is an explicit attempt to convert them by abusing their faith and hailing the faith of the perpetrator. The denigration of the Hindu faith is often based on misrepresentation of the Hindu faith, its doctrine and scriptures and insult to espoused traditions if not blatant lies about Hindu beliefs and ways. Such conversions or attempts at conversions are driven by animosity towards the Hindu faith and are therefore documented as religiously motivated hate crimes. The other sub-category selected here is - Harassment, threats, coercion for conversion. Harassment covers a wide range of behaviours of an offensive nature. It is commonly understood as behaviour that demeans, humiliates, and intimidates a person, including threats and coercion. Harassment and threats, in this case, find their root on discriminatory grounds which has the effect of nullifying a person’s rights or infringing upon his freedom to exercise his right specifically owing to the victim’s religious identity. Verbal and physical threats and psychological or physical harassment are often used against Hindu victims because they choose to practice their professed religion. Religious harassment also includes forced and involuntary conversions by harassment, threats or coercion. Coercion includes intimidatory tactics like force-feeding a Hindu victim beef to convert to another religion, forceful circumcision etc. In several cases documented, non-Hindu perpetrators or those who harbour specific animosity towards Hinduism, harass victims simply based on their religious identity. Such cases often also include harassment to ensure the Hindu victim abandons his/her professed religion and adopts the religion of the perpetrator. Such cases where Hindu victims are harassed to convert to the perpetrator’s religion are rooted in animosity towards the victim’s religious identity and are therefore documented as religiously motivated hate crimes. The other sub-category relevant here is - Proselytisation by grooming, brainwashing, manipulation or subtle indoctrination, with the tertiary category being - Pattern of targeting Hindus. Religious brainwashing essentially means the often subtle and forcible indoctrination to induce someone to give up their religious beliefs to accept contrasting regimented ideas. Religious grooming or brainwashing also involves propaganda and manipulation. It involves the systematic effort, driven by religious malice and indoctrination, to persuade “non-believers’ to accept allegiance, command, or doctrine to and of a contrasting faith. Cases of such grooming or brainwashing are far more nuanced than direct threats, coercion, inducement and violence. In such cases, it is often seen that there is repeated, subtle and continual manipulation of the victim to induce disaffection towards their own faith and acceptance of the contrasting faith of the perpetrator. While subtle indoctrination is widely acknowledged as predatory, an element which is often understated in such conversions or the attempts of such conversion is the role of loyalty and trust which might develop between the perpetrator and the victim. Fiduciary relationships are often abused to affect such religious conversion. For example, an educator transmitting religious doctrine of a competing faith to a Hindu student. The Hindu student is likely to accept what the teacher is transmitting owing to existence of the fiduciary relationship. The exploitation of the fiduciary relationship to religiously indoctrinate victims would also be included in this category. Since the underlying animosity towards the victim’s faith forms the basis of predatory proselytization, such cases are considered religiously motivated hate crimes. This case constitutes a religiously motivated hate crime, as Hindu residents belonging to the Valmiki community were targeted for conversion by Christian preachers. Christian preachers made offensive statements about Sanatana Dharma in order to push people towards conversion. This goes beyond religious debate or proselytisation; it constitutes an act of incitement and insult directed at the core beliefs of the Hindu community. Such remarks are designed to demean and undermine the faith of Hindus and intend to create an inferiority complex in the minds of the victims regarding their own faith. This fosters an environment of hostility and disrespect towards the Hindu community and Hindu deities. These acts of insulting Hinduism stem from Christian theology, which harbours disdain and hostility towards polytheistic faiths, and which categorises Hindus as ‘polytheists’, thereby fostering hatred against them. Such actions make the religiously motivated nature of the crime even more evident. Furthermore, the Christian preachers made derogatory statements against the Jat and Brahmin communities. While it can be argued that caste-specific slurs target the micro-identity of a person rather than their Hindu identity itself, in the context of Abrahamic religions, micro-identities such as caste, region, and language are secondary. The primary driver of the perpetrator’s animosity is the victim’s religious identity. This demonstrates that the actions of the Christian preachers constituted a religiously motivated attack against Hindus. Pressuring someone to abandon their religion and forcibly convert them illustrates an extreme form of intimidation and religious hostility. It shows that the perpetrators were not merely making offensive statements or exerting influence, but were actively attempting to strip Hindu residents of their faith. Such coercion reveals the intensity of the animosity, firmly placing this act within the framework of a religiously motivated hate crime. These actions further demonstrate that this was not an isolated incident of evangelism, but part of a broader, organised effort to promote religious conversions. When evangelists and Christian missionaries focus their efforts on converting individuals of a particular faith—in this instance, Hindus—it reveals a fundamental disregard for that community and its beliefs. Conversion, especially when not based on sincere personal conviction but rather on external persuasion or pressure, is not about sharing a religion; it is an attempt to undermine the values, traditions, and identity of the Hindu community. The Christian faith, by its theological foundations, places a strong emphasis on proselytisation. In pursuit of conversion objectives, Christian evangelists often employ unethical means, ranging from psychological pressure and misinformation to denigration of Hinduism. In such cases, Christian missionary groups frequently target and influence socially and economically vulnerable Hindus to further their agenda of religious conversions. Such acts are deeply rooted in religious animosity towards Hindu victims, and thus, this case was added to the tracker. Disclaimer: It is important to clarify that none of the media sources covering this case have specified the exact date when the conversion activities took place. The earliest date mentioned is September 16, 2025, when Christian preachers made derogatory statements about Sanatana Dharma. Since Hinduphobia Tracker records the incident based on when the victim’s ordeal began and not when it was reported, we have considered the date of the incident as September 16, 2025, though the media reported the incident on September 19, 2025.
Case Status
Complaint filed
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Christian Extremists
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