Hindu religious sentiments hurt, social media post threatens to blow up Sanatan temples
Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, India 
16 October, 2025
Case Summary
A youth from Gijrauli village in Hathras posted threats on social media, claiming he would destroy Sanatan temples using 2 kilograms of explosives. Officials from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the National Bajrang Dal submitted a formal complaint at the Sadar Kotwali police station against the accused. The activists expressed strong outrage over the inflammatory post and stated that the individual could be a traitor to the nation or potentially affiliated with a terrorist organisation. Police officers assured them that appropriate action would be taken.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
The primary category selected in this case is- Attack on Hindu religious representations. Within this, the subcategory selected is- Attack on temples. In Hinduism, a temple is the abode of the Deity. The Deity in the Temple is consecrated, thereby making it a real, breathing entity. Hindus believe that not just the Deity but the temple premises itself are sacred to Hindus since Hindus hold the faith that the entire Temple space is an amalgamation of the divine energy of the deity. Given the central significance of Temples in Hindu Dharma, any attack against a Hindu Temple or its peripheral premises is an attack on the faith itself and is born out of animosity towards the faith, of which the Temple is a central tenet. Any manner of attack against a Temple and/or its premises would therefore be considered a religiously motivated hate crime. In this case, a threat to blow up Sanatan temples was made on social media. Temples are considered sacred spaces where devotees connect with the divine through worship, rituals, and meditation and desecrating a temple is seen as a direct violation of this sanctity and an affront to the deity enshrined within. Such threats are also an act of intimidation intended to discourage Hindus and alienate them from their religious practices through fear. Since the temple received bomb threats, this case should also fall under the category of terrorism, but, since the perpetrators are unknown, this category has been excluded. Even though the identity of the perpetrator is not disclosed in any media reports, the threat itself reflects religious animosity against Hindus. Therefore, this incident amounts to a hate crime targeting Hindu places of worship. Disclaimer: The Hinduphobia Tracker records incidents based on when an event occurred or when the victim's ordeal began. It is important to clarify that none of the media sources covering this case has specified the exact date when the threat was made. Therefore, for documentation purposes, we have recorded the date based on when the incident was reported in the media: 17 October 2025.
Case Status
Complaint filed
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Unknown
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Perpetrators Gender
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