Minor assaulted for greeting youth with ‘Jai Shri Ram’, forced to chant ‘Allah Hu Akbar’
Thane, Maharashtra, India 
11 May, 2024
Case Summary
On March 25, in Mumbai's Mira Road area, an 11-year-old boy was assaulted for greeting a youth with 'Jai Shri Ram'. The boy mistook the youth for a building security guard and greeted him, leading to a chase and assault by the youth and his accomplices. They also forced the boy to chant 'Allahu Akbar'. The victim's father filed an FIR against five unidentified youths. CCTV footage captured the incident, showing the boy being pursued into the building. Despite intervention attempts by a resident, the assailants fled. The police have registered a case under relevant sections of the IPC and Maharashtra Police Act.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
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. In this case, a Hindu minor was thrashed by the Muslim perpetrators for greeting with Jai Shri Ram. The perpetrators insisted that the Hindu boy chants "Allah Hu Akbar" instead. The Jai Shri Ram slogan is an expression of the religious identity and devotion of Hindus towards one of their most revered gods- Lord Ram. If an individual is attacked specifically for uttering the phrase, it indicates that the attack is directly linked to the religious significance of the phrase. In this case, the attack on the Hindu student reflects the bias and prejudice of the Muslim youths against the victim's religious beliefs. They tried to intimidate and punish the Hindu victim for his religious expression. Such actions stem from an intrinsic animosity for Hindus and their beliefs and for this reason, this case has been categorised as a hate crime and included in the tracker.
Victim Details
Total Victim
1
Deceased
0
Gender
- Male 1
- Female 0
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 0
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 1
Age Group
- Minor 1
- Adult 0
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 0
Case Status
Complaint registered
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
Perpetrators Gender
male
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