Muslim student studying in class 4 force-feeds beef paratha to her Hindu classmate in Jamshedpur's school

Case ID : d1fb7b4 | Location : Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India | Date of Incident : Thu, 6 July, 2023

Case ID : d1fb7b4

Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

6 July, 2023

Muslim student studying in class 4 force-feeds beef paratha to her Hindu classmate in Jamshedpur's school

Attack not resulting in death

Attacked for Hindu identity

Case Summary

In Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, a case emerged on July 7, 2023, where a Hindu student at Symbiosis Public School was forced by her Muslim friend to eat beef paratha. The Muslim student warned her not to disclose the incident. Distressed, the victim informed her parents, who then reported the incident to the police and the school. The school responded by expelling the accused student. The victim's father decided to transfer his daughter to another school. The victim's mother criticised the school environment and urged other Hindu parents to reconsider enrolling their children there. She mentioned that similar incidents had occurred previously but were not reported due to fear. The father of the accused student, who works abroad, admitted to the incident during questioning. Both girls are in the 4th grade, with the Hindu student being new to the school. The school principal confirmed that meat and junk food are banned and assured measures would be taken to prevent future incidents.

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. Hindus regard the cow as sacred and abstain from consuming beef due to religious beliefs. Forcing a Hindu to consume beef is a severe violation of their religious practices and also an infringement on an individual’s right to practice their religion freely. Such acts are motivated by a desire to harm, humiliate, or insult the individual based on their religious beliefs, making it a clear act of religious intolerance and hatred, which is why this case has been included in the hate tracker.