Hindu businessman robbed and humiliated by armed Muslims in Pakistan, told Hindus have no right to dignity

Case ID : ea34942 | Location : Ghotki, Sindh, Pakistan | Date of Incident : Mon, 21 April, 2025

Case ID : ea34942

Ghotki, Sindh, Pakistan

21 April, 2025

Hindu businessman robbed and humiliated by armed Muslims in Pakistan, told Hindus have no right to dignity

Attack not resulting in death

Attacked for Hindu identity

Hate speech against Hindus

Case Summary

In Khanpur Mahar, Sindh, Pakistan, a Hindu business owner named Amit Kumar was robbed by multiple armed Muslims in a religiously motivated attack. During the assault, Islamists humiliated Amit and attacked his Hindu identity and said “a Hindu has no right to dignity in Pakistan,” clearly indicating that the crime was not just about theft but also rooted in religious hatred. This incident reflects a broader pattern of discrimination and violence faced by Hindus in Pakistan, particularly in Sindh, where forced conversions, social exclusion, and targeted attacks are common. The use of degrading language during the robbery served to intimidate the wider Hindu community and reinforce their marginalised status. As of the writing of this report, there had been no police action or public condemnation.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

This case has been added to the tracker under two primary categories, first being: - 'Attack not resulting in death', with the sub-category being selected as: - '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 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. The attack was more than criminal intent for financial gain; it was infused with specific hostility against the victim's religious identity. In the course of the robbery, the attackers, armed Muslim men, remarked, "A Hindu has no right to dignity in Pakistan." This exposes the ideological and religious hatred behind the attack. This was not a casual remark but a calculated remark of contempt intended to dehumanise the victim because he was Hindu. This kind of language and actions prove that the intent was not merely to rob, but to intimidate, humiliate, and dominate a minority religious group member. Targeting Amit Kumar specifically as a Hindu, using language based on religious bigotry, and the utter failure of subsequent police action or social outrage mirrors the systemic impunity of anti-Hindu violence in Pakistan. This attack therefore, perfectly falls under the trend of hate crimes in which people are physically attacked and mentally harassed solely on account of their Hindu identity and hence the case warrants inclusion in the tracker.