Hindu temple robbed, donation box broken by unidentified robbers
Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India 
14 May, 2025
Case Summary
In the Suhwal village, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu temple of goddess Kali was robbed by unidentified individuals. The temple’s donation box was broken, and all the monetary offerings made by the devotees were stolen. According to a report by Live Hindustan, on the day of the incident, offerings totalling ten thousand rupees had been made at the temple by Hindu devotees. That same night, the robbery took place. The CCTV footage showed the robbers parking their motorbike in a field behind the temple before approaching the main entrance. They forced their way in by cutting through the steel railing, then broke open the donation box using a chisel and hammer, taking all the money inside. The robbers fled the scene immediately afterwards. The theft was discovered by villagers the following morning. Upon learning of the incident, the villagers promptly informed the police. Inspector-in-charge Raju Diwakar assured the community that a thorough investigation would be conducted into the matter.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This incident involving the looting of a Hindu temple could potentially be categorised as a religiously motivated hate crime. Given the central significance of Temples in Hindu Dharma, any attack, vandalism, or loot 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 sort of attack against a Temple and/or its premises would therefore be considered a religiously motivated hate crime. In many cases, it is noticed that non-Hindus, out of religious animosity, loot or attack Hindu temples. However, in this case, there is currently no explicit evidence suggesting religious motivation behind this crime, therefore, it is being classified under the "undecided" database. If any further information emerges that points to this being a crime motivated by religious animosity, then it would be reclassified as a Hate Crime.
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