A religiously motivated attack against a Hindu would be considered a hate crime when the underlying motive of the crime (explicit or implicit) is driven by the Hindu identity (actual or perceived) of the victim. This would include the targeting of persons or property associated with Hindu people or communities.
Restricting religious practices by non-Hindu groups harbouring animosity towards Hindus or the State implementing targeted and/or prejudicial policies specifically against Hindus as a hate crime involves actions and/or policies that stop the religious expression in the form of processions, rituals, display of religious symbols, celebration of festivals targeted towards a specific religious group – in this case – the Hindus.
Religious symbols, iconography and sacred spaces are an intrinsic part of the Hindu faith. Religious symbols, whether donned by an individual or displayed for worship or symbolic display of faith, icons and divine spaces, by virtue of worship or presence of the deity, are considered kinetic manifestations of the faith professed by Hindus. Any deliberate and/or malicious attack against a religious symbol, icon or space, temporary or permanent, is a religiously motivated malicious/deliberate attack on the faith itself
A religiously motivated attack against a Hindu would be considered a hate crime when the underlying motive of the crime (explicit or implicit) is driven by the Hindu identity (actual or perceived) of the victim. This would include the targeting of persons or property associated with Hindu people or communities.
