Hindutva Watch
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Hindutva Watch is a media & research initiative to monitor reports of attacks on members of India’s religious minorities.
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Location: Malkaganj, North Delhi, Delhi
Date: December 17
Members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad raided a convenience store and accused manager of supporting “love jihad,” “terrorism,” and “Bangladeshis” for selling halal-certified products at store, & threatened to remove them immediately.
Date: December 17
Members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad raided a convenience store and accused manager of supporting “love jihad,” “terrorism,” and “Bangladeshis” for selling halal-certified products at store, & threatened to remove them immediately.
December 20, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Location: Malkaganj, North Delhi, Delhi
Date: December 17
Members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad raided a convenience store and accused manager of supporting “love jihad,” “terrorism,” and “Bangladeshis” for selling halal-certified products at store, & threatened to remove them immediately.
Date: December 17
Members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad raided a convenience store and accused manager of supporting “love jihad,” “terrorism,” and “Bangladeshis” for selling halal-certified products at store, & threatened to remove them immediately.
Location: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 15
Hindu Raksha Dal leader Sonu Sharma & his team raided an interfaith couple living together, alleging that the man had trapped woman in a case of “love jihad.” The man was assaulted and later handed over to the police for further investigation.
Date: December 15
Hindu Raksha Dal leader Sonu Sharma & his team raided an interfaith couple living together, alleging that the man had trapped woman in a case of “love jihad.” The man was assaulted and later handed over to the police for further investigation.
December 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Location: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 15
Hindu Raksha Dal leader Sonu Sharma & his team raided an interfaith couple living together, alleging that the man had trapped woman in a case of “love jihad.” The man was assaulted and later handed over to the police for further investigation.
Date: December 15
Hindu Raksha Dal leader Sonu Sharma & his team raided an interfaith couple living together, alleging that the man had trapped woman in a case of “love jihad.” The man was assaulted and later handed over to the police for further investigation.
Location: Oshiwara, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date: December 14
Bajrang Dal members disrupted a Christian prayer service, clashed with worshippers, and vandalised property. Police intervened and took the members into custody.
Date: December 14
Bajrang Dal members disrupted a Christian prayer service, clashed with worshippers, and vandalised property. Police intervened and took the members into custody.
December 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Location: Oshiwara, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date: December 14
Bajrang Dal members disrupted a Christian prayer service, clashed with worshippers, and vandalised property. Police intervened and took the members into custody.
Date: December 14
Bajrang Dal members disrupted a Christian prayer service, clashed with worshippers, and vandalised property. Police intervened and took the members into custody.
Location: Narayangaon, Pune, Maharashtra
Date: December 12–14
Bjarang Dal cow vigilantes vandalised a car allegedly carrying meat after the occupants were handed over to the police. They then used a bulldozer to destroy the vehicle and buried the seized meat.
Date: December 12–14
Bjarang Dal cow vigilantes vandalised a car allegedly carrying meat after the occupants were handed over to the police. They then used a bulldozer to destroy the vehicle and buried the seized meat.
December 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Location: Narayangaon, Pune, Maharashtra
Date: December 12–14
Bjarang Dal cow vigilantes vandalised a car allegedly carrying meat after the occupants were handed over to the police. They then used a bulldozer to destroy the vehicle and buried the seized meat.
Date: December 12–14
Bjarang Dal cow vigilantes vandalised a car allegedly carrying meat after the occupants were handed over to the police. They then used a bulldozer to destroy the vehicle and buried the seized meat.
Location: Seoni, Madhya Pradesh
Date: December 12
Cow vigilantes affiliated with the Pranin Foundation intercepted a truck transporting cattle alleging it was being smuggled. They assaulted and detained two drivers and later handed him over to the police.
Date: December 12
Cow vigilantes affiliated with the Pranin Foundation intercepted a truck transporting cattle alleging it was being smuggled. They assaulted and detained two drivers and later handed him over to the police.
December 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Location: Seoni, Madhya Pradesh
Date: December 12
Cow vigilantes affiliated with the Pranin Foundation intercepted a truck transporting cattle alleging it was being smuggled. They assaulted and detained two drivers and later handed him over to the police.
Date: December 12
Cow vigilantes affiliated with the Pranin Foundation intercepted a truck transporting cattle alleging it was being smuggled. They assaulted and detained two drivers and later handed him over to the police.
Location: Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra
Date: December 5
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti members organised an anti-‘love jihad’ protest and submitted a memorandum to the District Magistrate demanding immediate implementation of an anti-‘love jihad’ law.
Date: December 5
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti members organised an anti-‘love jihad’ protest and submitted a memorandum to the District Magistrate demanding immediate implementation of an anti-‘love jihad’ law.
December 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Location: Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra
Date: December 5
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti members organised an anti-‘love jihad’ protest and submitted a memorandum to the District Magistrate demanding immediate implementation of an anti-‘love jihad’ law.
Date: December 5
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti members organised an anti-‘love jihad’ protest and submitted a memorandum to the District Magistrate demanding immediate implementation of an anti-‘love jihad’ law.
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
Date: December 11
BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari felicitated the three men arrested for assaulting non-vegetarian food vendors, including a Muslim vendor, at the December 7 Gita Recital event, shortly after they were released on bail.
Date: December 11
BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari felicitated the three men arrested for assaulting non-vegetarian food vendors, including a Muslim vendor, at the December 7 Gita Recital event, shortly after they were released on bail.
December 13, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
Date: December 11
BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari felicitated the three men arrested for assaulting non-vegetarian food vendors, including a Muslim vendor, at the December 7 Gita Recital event, shortly after they were released on bail.
Date: December 11
BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari felicitated the three men arrested for assaulting non-vegetarian food vendors, including a Muslim vendor, at the December 7 Gita Recital event, shortly after they were released on bail.
Location: Nagar road, Pune, Maharashtra
Date: December 8
Far-right cow vigilantes thrashed cattle transporters, alleging they were selling the cows for slaughter.
Date: December 8
Far-right cow vigilantes thrashed cattle transporters, alleging they were selling the cows for slaughter.
December 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Location: Nagar road, Pune, Maharashtra
Date: December 8
Far-right cow vigilantes thrashed cattle transporters, alleging they were selling the cows for slaughter.
Date: December 8
Far-right cow vigilantes thrashed cattle transporters, alleging they were selling the cows for slaughter.
Location: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 4
Cow vigilantes affiliated with the Gau Raksha Dal intercepted a truck transporting cattle, alleging it was being smuggled, and detained the driver, warning, “Either you stop or you will be beaten up.”
Date: December 4
Cow vigilantes affiliated with the Gau Raksha Dal intercepted a truck transporting cattle, alleging it was being smuggled, and detained the driver, warning, “Either you stop or you will be beaten up.”
December 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Location: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 4
Cow vigilantes affiliated with the Gau Raksha Dal intercepted a truck transporting cattle, alleging it was being smuggled, and detained the driver, warning, “Either you stop or you will be beaten up.”
Date: December 4
Cow vigilantes affiliated with the Gau Raksha Dal intercepted a truck transporting cattle, alleging it was being smuggled, and detained the driver, warning, “Either you stop or you will be beaten up.”
Location: Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra
Date: December 7
At the Vishwa Hindu Parishad – Bajrang Dal’s Shaurya Diwas event, a speaker spread the conspiracy of ‘love jihad’ and claimed only the Bajrang Dal can stop ‘love jihad’, religious conversion, and cow slaughter.
Date: December 7
At the Vishwa Hindu Parishad – Bajrang Dal’s Shaurya Diwas event, a speaker spread the conspiracy of ‘love jihad’ and claimed only the Bajrang Dal can stop ‘love jihad’, religious conversion, and cow slaughter.
December 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Location: Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra
Date: December 7
At the Vishwa Hindu Parishad – Bajrang Dal’s Shaurya Diwas event, a speaker spread the conspiracy of ‘love jihad’ and claimed only the Bajrang Dal can stop ‘love jihad’, religious conversion, and cow slaughter.
Date: December 7
At the Vishwa Hindu Parishad – Bajrang Dal’s Shaurya Diwas event, a speaker spread the conspiracy of ‘love jihad’ and claimed only the Bajrang Dal can stop ‘love jihad’, religious conversion, and cow slaughter.
Location: Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
Date: December 7
At a protest against the conspiracy of ‘love jihad’, far-right groups led by the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti demanded that the government enact a strict law to curb it.
Date: December 7
At a protest against the conspiracy of ‘love jihad’, far-right groups led by the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti demanded that the government enact a strict law to curb it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Location: Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
Date: December 7
At a protest against the conspiracy of ‘love jihad’, far-right groups led by the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti demanded that the government enact a strict law to curb it.
Date: December 7
At a protest against the conspiracy of ‘love jihad’, far-right groups led by the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti demanded that the government enact a strict law to curb it.
Location: Waluj, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra
Date: December 7
Far-right cow vigilantes threatened a rickshaw driver in Waluj, hit him, and seized the meat he was transporting. They physically assaulted him before confiscating the meat.
Date: December 7
Far-right cow vigilantes threatened a rickshaw driver in Waluj, hit him, and seized the meat he was transporting. They physically assaulted him before confiscating the meat.
December 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Location: Waluj, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra
Date: December 7
Far-right cow vigilantes threatened a rickshaw driver in Waluj, hit him, and seized the meat he was transporting. They physically assaulted him before confiscating the meat.
Date: December 7
Far-right cow vigilantes threatened a rickshaw driver in Waluj, hit him, and seized the meat he was transporting. They physically assaulted him before confiscating the meat.
Location: Malabar Hill, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date: December 6
Former Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha president Raj Saraf accused Muslim hawkers of the conspiracy of ‘land jihad’, pressured authorities to act, and had the vendors handed over to the police as their stalls were removed.
Date: December 6
Former Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha president Raj Saraf accused Muslim hawkers of the conspiracy of ‘land jihad’, pressured authorities to act, and had the vendors handed over to the police as their stalls were removed.
December 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Location: Malabar Hill, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date: December 6
Former Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha president Raj Saraf accused Muslim hawkers of the conspiracy of ‘land jihad’, pressured authorities to act, and had the vendors handed over to the police as their stalls were removed.
Date: December 6
Former Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha president Raj Saraf accused Muslim hawkers of the conspiracy of ‘land jihad’, pressured authorities to act, and had the vendors handed over to the police as their stalls were removed.
Location: Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra
Date: December 8
Led by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and BJP leader Kamlesh Katariya, Hindutva groups submitted requests in District Magistrate offices across Maharashtra urging the government to enact strict laws against ‘love jihad’.
Date: December 8
Led by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and BJP leader Kamlesh Katariya, Hindutva groups submitted requests in District Magistrate offices across Maharashtra urging the government to enact strict laws against ‘love jihad’.
December 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Location: Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra
Date: December 8
Led by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and BJP leader Kamlesh Katariya, Hindutva groups submitted requests in District Magistrate offices across Maharashtra urging the government to enact strict laws against ‘love jihad’.
Date: December 8
Led by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and BJP leader Kamlesh Katariya, Hindutva groups submitted requests in District Magistrate offices across Maharashtra urging the government to enact strict laws against ‘love jihad’.
Location: Godhra, Gujarat
Date: November 27
A Muslim man transporting beef on his motorcycle was assaulted by Pranian Foundation members. He was left bleeding on the road, his motorcycle lay overturned, and both the vehicle and meat were seized before he was taken into custody.
Date: November 27
A Muslim man transporting beef on his motorcycle was assaulted by Pranian Foundation members. He was left bleeding on the road, his motorcycle lay overturned, and both the vehicle and meat were seized before he was taken into custody.
December 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Location: Godhra, Gujarat
Date: November 27
A Muslim man transporting beef on his motorcycle was assaulted by Pranian Foundation members. He was left bleeding on the road, his motorcycle lay overturned, and both the vehicle and meat were seized before he was taken into custody.
Date: November 27
A Muslim man transporting beef on his motorcycle was assaulted by Pranian Foundation members. He was left bleeding on the road, his motorcycle lay overturned, and both the vehicle and meat were seized before he was taken into custody.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date: November 30
A Christian woman distributing Gospel pamphlets on a train was verbally abused and ordered to leave by commuters. She faced harassment as passengers shouted at her and forced her to stop distributing the pamphlets.
Date: November 30
A Christian woman distributing Gospel pamphlets on a train was verbally abused and ordered to leave by commuters. She faced harassment as passengers shouted at her and forced her to stop distributing the pamphlets.
December 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date: November 30
A Christian woman distributing Gospel pamphlets on a train was verbally abused and ordered to leave by commuters. She faced harassment as passengers shouted at her and forced her to stop distributing the pamphlets.
Date: November 30
A Christian woman distributing Gospel pamphlets on a train was verbally abused and ordered to leave by commuters. She faced harassment as passengers shouted at her and forced her to stop distributing the pamphlets.
Location: Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Date: November 26
Authorities demolished a 25-year-old mazar (shrine) and a madrasa, alleging that they were built on government land. The demolition was carried out under heavy police deployment, with the SDM present on-site to maintain order.
Date: November 26
Authorities demolished a 25-year-old mazar (shrine) and a madrasa, alleging that they were built on government land. The demolition was carried out under heavy police deployment, with the SDM present on-site to maintain order.
December 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Location: Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Date: November 26
Authorities demolished a 25-year-old mazar (shrine) and a madrasa, alleging that they were built on government land. The demolition was carried out under heavy police deployment, with the SDM present on-site to maintain order.
Date: November 26
Authorities demolished a 25-year-old mazar (shrine) and a madrasa, alleging that they were built on government land. The demolition was carried out under heavy police deployment, with the SDM present on-site to maintain order.
Location: Bhagwanpur, Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Date: December 4
Authorities carried out a demolition drive in Shaheedwala Grant village, targeting a mazar. Officials claimed that the structure, attributed to Naseem Bano, had been built without authorization & that prior legal notices had been issued.
Date: December 4
Authorities carried out a demolition drive in Shaheedwala Grant village, targeting a mazar. Officials claimed that the structure, attributed to Naseem Bano, had been built without authorization & that prior legal notices had been issued.
December 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Location: Bhagwanpur, Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Date: December 4
Authorities carried out a demolition drive in Shaheedwala Grant village, targeting a mazar. Officials claimed that the structure, attributed to Naseem Bano, had been built without authorization & that prior legal notices had been issued.
Date: December 4
Authorities carried out a demolition drive in Shaheedwala Grant village, targeting a mazar. Officials claimed that the structure, attributed to Naseem Bano, had been built without authorization & that prior legal notices had been issued.
Location: Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 3
Members of VHP-Bajrang Dal forcefully shut down meat stores and threatened the vendors, declaring that meat won't be allowed in Mathura.
Date: December 3
Members of VHP-Bajrang Dal forcefully shut down meat stores and threatened the vendors, declaring that meat won't be allowed in Mathura.
December 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Location: Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 3
Members of VHP-Bajrang Dal forcefully shut down meat stores and threatened the vendors, declaring that meat won't be allowed in Mathura.
Date: December 3
Members of VHP-Bajrang Dal forcefully shut down meat stores and threatened the vendors, declaring that meat won't be allowed in Mathura.
Location: Basudevpur, Bhadrak, Odisha
Date: December 3
Police raided the settlements of Bengali-Muslim migrants to identify alleged “Bangladeshi infiltrators.” Officials said their documents would be verified and that they would also check what the residents search and watch on YouTube.
Date: December 3
Police raided the settlements of Bengali-Muslim migrants to identify alleged “Bangladeshi infiltrators.” Officials said their documents would be verified and that they would also check what the residents search and watch on YouTube.
December 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Location: Basudevpur, Bhadrak, Odisha
Date: December 3
Police raided the settlements of Bengali-Muslim migrants to identify alleged “Bangladeshi infiltrators.” Officials said their documents would be verified and that they would also check what the residents search and watch on YouTube.
Date: December 3
Police raided the settlements of Bengali-Muslim migrants to identify alleged “Bangladeshi infiltrators.” Officials said their documents would be verified and that they would also check what the residents search and watch on YouTube.
Location: Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 3
Ahead of the upcoming Shourya Yatra to commemorate the Babri demolition, VHP–Bajrang Dal members put up posters carrying the slogan: “Ayodhya hui hamari hai, ab Mathura ki baari hai” (“Ayodhya has become ours; now it is Mathura’s turn.”)
Date: December 3
Ahead of the upcoming Shourya Yatra to commemorate the Babri demolition, VHP–Bajrang Dal members put up posters carrying the slogan: “Ayodhya hui hamari hai, ab Mathura ki baari hai” (“Ayodhya has become ours; now it is Mathura’s turn.”)
December 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Location: Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 3
Ahead of the upcoming Shourya Yatra to commemorate the Babri demolition, VHP–Bajrang Dal members put up posters carrying the slogan: “Ayodhya hui hamari hai, ab Mathura ki baari hai” (“Ayodhya has become ours; now it is Mathura’s turn.”)
Date: December 3
Ahead of the upcoming Shourya Yatra to commemorate the Babri demolition, VHP–Bajrang Dal members put up posters carrying the slogan: “Ayodhya hui hamari hai, ab Mathura ki baari hai” (“Ayodhya has become ours; now it is Mathura’s turn.”)
Location: Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Date: November 30
Members of VHP-Bajrang Dal forcefully shut down meat stores and threatened the vendors.
Date: November 30
Members of VHP-Bajrang Dal forcefully shut down meat stores and threatened the vendors.
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Location: Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Date: November 30
Members of VHP-Bajrang Dal forcefully shut down meat stores and threatened the vendors.
Date: November 30
Members of VHP-Bajrang Dal forcefully shut down meat stores and threatened the vendors.
Location: Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra
Date: November 21
A long chase by Bajrang Dal cow vigilantes caused a truck to crash; the vigilantes captured the driver and handed him over to the police.
Date: November 21
A long chase by Bajrang Dal cow vigilantes caused a truck to crash; the vigilantes captured the driver and handed him over to the police.
November 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Location: Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra
Date: November 21
A long chase by Bajrang Dal cow vigilantes caused a truck to crash; the vigilantes captured the driver and handed him over to the police.
Date: November 21
A long chase by Bajrang Dal cow vigilantes caused a truck to crash; the vigilantes captured the driver and handed him over to the police.
Location: Narsinghgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Date: November 26
Pranian Foundation cow vigilantes beat up a cattle transporter on top of a truck before police arrived and dragged the victim away.
Date: November 26
Pranian Foundation cow vigilantes beat up a cattle transporter on top of a truck before police arrived and dragged the victim away.
November 30, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Location: Narsinghgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Date: November 26
Pranian Foundation cow vigilantes beat up a cattle transporter on top of a truck before police arrived and dragged the victim away.
Date: November 26
Pranian Foundation cow vigilantes beat up a cattle transporter on top of a truck before police arrived and dragged the victim away.
Location: North Dum Dum, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Date: November 25
At a public meeting promoting an upcoming Geeta Path event by the Sanatan Sanskriti Sansad, a speaker alleged rampant religious conversions and urged VHP–Bajrang Dal members to visit those areas and “solve those issues.”
Date: November 25
At a public meeting promoting an upcoming Geeta Path event by the Sanatan Sanskriti Sansad, a speaker alleged rampant religious conversions and urged VHP–Bajrang Dal members to visit those areas and “solve those issues.”
November 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Location: North Dum Dum, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Date: November 25
At a public meeting promoting an upcoming Geeta Path event by the Sanatan Sanskriti Sansad, a speaker alleged rampant religious conversions and urged VHP–Bajrang Dal members to visit those areas and “solve those issues.”
Date: November 25
At a public meeting promoting an upcoming Geeta Path event by the Sanatan Sanskriti Sansad, a speaker alleged rampant religious conversions and urged VHP–Bajrang Dal members to visit those areas and “solve those issues.”