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Hindutva Watch (HW) is a crucial research initiative dedicated to monitoring and documenting reports of attacks on members of religious minorities in India. In a time where religious harmony is at stake, HW aims to shed light on the injustices faced by minority groups and preserve their stories for future generations. By collecting and sharing stories and visuals of India's darkest hours, HW serves as a platform for raising awareness and advocating for the protection of all religious communities in the country.

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25 Dec, 18:56

Location: Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Date: December 25

Members of Hindu Jagran Manch harassed a Zomato delivery boy wearing a Santa Claus attire, provided by the company. They accused him of wearing the outfit to influence Hindu kids, and forced him to remove the outfit.
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25 Dec, 17:24

Location: Dwarkapuri, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Date: December 25

Bajrang Dal members attacked a team from the municipal corporation with lathis and stones in the presence of the police. The team had arrived to remove a cow shelter identified as illegal encroachments. Bajrang Dal members also vandalised the vehicles used to shift the cattle from the sheds.
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25 Dec, 14:04

Location: Palakkad, Kerala
Date: December 20

Three members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) threatened the teachers of a school for organising Christmas celebrations and vandalised the decorations. They have been arrested and sent to judicial custody.
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25 Dec, 11:57

Location: Sirohi, Rajasthan
Date: December 22

At a Trishul Deeksha event organised by AHP-Rashtriya Bajrang Dal, several leaders delivered hate-filled speeches targeting Muslims and Christians. One speaker falsely claimed that Muslim leaders are planning to create a "Bangladesh-like situation" in India and alleged that Hindus are under threat in several states. The speakers accused Muslims of destroying temples, slaughtering cows, and promoting “love jihad.” Another speaker termed Christian missionaries as "poison" and accused the waqf board of grabbing land. Another speaker urged Hindus to marry Muslim women, claiming they face harassment from Muslims and want to convert to Hinduism, while also calling for a financial boycott to weaken the Muslim community.
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25 Dec, 09:37

Location: Badaun, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 20-23

Hindu nationalists conducted prayers at the Samrat Ashok Buddha Paryatan Sthal, where they had previously placed stones claiming them to be idols and evicted the resident Buddhist monks. VHP leader Sanjeev Kumar verbally abused and threatened the Buddhists at the site, accusing them of removing the idols.
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25 Dec, 07:30

Location: Bansi, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 22

Hindu nationalists, including members of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, protested against Sunday prayers at a missionary school's church, blocking attendees from entering and accusing them of engaging in religious conversions.
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25 Dec, 06:06

Location: Kashimira, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date: December 22

Bajrang Dal members stopped a Christmas celebration, and made the children recite the Hanuman Chalisa and chant "Jai Shree Ram." They urged the kids to be “kattar” (staunch) Hindus, accusing organisers of making them pray during the Christmas celebration.
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25 Dec, 00:24

Location: Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
Date: December 20

At a Vishwa Hindu Parishad-Bajrang Dal Trishul Deeksha event, participants took an oath to fight the conspiracies of ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad.’
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24 Dec, 18:22

Location: Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
Date: December 21

At the Matra Shakti Sammelan, far-right influencer Kajal Hindustani delivered an anti-Muslim hate speech, propagating the conspiracies of ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad,’ referring to Muslims as 'jihadis,' and calling for an economic boycott against them.
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24 Dec, 15:57

Location: Tilpat, Faridabad, Haryana
Date: December 15

At a Vishwa Hindu Parishad - Bajrang Dal event, far-right leader Bittu Bajrangi delivered an anti-Muslim hate speech, urging the crowd to pick up weapons to fight Muslims, whom he derogatorily called "puncherchaap," "jihadi," and "gutter." He also referred to the Quran as a "gandi kitab."
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24 Dec, 12:40

Location: Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh
Date: December 20

Deepak Patel, a Hindu nationalist, caught a person distributing Bibles and accused him of being a part of a large-scale conspiracy of religious conversion.
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24 Dec, 10:19

Location: Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Date: December 20

Members of the Gau Raksha Dal caught and humiliated five youths who were on their way to leave their cows in a different village because the cows were no longer producing milk.
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24 Dec, 07:41

Location: Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand
Date: December 13

Radha Semwal Dhoni, leader of Hindu-nationalist group Sanatan Sanskriti, confronted a Muslim shopkeeper who had been running his store for 16-17 years. She claimed that the landlord has filed a case on her for demanding his eviction. She warned that if officials failed to act, she and her team would forcibly evict him.
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24 Dec, 01:45

Location: Chhatrapur, Ganjam, Odisha
Date: December 19

Bajrang Dal member Ramkrishna Reddy harassed two Christian women, accusing them of engaging in religious conversions. He asked them to chant “Jai Shree Ram” and questioned the promotion of Christianity in “Hindu Rashtra.”
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24 Dec, 00:50

Location: Bhiwadi, Khairthal, Rajasthan
Date: December 21

Members of the Gau Raksha Dal chased and vandalised a car on suspicion of cow smuggling. They claimed to have prevented the smuggling before it could occur. However, the car contained no cattle.
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23 Dec, 18:49

Location: Durg, Chattisgarh
Date: December 21

Members of the Hindu Jagran Manch raided a Christian household, harassing them by accusing them of engaging in religious conversion. The owner stated that they were celebrating a birthday party.
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23 Dec, 16:48

Location: Allipur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 20

At a "Shaurya Yatra" organised by VHP-Bajrang Dal, Narendra Hindu delivered a speech targeting Muslims. He incited fear about the future, claiming that Hindu women would be captured, cows slaughtered, temples demolished, and Hindu existence wiped out.
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23 Dec, 14:30

Location: Ludhiana, Punjab
Date: December 20

Sonu Singh Rajput, a local Congress leader, harassed a Christian pastor who had come to pray at a family's home, accusing him of engaging in religious conversion. He declared that conducting prayers at home would not be permitted in the area.
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23 Dec, 12:30

Location: Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh
Date: December 20

At a Vishwa Hindu Parishad-Bajrang Dal Shaurya Yatra, a Bajrang Dal leader made provocative statements, urging the crowd to shout so loudly that even the “hearing impaired” would recognize that Kashi and Mathura are ready for reclamation. He glorified the Babri Masjid demolition and recalled the karsevaks chanting, “Ek dhakka aur do, Babri dhancha tod do.” The leader stressed the importance of reclaiming Kashi and Mathura, pointing out that after Muslims refused to hand over the sites, they turned to the courts. He proposed adopting a similar strategy for Bhogshala and Sambhal.
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23 Dec, 10:52

Location: Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh
Date: December 20

During a Shaurya Divas event organised by the VHP-Bajrang Dal, Bajrang Dal leader Tarshvee Upadhyay delivered a provocative speech targeting Muslims, using phrases like “illegitimate children of Babur.” He boasted about barricades being broken for just four hours, claiming that 500 years of history (referring to the Babri Mosque) could not withstand their actions.
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19 Dec, 22:02

Location: Dhampur, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 15

At the Shaurya Jagran Yatra organized by Vishwa Hindu Parishad-Bajrang Dal, a leader delivered a dangerous anti-Muslim hate speech. The leader glorified violence against Muslims and the Babri Masjid demolition, spread conspiracies of "love jihad," "land jihad," and "game jihad," and urged violent retaliation while calling for Muslims to leave India.
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19 Dec, 19:52

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date: December 15

At a Vishwa Hindu Parishad-Bajrang Dal Shuarya Sanchalan event, Bajrang Dal leader Vivek Kulkarni delivered speeches laced with anti-Muslim overtones, spreading the conspiracy of 'love jihad,' glorifying the demolition of the Babri Masjid, and promoting the conspiracy of 'land jihad.'
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19 Dec, 17:42

Location: Chandausi, Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 15

During the Shurya Jagran Yatra, a Vishwa Hindu Parishad - Bajrang Dal leader spread conspiracies of "love jihad" and "land jihad."
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19 Dec, 15:52

Location: Shadol, Madhya Pradesh

Yogiraj Mahraaj, speaking at a Bhagawati Manav Kalyan Sangathan event, spread the conspiracy of 'Ghazwa-e-Hind,' vilified Muslims, and made bigoted statements, claiming "only 25% of Islam's followers can be respected, while 75% are jihadis" and alleging "mini-Pakistans have spread around India."
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19 Dec, 14:34

Location: Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
Date:December 15

At a Shaurya Yatra organized by Vishwa Hindu Parishad-Bajrang Dal, participants raised inflammatory anti-Muslim slogans like “Tel lagao Dabur ka, naam mitao Babar ka” and “Hindustan me rahna hoga, to Jai Shri Ram kehna hoga.”
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19 Dec, 11:08

Location: Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 15

At the Vishwa Hindu Parishad-Bajrang Dal's Shaurya Yatra, a leader spread the conspiracies of 'love jihad' and 'land jihad.'
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18 Dec, 15:14

Location: Khajuha, Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 15

Attendees at a “Shaurya Yatra” organised by the VHP-Bajrang Dal openly brandished swords and other weapons during the rally.
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18 Dec, 12:51

Location: Banswara, Rajasthan
Date: December 11

At the Geeta Jayanti event organised by Vishwa Hindu Parishad- Bajrang Dal, a Hindu monk boasted about targeting Christian institutions, claiming to have shut down 10-15 churches, filed cases against priests, and jailed 80 of them during a six-phase campaign. The monk fear mongered about a supposed religious conversion campaign targeting Adivasis and urged followers not to allow Christian missionaries to be buried in their villages.
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18 Dec, 08:02

Location: Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
Date: December 16

At a Vishva Hindu Parishad rally against alleged atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh, a speaker delivered a speech targeting Muslims. He falsely claimed that India was partitioned to become a Hindu Rashtra and propagated fear about Muslim population in several states of the country. He also thanked individuals who had evicted Muslims from their rented shops and homes. He criticises the Supreme Court, questioning its authority to decide whether a temple could be surveyed beneath a mosque.
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18 Dec, 05:45

Location: Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh
Date: December 16

Members of VHP-Bajrang Dal staged a protest in front of the collector’s office, while peddling anti-Muslim conspiracy theories of “love jihad” and “land jihad” and demanding a crackdown on them.
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17 Dec, 23:52

Location: Nalagarh, Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
Date: December 15

At a Vishwa Hindu Parishad Bajrang Dal Trishul Deeksha event, Tushar Dogra spread the conspiracy of ‘love jihad,’ claiming that people coming from outside were taking jobs and trapping Hindu women. He demonized Muslims, comparing them to monsters, and promoted violence against outsiders who allegedly feed Hindus spit. Dogra also continued to spread the ‘love jihad’ conspiracy, advocated for an economic boycott of Muslims, and used the anti-Muslim slur “Kathmulla.”
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17 Dec, 21:31

Location: Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Date: December 15

At a “Shaurya Yatra” organised by the VHP and Bajrang Dal, a speaker targeted Muslims in his speech. He referred to Muslims in the hills as “jihadis” and peddled conspiracy theories about “love jihad.” He falsely claimed that Muslims had taken over all businesses and services and urged Hindus to boycott them and refuse to rent houses or shops to them. He also boasted about the demolition of the Babri Mosque, terming the mosque as a "blot" on Hindus.
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17 Dec, 17:08

Location: Nurmaha, Jalandhar, Punjab
Date: December 15

At a Vishwa Hindu Parishad Bajrang Dal Trishul Deeksha event, a far-right leader declared, “Now that Ram Mandir is built, Kashi and Mathura remain!” He further commented on the situation in Sambhal, saying, “What’s happening in Sambhal is natural because these people have built structures over many of our temples.”
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17 Dec, 15:55

Location: Delhi
Date: December 15

At a Vishwa Hindu Parishad-Bajrang Dal Trishul Deeksha event, Kapil Khanna, president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad Delhi, declared the next focus to be the "liberation" of Kashi and Mathura, claiming public support for these goals after the Ram Mandir. He targeted Ajmer Sharif Dargah, warning, “Go and put chaddar there, but next year you’ll have to do kanwar yatra instead.” Khanna also spread conspiracies about ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad,’ while accusing Muslims of building mazars to “Challenge” Hinduism, vowing to oppose them in Delhi.
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17 Dec, 13:04

Location: Delhi
Date: December 15

At a Vishwa Hindu Parishad Trishul Deeksha event, Surender Jain, International Joint General Secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, delivered a hate-filled speech targeting Muslims. He called for alleged Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators to flee India and accused Muslims of defiling food with spit and urine, urging an economic boycott of Muslim vendors. Jain fear mongered about attacks on Hindu festivals and spread conspiracies about ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad,’ demanding shop owners display their religious identity. He praised efforts against alleged Bangladeshi infiltrators and encouraged Bajrang Dal members to aid the police in identifying them.
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17 Dec, 11:00

Location: Balunda, Pali, Rajasthan
Date: December 15

Far-right leader Yogi Laxman Nath, at a “Shaurya Chanchalan” organised by VHP-Bajrang Dal , delivered a speech targeting the Muslim community. He calls for an economic boycott of Muslim-owned businesses and services while promoting conspiracy theories about "love jihad." He opposed the idea of communal harmony and spread fear about the growing Muslim population.
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17 Dec, 09:12

Location: Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 15

The district administration used bulldozers to demolish the stairs of Lal Masjid, along with other constructions in the area, citing illegal encroachment. This "bulldozer action" was carried out in the constituencies of MP Ziaur Rahman and MLA Iqbal Mahmood.
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17 Dec, 07:28

Location: Rudrapur, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand
Date: December 15

At a “Shaurya Yatra” organised by the VHP-Bajrang Dal, a speaker delivered a speech targeting the Muslim community. He narrated a story about a Maulana allegedly promising Hindu households to Muslim children, implying that Muslims would take over Hindu properties in the future. The speaker also claimed that “Kashmir” and “Pakistan” were metaphorically growing within India in small pockets, which he described as “sleeper cells.”
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17 Dec, 01:26

Location: Katni, Madhya Pradesh
Date: December 15

Several people in civilian clothes were seen openly carrying firearms at a religious event led by Swami Prabodhanand Giri, the President of the Hindu Raksha Sena, despite the presence of police.
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16 Dec, 20:06

Location: Loni, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Date: December 13

BJP MLA Nandkishore Gurjar visits Muslim settlements, inspecting Aadhaar cards and other documents, alleging them to be Rohingya or Bangladeshis infiltrators.
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