
Atrocities on Hindus
Here is a chronological timeline of factual, verified incidents involving atrocities, violence, discrimination, or institutional targeting of Hindus in India and globally from January 1, 2025, to August 6, 2025. The latest events are at the top.
Timeline of Incidents Targeting Hindus (Jan 2025 – Aug 2025)
July 29, 2025
Location: Bangladesh (Nationwide)
Summary: Several Hindu homes attacked and looted after social media post sparked anti-Hindu violence1.
July 18, 2025
Bangladesh
Summary: Hindu groups allege fresh mob assaults and desecration of Hindu property amid communal tensions2.
July 15, 2025
Location: Suva, Fiji
Summary: A 100-year-old Hindu temple was desecrated and its idol vandalised; accused arrested3.
July 10, 2025
Location: Goalpara, Assam, India
Summary: Muslim man arrested for vandalising five idols in a historic Durga temple complex4.
July 4, 2025
Location: Tatuatilla, Udaipur, Gomati, Tripura, India
Summary: Muslim mob vandalised temple and beheaded Goddess Shitala idol; police yet to arrest5.
June 25, 2025
Location: Bangladesh
Summary: Series of attacks: Hindu sites desecrated, idol vandalised, temple burned in Manikganj; security tightened7.
June 24, 2025
Location: India (National/Trends)
Summary: Report tracked 947 hate crime and hate speech incidents, including attacks on Hindus and their temples8.
May 27, 2025
Location: Ghuna-Sadarpara, Manikganj, Bangladesh
Summary: Hindu Kali temple set on fire in pre-dawn arson attack; suspected targeted communal violence7.
May 5, 2025
Location: Paud, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Summary: 16-year-old detained for desecrating a temple idol; political and community outrage ensues9.
April 12, 2025
Location: Murshidabad District, West Bengal, India
Summary: Muslim mob attacked Hindu homes in unrest; two Hindu family members killed, mass displacement followed10.
March 13–14, 2025
Location: Kamalpur village, Nandigram Block 2, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India
Summary: Extremists vandalised Hindu temple and idols; locals allege police inaction and downplaying of religious angle11.
March 7–9, 2025
Location: Baruipur City and Basirhat City, West Bengal, India
Summary: Temples dedicated to Devi Shitala and Devi Kali vandalised; attackers labelled as mentally ill, police muted11.
Ongoing/General (Jan–Jun 2025)
Location: India (Legal/Institutional)
Summary: Continued state control over Hindu temples, selective enforcement of reform laws, and legal barriers to Hindu religious autonomy126.
Ongoing (2025)
Location: Bangladesh (Nationwide)
Summary: Over 200 reported incidents of violence, including attacks on Hindu temples, homes and business; community afraid and fleeing1314.
February 2025
Location: Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Summary: Mahakumbh stampede caused deaths; report cites administrative lapses and systemic risk at Hindu religious gatherings15.
References:
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https://stophindudvesha.org/the-legal-assault-on-hindus-in-the-name-of-minority-rights-part-1/
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https://ddnews.gov.in/en/rising-hinduphobia-global-surge-in-anti-hindu-violence-raises-alarms/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Bangladesh_anti-Hindu_violence
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https://www.spaceandculture.in/index.php/spaceandculture/article/view/1709
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https://lupinepublishers.com/anthropological-and-archaeological-sciences/pdf/JAAS.MS.ID.000129.pdf
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https://www.dmejournals.com/index.php/DMEJL/article/download/309/151
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14767724.2023.2222074?needAccess=true&role=button
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https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/India%202025%20USCIRF%20Annual%20Report.pdf
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https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/india
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https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/richard-eaton-on-the-desecration-of-hindu-temples-in-india/
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https://apcrindia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/HCT-Jun-2024-Jun-2025.pdf
