Hindu Rights Register

Islamabad: Two Hindu girls have been abducted and now forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan, showing the state of minority community in the country.

Ekta Kumari, a resident of Sibi, Balochistan, is a teacher. She was forcibly abducted and converted to Islam and married to Yar Mohd Bhutto at Bhurchondi, Ghotki on January 6, sources said.

Ekta’s name has been changed to Ayesha as per the documents. No action has been taken yet by the local police or the administration, the source further added.

Another Hindu girl who was forced to embrace Islam was identified as Dhani Kohlahi.

In the case of Dhani Kohlahi, she was abducted from Juma Bazar and was also converted to Islam and married to a Muslim man reports Zee News.

“Her whereabouts are not known so far to her parents and police has not even registered their FIR against the accused,” sources told the Indian news channel.

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Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Uttarakhand: 4 People booked for religious conversion of woman into Islam

Saturday, November 21, 2020

Mathura: Two sadhus die under mysterious circumstances

Two sadhus died under mysterious circumstances while the third was admitted to a hospital for treatment after they consumed tea at their lodging facility, police said here on Saturday.

While 60-year-old Gulab Singh died on the spot, Sadhu Shyam Sundar (61) was declared brought dead by doctors of at the district hospital. The third person is undergoing treatment at the hospital.

The post-mortem of the deceased is being carried out by a panel of doctors while the forensic team is collecting evidence, police said.

Source and detailed news: TI

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Allahabad HC gives verdict that Religious conversion just for sake of marriage is illegal

The Allahabad High Court has said in a case that conversion just for the sake of marriage is not valid.

The court made the remark while dismissing a plea by a newly married couple. The couple had approached the court to direct police and the woman's father not to disturb their marital life. Justice MC Tripathi passed the order last month in a petition filed by Priyanshi alias Samreen and her partner.

Dismissing the petition, the court observed, "The first petitioner has converted her religion on June 29, 2020 and just after one month, they have solemnised their marriage on July 31, 2020, which clearly reveals to this court that the said conversion has taken place only for the purpose of marriage."

The court cited the Noor Jahan Begum case decision and mentioned that religious conversion for the sake of marriage is not valid. In the cited case, Hindu girls had converted to Islam to marry Muslim men.

In the Noor Jahan Begum case, court had cited Hadith of the Quran and said that without belief, religion could not be changed. The girls who convert to Islam for marrying Muslim men in a way are using religious conversion as a gimmick to do an inter-faith marriage.

Source: Zee, ANI

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Faridabad: Woman Killed For Refusing to Convert and Marry a Muslim Man

A Hindu woman was killed in broad daylight by a Muslim man for refusing to marry him after converting into Islam. The man first tried to abduct the woman; but when she resisted and he was not successful in abduction, he shot her dead. The man is an MLA's cousin.

Both the men allegedly involved in the murder have been arrested and the main accused has been identified as Tausif, police said on Tuesday. The other accused has been identified as Rehan, a resident of Nuh in Haryana.

Meanwhile, the family of the woman has linked the killing of the 21-year-old to so-called 'love jihad'. The family claimed that the woman was attacked outside her college by a man who was infatuated with her while the other accused is his associate.

The 21-year-old's kin said a case had been filed by the family against the main accused in 2018, but the matter was settled later. Haryana Police Commissioner told India Today, “In 2018, Nikita's family filed a kidnapping case against Tausif but the family later said they did not want to take action. We have arrested accused Tausif now.”

Source: IT

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh: Nandi Idol Vandalised

Unknown miscreants attacked a Hindu temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Agara Mangalam village in Gangadhara Nellore Mandal of Chittoor district.

According to an ANI report, the Nandi idol in the temple was found broken near its pedestal on the Sunday (27 September) morning. The police has started the investigation.

The event comes in a long series of attacks on Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh. Just this year, several incidents have occurred which brought devotees to the streets in protest.

Complete news: SM

Monday, September 28, 2020

Gazipur, Bangladesh: Idols of Hindu deities in a Kali Mandir vandalised

Idols of Hindu deities were vandalised at the Kali Mandir in Dakkhin Salna area in Gazipur city of Bangladesh, reported Dhaka Tribune.

Speaking on the act of desecration, Gazipur Sadar police station OC Alamgir Hossain Bhuiyan informed that unknown miscreants barged into the temple in the wee hours of the night and desecrated the idols of four Hindu deities. On the following day, Hindu worshippers found the heads of the idols lying on the ground. The police informed that an investigation has been initiated into the matter but no accused has been arrested till now. A police official stated that higher officials had visited the crime scene.

Human rights activist Pradip Chandra posted images of the vandalised idols on Twitter. He wrote, “Attack on a Hindu Temple And vandalized all of the deities at Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.”

Complete News: OI

Sunday, September 27, 2020

Andhra Pradesh: 6 Thieves Held for Stealing from Hindu Temples

A six-member gang, which was allegedly involved in a series of thefts at temples in Visakhapatnam and in Vizianagaram districts, was arrested by the Vizianagaram police on Sunday. All the accused are aged between 21 and 24 years.

The arrested were identified as T. Veerababu, M. Nagarajuna, M. Dhanaraju, S.. Sai, A. Chiranjeevi and G. Eswara Rao, all hailing from various places in Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts. Twenty-seven cases in which the accused were allegedly involved are under Pending Trial (P.T).

Addressing a press conference at the District Police Office here, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Visakha Range) L.K.V. Ranga Rao said that on September 23, unidentified miscreants had entered a temple and stole a hundi. On the same night, they tried to commit a theft at another temple at Dasannapeta. A special team was formed, under the guidance of Mr. Ranga Rao, following the series of temple thefts.

Complete news: TH

Saturday, September 26, 2020

England: Plan for Hindu temple made out of shipping containers is recommended for approval

Plans for a temple and community hall made out of shipping containers in Tattenhoe have been recommended for approval at a meeting next week.

Some 470 comments were sent to Milton Keynes Council about the plan for grassland east of St Agnes Way, with 319 writing in support, and 142 against.

There has also been a petition against the scheme signed by more than 700 people, and opposition from Shenley Brook End and Tattenhoe Parish Council.

Objectors claim that the Hindu temple would make traffic problems in the residential area worse, especially when it attracts up to 300 people to occasional events.

As for the shipping container design, council officers say: “Whilst the proposed building and its materials are unconventional it is modern and innovative and consistent with Milton Keynes reputation as an ambitious, forward thinking city.”

Complete news: MKFM

Mathura: Court Approached to Reclaim Shri Krishna's Birth Place

A civil suit was filed before the court of civil judge, senior division, Mathura, on behalf of child deity Bhagwan Shri Krishna Virajman, seeking the removal of the Shahi Idgah, adjacent to the Shri Krishna temple complex at Mathura.

Ranjana Agnihotri, a resident of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, has filed the suit.

The UP Sunni Central Waqf Board and the Committee of Management of Trust of Shahi Idgah have been arraigned as defendants in the suit.

The suit seeks recovery of 13.37 acres of land situated within the area of the temple.

The suit claims that the trust, with the help of some Muslims, encroached upon the land belonging to Shri Krishna Janamasthan Trust and the deity, and erected a structure.

It was also claimed that Shri Krishna Janamsthan Seva Sansthan, which is the governing body of the temple complex, entered into an illegal compromise with the Shahi Idgah trust with a view to grab the property in question.

“The Shree Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan is working against the interest of the deity and devotees and fraudulently entered into a compromise with the Committee of Management of Trust Masjid Idgah (Trust) in 1968 conceding a considerable portion of property belonging to the deity and the trust,” the suit said.

The civil judge, Mathura, passed a judgement on the suit regarding the alleged “compromise between the Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan and the Trust” on July 20, 1973.

The present suit has now prayed for “cancelling this judgement”.

What may, however, act as a legal bar to this new suit would be the law passed in 1991: Places of Worship (Special Provisions Act). This law was passed at the height of Ram Janmabhoomi dispute and seeks to protect all religious structures as they existed at the time of Independence with the exception of the disputed site at Ayodhya.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/suit-filed-in-mathura-court-for-reclamation-of-shri-krishna-janmasthan-land-removal-of-idgah/story-yZVafFAiIILkXLQyERQYEM.html

Friday, September 11, 2020

Mandya, Karnataka: 3 Priests Brutally Murdered And Temple Robbed

Three priests were found brutally murdered in the courtyard of Sri Arakeshwara Temple at Guttalu on the outskirts of Mandya city on Friday morning.

The bodies of the priests, identified as Ganesh, Prakash and Anand, were found in a pool of blood with their heads crushed with boulders. The bodies were spotted by the villagers after they found the temple door open.

The three used to sleep on the premises for security of the temple and its property, the police stated.Police is suspecting that robbery could be the motive behind these murders as the three hundis were moved outside the temple premises and the offerings, mainly cash, was looted. The emptied kanike hundis (money collection boxes) were found outside the temple.

The killers had managed to escape with the cash in the three hundi boxes leaving behind only coins of various denominations, which are found spilled near hundis. Police said that before escaping, the miscreants also ransacked the sanctum sanctorum of the temple in search of more valuables and cash.

Full news and source: TOI

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Andhra Pradesh: Multiple Attacks on Hindus and Hindu Temples; TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu Demands CBI Probe

Demanding a CBI inquiry into the 20 attacks on Hindu religion in the State during the last 16 months, the TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu criticised that all these were State-sponsored, in a statement on Wednesday. He alleged that the governance of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy encouraged these attacks on Hindu worship places, including the recent Antarvedi chariot burning.

Naidu referred to how sacred chariots of temples were burnt to ashes while priests were coming under attack even as the propagation of other religions was being allowed under the present management of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. Even the historic Simhachalam Temple Board was illegally taken over, he said. "Under the tyrannical YSRCP ruling, people of AP are now fearful of a continuous state-sponsored attack on their faiths. More than 20 such attacks have occurred", he said.

From charring of sacred chariots at Antarvedi and Bitragunta to the idols being demolished at Pithapuram, there appears to be a pattern in these incidents. There were also attacks on priests like in the Devarampadu incident. Concerns were there on the propagation of other religions under the management of TTD. On the other hand, there was an illegal takeover of the Simhachalam temple board. In all these aspects, there seems to be a pattern, he added.

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Sunday, September 6, 2020

USA: South Sacramento Hindu Temple Burglarized

The Sacramento Police Department said officers are investigating a burglary that occurred overnight at a Hindu temple in South Sacramento.

Authorities confirmed a man trespassed onto the Hari Om Mandir temple property on La Mancha Way, broke into a car and attempted to enter the temple.

Sacramento police said the temple reported the incident as a hate crime but the department said the investigation is currently moving forward as a burglary investigation.

Officers said they will be looking into the possibility of this being a hate crime.

Reference: SS