Hate‑Crime Report: Anti‑Muslim Violence in India — October 2025

Hate‑Crime Report: Anti‑Muslim Violence in India — October 2025
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According to a new monthly entry in the Muslim Mirror “Hate Crime Data Base,” October 2025 has seen a continuation of rising anti‑Muslim hate crimes across India. The database — which aims to systematically document violence and discrimination targeting India’s roughly 200 million‑strong Muslim population — reports several new incidents involving physical assault, property destruction, intimidation, and communal‑motivated harassment.

This surge comes in the context of a broader national environment of increasing hostility towards Muslims. Civil society organisations, including Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR), documented 141 hate crimes against Muslims and Christians between June and August 2025, alongside 102 incidents of hate speech — yet only 22 of these cases were formally lodged as police First Information Reports (FIRs).

Critics argue such low rates of formal registration reflect official neglect or complicity.

Advocates say the pattern deepens systemic discrimination: according to the data base’s trend summaries, around 85 % of recorded incidents over recent years have involved individuals linked to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or its allied Hindu nationalist organisations.

Human‑rights observers warn that the October data reinforce a worrying reality: hate‑driven violence against Muslims is not random or isolated, but sustained and wide-reaching — encompassing not only street‑level attacks and assaults but also home demolitions, social exclusion, and economic sabotage.

The October 2025 update to the database therefore underscores the urgency of robust institutional response and independent oversight. Without effective protection measures, victims’ recourse to justice remains uncertain, and communal divisions risk worsening — with reverberations not only in India, but across the region.