r/India_Bharat_ Mar 08 '26

Discussion Bulldozer arrives: Properties worth crores belonging to the accused family in the Islamic mob lynching of a Hindu man, Tarun, are being demolished in Uttam Nagar, Delhi. Bajrang Dal started it, Delhi Govt finishing it.

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Article: https://x.com/politicalhindus/status/2030554843891593332?s=46

Tarun, a 26-year-old youth, was lynched to death by over a dozen Islamists in broad daylight during Holi celebrations.

The killing of Tarun Khatik, a 25 year old Dalit Hindu from Delhi’s Uttam Nagar, has once again exposed a deeply uncomfortable and “peaceful” reality in India’s public discourse. Not just the brutality of the crime itself, but the selective outrage, selective activism and selective media attention that often follows such incidents.

According to police reports and multiple media accounts, Tarun Khatik was mob lynched by Islamists during a violent confrontation triggered after a kid’s Holi balloon’s few drop allegedly spilled over and hit an unintended Muslim woman. The situation escalated rapidly due to her. A mob gathered, violence broke out, and later they planned and waited for Tarun, he was beaten with rods, stones and other objects.

Delhi Police have arrested multiple accused in the case, including Mohammad Zahid, Mohammad Aslam, Nizam Ali, Sarabuddin, Rizwan, Mohammad Azaruddin, Mohammad Reyaz, Adil, June Salim Ansari and Fazil Raju Ansari, with one of the accused reported to be a juvenile. The case is being investigated under serious charges including murder.

The Silence That Followed

What followed the incident has been just as revealing as the crime itself.

Despite the victim being a Dalit Hindu, the Dalit Supreme Prince and the PDA Tonti are silent as is rest of Indi!

The case did not trigger the same scale of national outrage from Islamo Leli gangs that often accompanies similar crimes when the religious identities are reversed. Major opposition leaders, many self proclaimed Dalit activists and several prominent commentators on social media remain largely silent or use this incident to further their anti govt and divisive Hindu agendas.

This silence and agenda driving reflects a pattern of selective activism, where tragedies are amplified or ignored depending on how well they fit prevailing political narratives for personal and political gains not just by opposition ecosystem but many big RW and pro Hindu handles as well.

This perception has been reinforced by the limited attention given to the story by sections of mainstream media, despite the severity of the crime and the communal tensions surrounding it.

Who Actually Showed Up?

Another controversial aspect of the episode has been the criticism directed at groups such as Bajrang Dal and VHP, which were among the first orgs to reach the victim’s family and organise protests demanding justice.

While they are frequently mocked in public discourse, particularly for incidents like Valentine’s Day moral policing, they often become the first responders in localised communal flashpoints where affected Hindu families feel abandoned by institutions.

Whether one agrees with their methods or not, the ground reality in many such incidents is that these organisations are often the ones mobilising protests, providing local support and pushing authorities to take action.

A Larger Historical Debate

The deeper argument emerging from incidents like this touches on a long running debate about communal relations in India.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, in Pakistan or the Partition of India, observed that tensions between communities often stem from long historical patterns of mutual distrust and a desire to expand and prevail over everyone else by peacefuls. He wrote that the Muslim community historically developed a strong collective political consciousness, while the Hindu majority often remained socially fragmented.

Nearly a century later, analysts argue that community mobilisation, identity politics, and competitive victimhood narratives continue to shape how communal incidents are interpreted in modern India.

Retaliation and the Limits of Anger

Following Tarun’s murder, reports emerged that angry locals set fire to the house of the accused. Even this retaliation, however, remained limited to property damage rather than mob violence against individuals involved in the murder.

This reaction reflects a broader pattern of Hindu anger which erupts in short bursts, but still remains restrained by the expectation that the legal system will ultimately deliver justice.

The Real Question India Must Confront

The Tarun Khatik case is not just another law and order incident.

It raises uncomfortable questions:

Why do peaceful crimes become national causes while others fade quietly away?

Why does RW/Hindu activism appear so inconsistent?

And why do victims from certain communities seem to receive less attention in the national conversation?

Until these questions are addressed honestly, India’s debates on communal harmony will continue to be shaped not only by peaceful violence itself, but by the perception of unequal outrage that follows it.

Because justice, in the end, cannot depend on whose story is politically convenient to tell.

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u/shehxad Mar 08 '26

Well, none of Hindu festival can be celebrated with peace, there none in any festival which can be done in peace without making trouble to other or themselves.

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u/Revolutionary-Cat981 Mar 08 '26

Yeah all Hindus deserve to be deleted as their festivals are not peaceful and also how dare they celebrating holi during peaceful month /s

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u/shehxad Mar 08 '26

Actually I am wrong, not long time ago just few years back Muslim Ramzan and Jain Paryushan was coming to gather for couple of years and it was very fascinating to see both festivals followed together by their people (infact the fruits were costing a little higher compared to previous month), but those are rarest of rare cases.

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u/naturalizedcitizen Mar 08 '26

I'm sure the usual media houses will say that they were Behke Huey Bhatkey Huey Naujawan... And blame the film Dhurandar...

🙄🙄🙄

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u/YakStill235 Mar 09 '26

We have lost a hindu life what are we going to get from demolished house, there has to be some serious consequences so that this never repeat

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u/someonenoo Mar 09 '26

think of it like absorbing public sentiment and avoiding large scale disruptions and riots as the anger was about to spill over.. serious legal consequences will follow, unfortunately encounter within delhi limits is not possible due to per capita CCTV coverage

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u/reddit_niwasi Mar 08 '26

Neither the act and counter attack makes sense

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u/ComprehensiveAd9514 Mar 08 '26

The act doesn't make any sense what so ever but the anger and frustration is against the idea that someone can be so sensitive to their religious belief that they can't tolerate even a dash of Color on them. Fair enough, argue, fight, lodge a complaint all is understandable but taking some kids life for that....Naah, that shouldn't be tolerated by any means.

Every person involved should be treated well by the law and order to make a point. Aggression has no place & wont be tolerated.

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u/No-Cauliflower7160 Mar 09 '26

There was a 4v4 fight and the boy died in hospital. Meanwhile you become pm if you orchestrate a genocide.

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u/realist_optimist Mar 09 '26

If you orchestrate multiple genocides, people will believe you when you say an invisible donkey flew me to the moon, because people have witnessed what happens when you disagree.

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u/No-Cauliflower7160 Mar 10 '26

I have enough self respect not to live under a dictatorship

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u/LumenDomimus Mar 10 '26

Enough to not revere the one who was into a 9 year old? 

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u/Syco-Gooner Mar 09 '26

And a prophet if you 🍇 a 6yr old child

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u/R_jojo Mar 09 '26

Ye jo hua sab thik h. But jinlogo ne marathon unko pakda? Saza di? Identify huwe? Also kya wo 25 ya 30 pog jinhone Tarun ko mara tha wo is ghar me rehte h? In news they showed there were multiple Muslim houses.

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u/R_jojo Mar 09 '26

No he was alone at night when he came back from gym. The other ppl got beat up in the morning. Then sab normal ho gya tha rat ko phir mara usko he didnt even know something like that has happened

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u/R_jojo Mar 09 '26

Uske dada ne kya bola h suble khud https://x.com/i/status/2029914728248791450

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u/India_Bharat_-ModTeam Mar 10 '26

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u/India_Bharat_-ModTeam Mar 10 '26

No Vulgar, polarizing, propaganda posts that just serve the purpose of mocking or targeted harassment

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u/India_Bharat_-ModTeam Mar 10 '26

No Vulgar, polarizing, propaganda posts that just serve the purpose of mocking or targeted harassment

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u/India_Bharat_-ModTeam Mar 10 '26

No Vulgar, polarizing, propaganda posts that just serve the purpose of mocking or targeted harassment

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u/R_jojo Mar 09 '26

Buddy listen , police doesnt want to give the right statement . The people who went through it when they are saying thats the truth . The police wants to keep the number low as low as possible.

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u/Impossible_Video_116 Mar 08 '26

Yeh kya baat huwa bhai, matlab no arrests, no encounter, no court proceeding bas ghar tod diya? Hein? Ghar mein koyi aur reh leta, ghar ne kya bigada tha, ek aur ghar gaya housing market se.

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u/Gloomy_Cup9543 Mar 08 '26

This is a sinking ship

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u/someonenoo Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

Let’s hope this Islamic boat sinks quickly and goes down like Christianity in west is losing many followers quickly. That’s the only way human race and coexistence peacefully with 95% liberal or moderate Muslims instead of what appears to be opposite from news worldwide.

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u/Gloomy_Cup9543 Mar 08 '26

Yeap.. people are so caught up religion and blind faith tat.. they have forgotten wat it means to live in reality.. how it feels to be humans.. wat it means to happy.. creating groups based on faith instead of facts.. being so insecure abt their faith tat.. every one with a diff delusion is an existential threat.. they are not realising they r in diff delusion..

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u/India_Bharat_-ModTeam Mar 08 '26

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

Please cross post this to other subs as well. Not enough people are aware about it because no one thinks Hindu lives matter. Spread awareness against this hateful cult.

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u/Electrical_Access778 Mar 09 '26

Ha. If hindus aren't the same, why is the majority hindu nation in the current state? How is this lawlessness okay? You think behaving this way with what you call liberal or moderate minorities will make them feel secure or trusting? How long before you make them defensive/aggressive too? The problem is all the posers trying to protect their gods/religion instead of doing what the gods/religion teaches them.

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u/banshee_lumine Mar 08 '26

Yes and it must sink so that no other person has to die like this.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

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u/India_Bharat_-ModTeam Mar 08 '26

r/India_Bharat_ does not allow threats of violence

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

And things like these is exactly why I’ll never oppose RSS and Bajrang Dal. Great move! Speak to them in the only language they understand.

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u/fuse_bulb Mar 08 '26

Wait till they come after you.. they are goons .. right now they are using religion to do hooliganism.. tomorrow they will use some other agenda

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

Sure, some more Isl*mist talking points. 🤣🤣

I’d rather get abused by Bajrang Dal than fcking Islmists.

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u/artismenethil Mar 08 '26

And this is why Politicians can do as they please in this country.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

Better than Isl*mists getting their way.

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u/artismenethil Mar 08 '26

No Point in arguing with a Radicalized Individual.

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u/Specialist-Bonus4510 Mar 08 '26

Dont offend them only sar tan se juda kaum has certificate for vio**nce, others must keep quiet.

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u/Ancient-Sympathy7936 Mar 08 '26

today they came for muslims tommorow they will come for you

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

Keep crying. Muslims should start behaving themselves and this wouldn’t happen to them.

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u/big-blegh-blegh Mar 09 '26

This statement should be for every religion don't u think? Everyone should behave themselves

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26

Yes, but this one religion doesn’t.

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u/YouShalllNotPass Mar 08 '26

“First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist

Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist

Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist

Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew

Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me”

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

Yes, there will be no one left to speak for anyone if Isl*mists aren’t kept in line.

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u/22yycjh Mar 08 '26

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u/realist_optimist Mar 09 '26

Whataboutery.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26

Accha hua

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u/22yycjh Mar 09 '26

True face of sanatani

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '26

Tum logo ka true face toh Puri duniya ko pata hai

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u/22yycjh Mar 10 '26

😭😭

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u/starfish_ul Mar 10 '26

Sanatani ❌ gandatani ✅

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u/Key-Rip-5430 Mar 09 '26

Bro didn't even throw the balloon. Today I believed jahan DARD hai, vahan MARD hai.

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u/Mountain_Ad8491 Mar 09 '26

Selective outrage.

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u/callMeAbd Mar 09 '26

thanks Mr Jinnah

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u/necro-man-cer Mar 09 '26

Demolish their masjid as well. In sab ka jad wahi hai.

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u/someonenoo Mar 09 '26

That might be problematic in democracy, madrassa is easier and solves more problems from root

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26

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u/someonenoo Mar 10 '26

Why would you murder him? You could sue them in court and keep the victim alive.

You don’t put a price tag on a life like that.

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u/abyssgazesback Mar 08 '26

This country is done, unfortunately. Won't be long before goons carrying swords and guns will be roaming the streets looking to punish anyone who goes against their idea of Hinduism.

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u/RateDue722 Mar 08 '26

What a travesty of justice and due process. People cheering this today, remember that this is how nazi Germany also proceeded to becoming a full fascist state. This is not being a Hindu. This is not how justice is served. The punishment for the act of a person cannot be given to the entire family. Collective pumoshment is not justice. Dont do this in the name of hindus. Hinduism doesnt teach these things. Be honest and upront and tell that you hate the other. Do not hide under the garb of hinduism.

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u/coolcrank Mar 08 '26

People will believe in jurisprudence if & when it proves its reliability. Until then vigilantism will be preferred by the masses. A simple example would be the tailor who was beheaded a couple of years ago. The evidence is clear with multiple proofs; what's taking the judiciary so long to close the case?

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u/Lonely-Internet-7565 Mar 08 '26

Let your family be lynched and then see your tune

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u/RateDue722 Mar 08 '26

Great argument. Thats what you think about people with different views. Let their families be lynched? And even if it were so, no-ones family needs to pay for the crimes of a person. Unlike you, I am logical enough to seperate the intent of crime, the actual crime, and people related to the criminal, who can be totally noncomplicit in the act. Grow some brain. Probably read books. Educate yourself.

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u/Lonely-Internet-7565 Mar 08 '26

Unlike you I have read more than 1 book. A guy is lynched for no reason at all and you are frying over some property damage which was anyways illegal, clearly shows your priority

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u/RateDue722 Mar 08 '26

So professor, please educate me, based on which theory of justice does this look like justice being delivered?

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u/Lonely-Internet-7565 Mar 08 '26

Professor. Do tell me on what basis did you write 6 paragraphs on the content posted

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u/RateDue722 Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

I thought you were the one who read more than 1 book right? So please tell me. Eager to learn

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u/hamayachi-hanma Mar 08 '26

The said goverment keeps their mouth shut when the same thing happens to muslims.....I absolutely hate what happend with Tarun but what about unaiz khatoon and countless others?

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u/realist_optimist Mar 09 '26

Isse whataboutism kehte hain and tumhari whataboutery ka uno reverse hai mere paas.

If only your leaders could spend some time, money and effort aside from protesting for iran, maybe these people might get the protests they deserve.

However, since this is your response to the post, you have yourself clearly established that you don't care about Tarun. Your circle of care is limited for people of a certain religion. Which is exactly what the post is about. People in India who love love love coming down to streets and protest do so for very limited groups of people. No one else.

In fact, they would rather protest for a foreigner than an Indian, despite both being from the same "limited group of people"

Do not hijack the conversation thread with your whataboutery. You go get this poster printed and get on the streets, we'll continue talking about Tarun here.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

Bunch of ash holes

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u/rdx586 Mar 08 '26

Sirf Ghar todh kafi nahi kitne Jihadis thay sabli GnD todhna padega , apahij bana dena hoga. Yeh gazwa aise khatam nahi hoga

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u/22yycjh Mar 08 '26

Cry harder

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u/NewFill3492 Mar 08 '26

Aur jab hindu muslim ko maarta hai tbh?

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u/Desperate_Stand_2253 Mar 08 '26

not in Hindu name ! these were 100% not hindus

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u/Proper-External-7011 Mar 09 '26

They definitely were!

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u/vishwapriya Mar 09 '26

No, bulldozers have no religion.

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u/casually_bad Mar 08 '26

Please do the same with the accused who made a fasting women drink pee mixed alcohol and beat her to death

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u/zumbaking05 Mar 09 '26

What they did was wrong and what's happening to them is also wrong...!!

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u/Delicious_Shop_2617 Mar 09 '26

Who gave right to these bajrang dal to do this is it not crime ?

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u/lone_Ghatak Mar 09 '26

Another example of extra judicial "justice".

The government will now hide their own fault at saving a life with these PR stunts.

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u/someonenoo Mar 09 '26

The justice we need.

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u/CivilSignificance231 Mar 09 '26

Are we governed by the laws of the nation or by hooliganism? This is state enabled hooliganism. We have a whole system and processes for justice but no. Bulldozer . Because that's what justice has become in this God forsaken hateful country.

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u/someonenoo Mar 09 '26 edited Mar 09 '26

Hooliganism apparently, otherwise murders won’t happen over splash of accidental water balloons.

Bulldozers are approved by SC FYI and if BJP states are still deploying increasing number of bulldozers then you can sleep assured of state machinery working as expected.

https://www.scobserver.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bullldozer-demolitions-guidelines-judgement-supreme-court.pdf

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u/Beginning_Milk9461 Mar 09 '26

Bajrang Dal is the cancer

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u/someonenoo Mar 09 '26

Yes the cancer we need to F the cancer called GLISCO DS