Hindu right-wing handles have once again intensified their hate, now openly calling for rape and sexual violence against Kashmiri Muslim women, amid a surge of Islamophobic attacks and violence against Muslims, especially Kashmiris, across India following an attack by militants on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday, killing 26 people.
While countless online attacks have occurred this week, this time, it started with a user named Ben Dover (@nortjesznn), who posted a seemingly supportive message offering protection to Kashmiri girls in Delhi, “Any Kashmiri girl feeling threatened in Delhi can come to my house at night. You will be safe and well hosted. A divided India will lose; a united India will win and thrive.”
What began as a seemingly supportive message quickly took a dark turn when he tweeted, ‘But I can’t guarantee if she will be alive after spending a night with me,’ while also targeting Hijabi women, declaring, ‘Hijabis are my priority.’
These posts seem to be mocking the offers of help extended to Kashmiri students amid the anti-Kashmiri sentiment, which has forced hundreds of students from Kashmir to leave different parts of India due to increasing attacks and harassment.
The user hails from Uttarakhand, according to Grok AI.
The fact that the post was liked by over 4,400 users underscores the alarming normalisation of such violent rhetoric.
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