Human Sacrifices by Some Misguided, Inhuman Elements among Hindus

Though human sacrifices are nowhere mandated by the Vedas, regarded as the canonical foundation of Hinduism, references to it in Hindu lore do exist, such as Harishchandra having to sacrifice Shunahashepa or Ghatodkach’s first meeting with Bheem relating to a human sacrifice. That such sacrifices have existed in Hindu history has been acknowledged even in a noted Hindu right-wing portal-

https://swarajyamag.com/culture/the-fascinating-story-of-a-shaktipeeth-in-meghalaya-sending-soil-and-water-for-bhoomi-puja-at-ayodhya

This idea of killing a human being for religious rites is abhorrent even to most of the devout Hindus today, but is still done by a loony fringe of Hindus. Some reports of human sacrifices or attempts at the same in recent years are stated hereunder-

https://www.indiatoday.in/crime/story/odisha-priest-kills-man-to-offer-human-sacrifice-for-coronavirus-1682830-2020-05-28?fbclid=IwAR1nzOFAyNerUqVQhQFxWid-Rt6n_Akm35OJpQZHPtrklSg7-RddOPh_pvU

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/odisha-woman-four-year-old-daughter-witchcraft-good-fortune-well-drinks-blood-849386-2017-06-20?fbclid=IwAR02EgogNu6sbMUUsRgBiQOSRGqFIpZpadRrlB8sPnc5UPcaGHr4_Zx5MSI

https://www.news18.com/news/india/science-teacher-and-family-members-try-to-sacrifice-three-year-old-girl-in-assam-held-2220361.html?fbclid=IwAR3Hj5hhtrHqXMmKUwqvHE9eweP2JaZrEqmB47GlqtPSwmGokiz3R2mvvCE

https://www.indiatoday.in/crime/story/odisha-man-beheads-12-year-old-nephew-to-appease-deities-for-good-harvest-1545655-2019-06-09?fbclid=IwAR2g5g2bsGqzKGEEj6Addbo21dda6_kH-2y2A0uzXp7tJuUvcFdkMYMYdok

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karnataka-police-arrest-four-killing-10-year-old-girl-human-sacrifice-58148?fbclid=IwAR0crDAfJy0xG9Uc_qk9fwBK8vQMYK1TsUL3puzkQbmgzrnAARBAOtB7kVs

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2454853/Indian-father-kills-month-old-son-axe-appease-Hindu-goddess-destruction-rebirth.html?fbclid=IwAR17OEWJ96mbJEj0Dv3qGCH9bTNdYFQ3EA82mT8DhKj5mj_nls5CkKYI7jc

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Tribal-sacrificed-in-Jharkhand-for-rain/articleshow/47507746.cms?fbclid=IwAR3exBBiBeUy7T7oxoLjp7i4u6nQubPSo91NEdn6lC1squuwLkp29gkMIcs

https://www.ap7am.com/lv-277719-child-sacrifice-on-lunar-eclipse-day-in-hyderabad-face-to-face-with-mother-of-house-owner-rajshekhar.html?fbclid=IwAR3f7vie2IkK0hNqZXuOG6AItdjJZay0ra_yp-4ohPsRNPkRayu1aGCJFFg 

To fellow Hindus, I'd say that  we need to take stock of things like these before boasting of being liberal and progressive, which is not to say that other communities should act smug and not do their introspection about their practices at variance with modern human rights norms (here's an example of a Saudi muslim doing something similar - https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/this-is-serious/saudi-man-killed-his-baby-because-he-thought-it-was-a-jinn-2843689/?fbclid=IwAR10UwRReDQm4EmCPcAQU6SmZXFGV87zaHM5YvE9h_wsK_cMKEQzbNtm61g, here's one of an Indian Muslim - https://www.indiatoday.in/crime/story/jodhpur-rajasthan-father-slits-daughter-throat-ramzan-human-sacrifice-1256365-2018-06-10 and here's one of an American Christian - https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/man-who-was-often-seen-reading-the-bible-in-a-texas-town-lured-3-people-to-his-motel-room-and-sacrificed-them-say-police/ar-AAP4fX4?ocid=mailsignout&li=AAgfYGb&fbclid=IwAR2rxSanaKTrpcWtiCz7_0kwJyCXyT9dsF3zOnJSeOsuF43DZJFEm1U-kaQ).

Patanjali Lies

https://www.livemint.com/Companies/ObCpy4dclxdo1wCun608ML/Patanjali-rapped-for-false-and-misleading-advertisements.html https://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/awareness/patanjali-misleading-advertisements/?fbclid=IwAR0HfbK1olgjDXqQRbRYuwxdEShbO85awQgoQuXKcChpyr_FssUh6NzpV8o https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/yet-another-miracle-from-baba-ramdev-patanjali-now-sells-products-imported-from-future-251654.html?fbclid=IwAR1L3A-Ay8BPH5MlfyGtMh84LWXfqNgBginybUZvOnu0TTni1LYLPs_kngI https://www.altnews.in/baba-ramdevs-patanjali-pulls-a-fast-one-rebrands-an-american-app-as-swadeshi-kimbho-chat-app/

Instances of Some in the Indian Security Apparatus Being Found to be on ISI Payrolls/Otherwise Compromising on National Security by Way of Corruption

 http://khurpi.info/paid-isi-agents-who-happened-to-be-indian-muslims-the-irresponsible-reportage-by-our-media/?fbclid=IwAR0I2NHHM_Ssf31IvD-iCWJS_Vo0TDpGR2SFIQZ0fDJrKXjg_6LbPDXepaY https://twitter.com/srivatsayb/status/1230106217797734403?fbclid=IwAR0i3p9T-EFRqIfKfXhfgS-twvUQAMaU4MTr_KhrZXfzFuRRcDOtfqQW174

https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/12/20/Espionage-7-Navy-personnel-arrested-for-alleged-links-to-Pakistan.html?fbclid=IwAR3ffskCtqRR0xhplxIGKR_qaghnlWcVg_Ioxk1O73MtMCa6eorcgnqL4cU

https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/law-and-order/big-military-intelligences-operation-desert-chase-2-isi-operatives.html?fbclid=IwAR0dFb--D7JfrjiYmzxD2y6q9-fsv5RQG9ypgiTb6VI5laW2D6Ch8KreNsA http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/military-intelligence-staffer-caught-trying-to-sell-secrets/956885/ https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/isi-agent-arrested-at-sensitive-brahmos-missile-unit-drdo-in-nagpur-maharashtra/295987?fbclid=IwAR1B8z6iEewR9WU5k-FG8fvyd5nDrMS6xhi812u82hqvKMm4fIsWD3g1yxQ

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ats-arrests-armyman-for-giving-military-info-to-pak-agencies-7138856/#:~:text=Uttar%20Pradesh%20ATS%20on%20Friday,Pakistani%20intelligence%20agencies%2C%20including%20ISI.&text=A%20retired%20signalman%2C%20Sharma%20was,his%20native%20place%20in%20Hapur.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tehelka-sting-3-year-jail-for-retired-major-general/articleshow/71142320.cms?fbclid=IwAR0aTCkOmuxGclT2Dxz1_5dSGaKSvW3Y5qrEScDZpnZkwQlsPb3h2GkGspY

https://www.indiatoday.in/crime/story/retired-army-soldier-faizabad-up-recruitment-scam-arrest-1596066-2019-09-06?fbclid=IwAR0ZGeW1MWs_WrP-vWbaO7VUPMLJGB2llV-iakuwRswNZT3ka2hmw02wu8A

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/army-officer-sentenced-to-10-year-rigorous-imprisonment-in-bribery-case-235437?fbclid=IwAR1tP5HyGq5a1RfGG6s8-HurhpuiKJpacbtjEVR7AwPcjJ82SYyy1ssSpoU

Some Documented Crimes by Some Rogue Indian Army Personnel outside Conflict Zones

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/army-jawan-two-friends-booked-for-gang-rape-of-chhattisgarh-minor/articleshow/80107490.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/former-army-man-70-kin-80-get-life-42-yrs-after-murder-of-4/articleshow/81766880.cms?fbclid=IwAR1bD76fq_i5ItnopcWaIkL2udYBChAifdeQkHsE2UX7-yn0c1q1YUZn6jQ

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/-army-jawan-rapes-blind-dalit-girl-in-mathura-village/articleshow/53587994.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Life-imprisonment-for-army-officer-for-Chennai-boys-murder/articleshow/27240996.cms?fbclid=IwAR1-T9WUzbyWD3AWVAablzpfqE7AM2AwUW2QTSXHTI6c_tfHjcUZjjhtC_c https://thewire.in/gender/four-army-men-booked-for-raping-speech-and-hearing-impaired-woman?fbclid=IwAR1zvkbm9Pcukwodxfm5ODETnlSYqKLP03_Ifac3GT9nV-PoMHFMWSAcoKE https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/3-army-jawans-held-for-molestation/?fbclid=IwAR1jt3mqKbPhrlAcoM-Qbz8J5ao1RUDJYk2kIJg6YCp7-5i0tC8B-HEXuzQ https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/lucknow/story/uttar-pradesh-kanpur-army-colonel-rape-friends-russian-wife-1749238-2020-12-14?fbclid=IwAR0HyKF8cPQ8WcZqeNqAkjMZM8Q-3GL5KGPJQVcDwcXba_D-iPmKFS8SsvI https://m.timesofindia.com/videos/news/army-jawan-held-for-rape-attempt-in-train/videoshow/22618242.cms?mobile=no https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/crime/army-jawan-steals-cash-from-railway-restroom/articleshow/47361960.cms

https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/fir-against-indian-army-colonel-and-jawans-for-destroying-farm-in-khed/articleshow/69933078.cms?fbclid=IwAR1Ri-upKgj4a6Juj1kzlrn6qaou5iqIh7QEsUuA5IV8gENX3XONVYCGaug