Enraged over witnessing a Dalit student leader from Patna University in Bihar burning the Manusmriti during the UGC Regulations protests on Wednesday, a Hindutva leader has issued decisive and incendiary, Islamophobic vituperation against Islam and the Prophet, while threatening to burn the Quran, thereby culminating in a tense and volatile situation.
Manish Kumar, a former student union president, orchestrated a public immolation of the ancient text during a demonstration for the UGC Equity Regulations 2026, asserting that the nation’s governance must remain tethered to the Constitution rather than archaic codes.
This provocative act prompted retaliation from Madhavlal Kashyap, the chief of Hindu Swabhiman Bihar, who disseminated a vitriolic video across social media platforms. Kashyap issued an ultimatum to the Bihar Police, demanding Kumar’s immediate incarceration within twenty-four hours; failing this, he vowed to incinerate the Quran at every major thoroughfare across the state.
Furthermore, his rhetoric descended into profound sacrilege as he threatened to burn effigies of the Prophet and his companions Ali and Abu Bakr, an escalation that has destabilised the regional social equilibrium.
In response to this burgeoning crisis, law enforcement authorities have registered a First Information Report at the cybercrime division, citing the dissemination of inflammatory content intended to fracture communal harmony.
A specialised investigative task force has been deployed to scrutinise the digital evidence, while the Nalanda police have confirmed that Kashyap’s actions constitute grave offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
As the state remains on a knife-edge, the police are identifying those complicit in circulating the incendiary footage, noting that Kashyap is already a repeat offender with a litany of prior criminal charges against him.