Indian Muslim stabbed 15 times in Utah hate crime

An Indian Muslim man was stabbed 15 times at a mall in Utah, United States, on July 15, 2026. The suspect, a Utah man, reportedly asked the victim if he was Muslim before attacking him and later told police he intended to kill Muslims. Police are treating the attack as a hate crime motivated by the victim's religion. The victim is of Indian origin and was targeted in what authorities describe as a suspected bias-motivated assault.