Pathological hate is a natural response to denial of justice and in the face of repeated insult and injury.
That it would mix with vigilante justice is hardly surprising.
Which is why western nations have JURIES of their peer who get to decide their actual status, and not just on cold law.
That a cow smuggler was operating with such impudence under the nose of the police, was just a time bomb waiting to explode.
So yes, the executive did fail us, and so did the polity when it indulged in minority vote banks.
How did "Hinduism" become equal to "religion" ?
Hinduism is just ONE specific religion.
In your eagerness to demonstrate your "secularism" , you forgot to ask how much "christiantiy and how much islam was needed"
Even then, your whole premise of the question is wrong.
Who is the "modern nation state" to decide the role of religion ? This can only mean that you DO BELIEVE Hindusim needs to be controlled and monitored by the nation state.
So either you deliberately LIED earlier when you said that you do not seek to control it, or you so stupid that you do not understand the significance of your question. SO which is it ?
Considering you appear to be a "secular", I would think you are just plain stupid. I would have preferred you to be a liar. At least there is hope for a liar to reform.