Jagarnath Murmu, a 39-year-old Santhal man, works as a security guard in a gated society in the Kanke area of Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand. With the Diwali baksheesh he received from residents, he plans to buy himself a new pair of pants and a shirt. Unlike previous years, however, he has decided not to purchase from a Muslim-owned store. Curious about this change, I ask him why. He replies, “I saw it on my phone—they are beating Hindus in Bangladesh, and here in Jharkhand, they are marrying our daughters and grabbing lands.” When I press him further, asking if he believes everything he saw on his phone, his colleague, Sonu Mahto, a 32-year-old guard from the Bero block of Ranchi district, interjects. “Muslims are like that,” Mahto says. “They want to dominate and control everything. They are kattar (hardline), and we Adivasi-Moolvasi (non-Adivasi natives) people cannot match their cunning or their power.” Murmu nods approvingly, adding, “We need to be careful.”