"The terrorists made sure to ask the religion of the Sindoor before symbolically erasing it—because apparently, even brutality comes with selective targeting."

got to correct you here, Sindoor is not a type of person to be asked about its religion lol its an accessory applied by hindu women after marriage symbolizing their marriage itself. The whole sentence is either a very shakespearean play on sindoor in which case, apologies good sir , and in case it isnt, now you know! have a nice day lol