Hate Crime
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Dalit student’s hands hacked for riding bullet bike in Tamil Nadu
The 21-year-old Dalit student named R Iyyasamy from Tamil Nadu’s Melapidavur village was brutally attacked by a group of upper caste Hindus allegedly for riding a ‘Bullet’ motorcycle on February 12. The…
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Kashmiri shawl seller attacked & robbed in Punjab, FIR registered
A 32-year-old Kashmiri shawl seller identified as Fareed Ahmad was brutally beaten up and robbed by a group of people in Punjab’s Kapurthala district, sparking outrage and fear among Kashmiri traders operating…
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Hate speech against religious minorities in India surges 74 pc in 2024
United States-based think tank India Hate Lab (IHL) published research that revealed extremely elevated levels of hate speech against Indian religious minorities especially Muslims and Christians in 2024. The report published on…
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Property sold to minority woman in Gujarat sealed amid protests
A Hindu woman who sold her property to a Muslim woman in Gujarat’s Surat faced restrictions in early February after authorities sealed the property, citing violating the Disturbed Areas Act. The action…
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Odia film ‘Sanatani’ accused of anti-Christian bias, sparks outrage
Sanskrit Odia film “Sanatani: Karma Hi Dharma” has generated widespread controversy through its Christian depictions with critics alleging that it portrays Christians and Jesus Christ negatively. The film was released in cinemas…
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Video: Right-wing group harasses women at fair in UP, sparks outrage
In a disturbing incident, a group of young Muslim women was targeted by right-wing Hindutva men at a fair in Uttar Pradesh’s Milikhan Jahanpur village of Firozabad city. The incident came to…
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Video: Elderly vendor harassed, evicted by Hindutva group at Maha Kumbh mela
Hindutva mob harassed and forcibly evicted an elderly Muslim vendor man who was selling posters and idols of Hindu deities at the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela. The incident reportedly took place on…
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Bihar: Labourer beaten to death for entering Shiv temple to drink water
In yet another incidence of mob violence, a 28-year-old Muslim man identified as Waseem was brutally beaten by a group of seven people within Shiva temple premises in Bihar’s Aurangabad district. The…
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Hindutva’s strategy: Creating fake social media ID for vilification
The Muslim community in India has faced growing challenges in recent years as various Hindutva outfit members or their sympathizers have started adopting the disturbing trend of using fake Muslim identities to…
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J-K: Man dies by suicide after police custodial torture, probe launched
Authorities in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, have launched independent probes into the death of a tribal man identified as Makhan Din amid allegations of custodial abuse and suicide. District Magistrate Rakesh Minhas…
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West Bengal: Student thrashed on train, called ‘Bangladeshi’ by Hindutva mob
In yet another incidence of growing intolerance towards minorities in India, a 27-year-old Muslim student Rezaul Islam Mondal was brutally assaulted and humiliated allegedly by a Hindutva extremist group on a Sealdah-bound…
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Video: Interfaith couple attacked by Hindutva mob at Bhopal Court
A young interfaith couple was violently attacked by members of the extreme Hindu right wing at the Bhopal district court on Friday afternoon, February 7, where they had gone to legally register…
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Former Miss India delivers hate speech at Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj
In yet another instance of hate speech in the country, former Miss India Ishika Taneja sparked a huge controversy after delivering a deeply inflammatory and provocative speech that explicitly targeted the Indian…
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Leaked UK report exposes ‘Hindutva extremism’ linked to 2022 Leicester riots
A leaked UK Home Office report declared Hindu nationalist extremism as a major contributor to the 2022 Leicester riots which serves as the initial acknowledgement of this Hindu-based ideology as a security…
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2020 Delhi riots: Court orders FIR against SHO, labels torture as hate crime
In a significant development, a Delhi court on Friday, January 31 ordered to file an FIR against a station house officer (SHO) of Jyoti Nagar police station in connection with the 2020…
