Hate Crime
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Imam shocked to find meat packet, threat letter inside Tripura mosque
An imam of a Tripura mosque was shocked to discover a packet of meat with a warning letter on Sunday, August 17. Its contents claimed the land belonged to Hindus and asked…
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Dalit man beaten with belt, threatened with life in Gujarat
A young Dalit man was severely beaten, robbed, and threatened with death in Gujarat’s Junagadh district. This is the third reported case of caste-based violence in the area in a month. The…
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Video: Rajasthan medical intern asked to remove veil for patient safety; triggers row
A young Muslim medical intern at the Women’s Hospital (MCH) was asked by a senior female doctor to remove her veil for patient safety in Rajasthan’s Tonk district. The issue rose after…
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UP man beaten to death over theft suspicion; Body found on road
A Muslim man died after being brutally assaulted by a group on suspicion of theft. His lifeless body was found on Sunday, August 17, lying by the roadside in Thathauli village in…
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Mob attacks UP police station after duo given protection from assault
Two Muslim men were violently attacked by an angry mob in Nayagaon of Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh on suspicion of theft. Fahim and his relative Firoz were returning home after attending a…
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‘We will cut you with jhatka’: Elderly man attacked in Uttarakhand; 3 held
A group of inebriated men attacked a Muslim man, forced him to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram‘ and threatened to cut off his beard in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal region. A video of the…
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Dalit auto driver dies by suicide in Karnataka; blames police harassment
A young man from the Dalit community in Chikmanglur district of Karnataka died by suicide, alleging police brutality and caste-based abuse. The incident took place on August 13 in Samse village in…
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VHP-Bajrang Dal workers vandalise church in Chhattisgarh over conversion claim
Members from Hindutva organisations, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal, stormed and vandalised a church in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur, alleging that forced religious conversion was taking place. The attack took place on…
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Karnataka BJP MLA offers Rs 5L reward for interfaith marriage
Former Karnataka minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Bijapur district, Basangouda Patil Yatnal, has announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh to any Hindu man marrying a Muslim woman. “We…
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Police aspirant lynched for speaking to woman from different community
A 21-year-old Muslim man was allegedly lynched to death by an angry mob for talking to a girl from another community in Chhoti Betawad village of Maharashtra‘s Jalgaon district. His body was dumped in…
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Elderly Sikh man brutally assaulted in LA, suspect in custody
New York: An elderly Sikh man was assaulted in Los Angeles and suffered a skull fracture and potential brain trauma, as authorities announced a suspect has been arrested for the attack. Harpal…
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Dalit woman gang-raped, fiance assaulted in MP; 3 out of 4 accused held
Sidhi: A 20-year-old Dalit woman, who had gone out with her fiance in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district, was allegedly raped by four men who also assaulted her male partner, said a police…
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‘I married him’: UP woman denies family’s claim after husband second arrest
A Muslim man in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh was arrested for the second time in two months on allegations of kidnapping a Hindu woman by her family. However, the woman has…
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Veteran Malayalam filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan triggers castiest remarks
Thiruvananthapuram: Veteran filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan on Sunday, August 3, said the current practice of the Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC) providing Rs 1.5 crore to prospective filmmakers from SC/ST has not…
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Concerning rise of hate, large-scale evictions against minorities in Assam
India Hate Lab recently released a report under its Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) initiative, highlighting a worrying rise in hate speech, harassment, violence and forced evictions targeting Bengali-origin Muslims who are being…
