Hate Crime
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Group forcibly removes Christmas decorations in Indore
Indore: Right-wing activists created a ruckus and forcibly removed a Christmas tree and other Xmas decorations from a food street in Indore, police said on Friday. A video of the incident that…
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Uttarakhand cops arrest men for assaulting Kashmiri shawl seller
Uttarakhand: Men who assaulted the Kashmiri shawl seller, Bilal Ahmed Ganie, were arrested on December 26, after a video of the assault reached Udham Singh Nagar’s Senior Superintendent of Police, Manikant Mishra,…
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4 VHP, Bajrang Dal men held for vandalising Christmas in Assam
Guwahati: Four people associated with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal were arrested for vandalising decorative items used for Christmas celebrations at a school and damaging festive articles in shops…
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Video: Hindutva group disrupts Christian prayer meet in Bengaluru
Hyderabad: In yet another targeted attack towards the Christian community, Hindutva members disrupted a prayer programme in Bengaluru’s Koramangala area, alleging forced religious conversion. A video of one of their member, Satyanishta…
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Bajrang Dal hold protest against Christmas event outside Bareilly police station
Bareilly: Bajrang Dal leaders on Thursday staged a protest outside the Bareilly city police station, accusing organisers of a Christmas event of “objectionable” portrayal of Hindu temples and their customs. The protest…
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‘Bol Bharat mata ki jai’: Bajrang Dal attacks Kashmiri shawl seller in Uttarakhand
Kashipur: A 28-year-old Kashmiri shawl seller, Bilal Ahmad Ganie, was assaulted and intimidated by men having links with Bajrang Dal in Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar. Ahmad, who had been living in the Kashipur…
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Bajrang Dal creates ruckus over Christmas celebrations at pvt school in Rajasthan
Jaipur: The principal of a private school in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district alleged on Thursday that a group of people claiming to be Bajrang Dal members threatened children and staff over Christmas celebrations…
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Bengali migrant worker lynched in Odisha, six arrested
Sambalpur: A 30-year-old Muslim migrant worker from West Bengal was allegedly killed in Odisha’s Sambalpur district following an altercation over a bidi, police said on Thursday. Juel Sheikh was working, along with…
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MP: BJP worker harasses visually impaired woman during Christmas event
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor in Madhya Pradesh‘s Jabalpur allegedly used dehumanising remarks against a visually impaired woman attending a Christmas event, saying she would remain blind in her next birth…
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Bajrang Dal, VHP recite Hanuman Chalisa outside church in Bareilly on Christmas eve
As the world celebrates Christmas Eve on December 24, members of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) decided to recite Hanuman Chalisa in front of Bishop Conrad School, a prominent church…
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Hindutva mob vandalise Christmas mall decor during ‘Chhattisgarh Bandh’
Raipur: During the “Chhattisgarh Bandh” on Christmas Eve, Hindutva workers armed with sticks vandalised Raipur’s Magneto Mall, forcibly taking down festive Christmas decorations, alleging illegal religious conversion. The mob barged into the…
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Bajrang Dal workers object to Santa Claus hats in Delhi, police says issue ‘resolved’
Members of the Hindutva organisation, Bajrang Dal, verbally abused a group consisting of women and children during Christmas celebrations in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar. The group was spotted celebrating with Santa Claus hats,…
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Memory of brother’s lynching inspired man to aid Kerala victim’s family
Ram Narayan’s lynching in Kerala’s Walayar left many unsettled, but for Abdul Jabbar, it brought back memories of his brother, Ashraf, who faced a similar Hindutva mob attack in Mangaluru in Karnataka.…
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UP government orders schools to remain open on Christmas
Lucknow: Schools in Uttar Pradesh will remain open during Christmas this year, after the state government announced the day will instead be celebrated to mark the birth centenary of the co-founder of…
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‘Will demolish your house, mosques’: Parking dispute turns communal in MP
Bhopal: The Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh witnessed violent communal clashes between Karni Sena members and Muslims over a trivial parking issue on Sunday, December 21, leading to police action and mild…
