Hate Crime
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Two men attacked by group in Bengaluru, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’
Two Muslim men, Waseem, 35, and Zameer, were allegedly attacked by a group of 7 to 8 in an open plot near AJBJ Grounds in Bengaluru on Sunday, June 22. Zameer, a…
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‘Trim beard or…’: Kashmiri doctor alleges religious bias at TN hospital
A Muslim doctor from Jammu and Kashmir has given up a Doctorate of National Board (DrNB) seat at a private hospital in Tamil Nadu after he was allegedly asked to shave his…
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Out on bail, MP men fire shots, assault Dalit family over old feud
A disturbing case of caste-based violence has emerged from Lalpur village in Karera tehsil of Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district, where four upper-caste men who were recently released on bail allegedly attacked the…
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West Bengal family performs last rites after daughter marries by choice
A Hindu family from Krishnaganj district in West Bengal performed the last rites ceremony for their daughter in a symbolic token after she married a Muslim man against their wishes. She had…
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13-yr-old Dalit raped at Meerut government hospital; authorities show no concern
A 13-year-old Dalit girl, who was undergoing a knee surgery at an orthopaedic department in the Meerut government hospital in Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly raped by an attendant of another patient. The…
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UP: Bhagwat Katha narrator beaten, tonsured by Brahmins for ‘hiding caste’
A Bhagwat Katha narrator was brutally beaten and humiliated by the Brahmin community in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district. Mukut Mani Singh Yadav, a kathavachak (holy text narrator), was invited to Dandarpura village…
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Dalit professor sits on floor at AP college after chair removed
A Dalit assistant professor, Dr Ravi, at SV Veterinary University’s Dairy Technology College in Andhra Pradesh, has alleged caste discrimination after the chair in his office was removed, leaving him to work…
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Modi 3.0 marked by 947 hate-related incidents in one year: Report
The Association for Protection of Civil Rights and the Quill Foundation released a new report recording 947 hate-related incidents in India during one year of the third term of the Narendra Modi-led…
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Dalit men tonsured, thrashed, made to drink drain water in Odisha
Two Dalit men who were transporting three cows as part of a dowry for their daughter’s marriage were stopped by a group of vigilantes while passing through Kharigumma village, Ganjam district in…
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IndiGo employee accuses seniors of casteist slurs; FIR lodged
Gurugram: An employee of budget carrier IndiGo has lodged a police complaint against three of his seniors, alleging that they used casteist slurs against him during a company meeting, officials said. IndiGo,…
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Amid podu land tensions, Gothi Koyas allege assault, Op Kagar threats
Hyderabad: With the monsoons setting in, the Gothi Koya tribes living in the areas bordering Chhattisgarh and Telangana, particularly in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district, allegedly face harassment and excesses of the forest officials. On…
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BJP leader’s call to replace national flag with saffron triggers outrage
Veteran BJP leader and former National Council member N Sivarajan has triggered widespread outrage with his controversial call to replace India’s national flag with a saffron flag. The statement was made during…
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Odisha: Tribal woman’s family forced to shave heads after inter-caste marriage
Around 40 members of a woman’s family were forced to shave their heads as part of a “purification” ritual after she married a man from a different caste in Odisha’s Rayagada district.…
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‘If jihadis get into police…’: UP Hindutva leader’s remark draws flak
Leader of far-right group, Hindu Raksha Dal, Bhupendra Tomar, popularly known as Pinky Chaudhary, recently made inflammatory remarks against the Muslim community during a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh. In the viral…
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Dalit lawyer in Karnataka attacked, hurled casteist slurs
A young Dalit lawyer was allegedly physically assaulted and subjected to casteist insults by two men from the upper caste in Nagarala village of Yadgir district in Karnataka. Speaking to local media,…
