Hate Crime
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Dalit man found dead near BJP leader’s office in UP’s Amethi
Amethi: The body of a 40-year-old Dalit man was found near the office of a Bharatiya Janata Party leader in Gauriganj here on Sunday, April 20, police said. They said the deceased,…
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24-year-old farmer killed by BSF troops in Cooch Behar, villagers cry foul
A 24-year-old Muslim man was allegedly shot dead by two Border Security Force (BSF) troops in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district. The incident took place on April 3. Jahanur Haque, a migrant…
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Shops, homes burnt in MP after BJP MLA claims ‘love jihad’
Angry mobs ransacked and burnt shops and houses in Sanodha town in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district on Saturday, April 19, after BJP MLA Pradeep Laria claimed that a Muslim man had allegedly…
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BJP MP threatens dargah trustees over azaan in Pune
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Medha Kulkarni allegedly threatened trustees of a Muslim religious place and tried to stop the azaan (Islamic call to prayer) during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations in Maharashtra’s Pune district. A…
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UP: 13-year-old stabbed with glass bottle after refusing to chant ‘Jai Sri Ram’
A 13-year-old Muslim boy was allegedly stabbed with a glass bottle by a group of minors for refusing to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district. The incident occurred in…
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Dalit from Madiga community attacked in Hyderabad; five held
Hyderabad: A case has been registered against five people for allegedly stripping and assaulting a 26-year-old Dalit man, police said on Saturday, April 19. According to the complaint, which was lodged on…
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Dalit groom allegedly assaulted by ‘upper caste’ men in Agra: Police
Agra: A Dalit groom was allegedly assaulted by a group of “upper caste” men during a wedding procession in Agra’s Nagla Talfi area, police said on Thursday. The incident also left several…
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Man sprinkles ‘gangajal’ inside Taj Mahal, ASI initiates probe
A man is alleged to have sprinkled gangajal on the premises of the iconic Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra, raising security concerns at the UNESCO-protected heritage site. Gaurav Singh Chauhan, hailing…
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Interfaith couple on their way to register marriage attacked by Hindutva goons
An inter-faith couple who were on their way to register their marriage were attacked by Hindutva supporters in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad district. The couple, Mohammed Rehan and Pragathi, were on their way…
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Kerala: AIR worker shares Islamophobic post inciting violence
An All India Radio programme producer from Kerala shared an Islamophobic post on Facebook urging Hindus to “take up arms and hack fiercely” instead of merely organising religious rallies. KR Indira, also…
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Graham Staines murder: Convict Mahendra Hembram released on ‘good behaviour’
After spending 25 years in jail, Mahendra Hembram, the convict in the cold-blooded murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons, was released on Wednesday, April 16, and welcomed…
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Chhattisgarh: Six families expelled for refusing to renounce their faith
A recent gram sabha held in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma village expelled six Christian families who refused to adopt Hinduism. The village consisted of 13 Christian families who had embraced Christianity six years ago.…
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50-yr-old mosque demolished in Faridabad, locals cry foul
A 50-year-old mosque, Aqsa Masjid, whose case is pending in the Supreme Court, was arbitrarily demolished by the municipal corporation amidst heavy police presence, including three assistant commissioners of police, at Haryana’s…
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Video: Men ‘mocking’ burqa during fest in Karnataka sparks outrage
Hyderabad: A video that emerged from Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district has caused controversy and fanned mass outrage, depicting a group of men taunting Muslim religious garments and customs at a local festival.…
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Woman stripped off her hijab by attackers in UP’s Muzaffarnagar
A young Muslim woman was brutally assaulted by members of her community, with one of her attackers trying to pull her hijab in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district. A video of the assault…
