Hate Crime
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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,…
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UP police file case against imam for collecting donations for Palestine
An imam in the Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh was booked by police for allegedly collecting donations for suffering families in Palestine. A case was registered against Maulana Zaki, who works in…
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Doctor abuses, assaults Dalit woman and family in Gujarat, case lodged
A 58-year-old Dalit woman and her family were subjected to casteist slurs and assault by a doctor and her family in Ahmedabad’s Nava Vadaj area, Gujarat, on June 14. The altercation reportedly…
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24-yr-old lynched by vigilantes for transporting cows in Madhya Pradesh
Two young Muslim men were brutally assaulted by cow vigilantes, affiliated with the right-wing Bajrang Dal, while transporting around ten cows in Madhya Pradesh’s Mehgaon village. One succumbed to his injuries while…
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Odisha Dalit family ostracised for resisting child marriage; police denies claims
A Dalit family in Balia Pati village, located in the Balasore district of Odisha, is allegedly facing a social boycott by the villagers for the past three years for refusing to marry…
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‘Only Sanatana Dharma is true religion’: Bengaluru priest booked
The Bengaluru police booked Hindutva supporter and priest of Samartha Sridharashrama Trust, Atmananda Saraswati Swamiji, for delivering a hate speech against Muslims and Christians. A video of the address went viral on…
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Pastor arrested over religious conversions in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: A pastor and his follower were arrested on Sunday, June 15, for allegedly attempting to convert people from economically weaker sections to Christianity under the guise of providing monetary assistance. The…
