Hate Crime
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Hate crimes against the marginalised not spontaneous in Telangana: Report
Telangana has seen a recent spike in communal tensions and hate crimes, more so than ever, and these incidents are not spontaneous or isolated events, but linked to deeper and more complicated…
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Man held for communally sensitive post on social media in Adilabad
Hyderabad: A 20-year-old man was arrested in Adilabad district of Telangana for allegedly posting provocative messages on a social media platform, which can disturb communal harmony, police said on Tuesday. A complaint…
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Right-wing men demolish Mazar in Delhi’s Yamuna Ghat
A group of Hindu men on Monday, February 2, allegedly tried to desecrate a Mazar in Delhi’s ITO Yamuna Ghat area. One of the men was identified as Akash Pandit, who was…
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Uttarakhand shop name row: 3 cases filed, 1 against ‘Mohammed Deepak’
Dehradun: Kotdwa police in Uttarakhand have registered three cases following a controversy that erupted after Bajrang Dal protested against a shop owned by a Muslim being named “Baba Dress.” Police issued…
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Hyderabad Dharma Raksha Sabha hate speech: Undeterred by cases, says BGUS
Hyderabad: The Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi (BGUS) here has condemned the registration of police cases against speakers at one its events, who were booked for hate speech against Muslims. The BGUS had…
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Bihar: Mahadalit cremated on road after pathway to crematorium blocked
Patna: A 91-year-old Mahadalit woman’s body was cremated in the middle of a road intersection in Bihar‘s Vaishali district after her family was reportedly denied permission to the cremation ground due to…
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Spoke for their benefit, claims Assam CM on controversial Miya remark
Goalpara (Assam): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday, February 1, said “Miyas” will face “trouble” as long as he remains in power, asserting that they should face persistent problems so…
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Kashmiri teen assault: Wife of accused claims she was sexually harassed
Dehradun: A day after a shopkeeper was arrested for allegedly assaulting a 17-year-old Kashmiri youth with an iron rod in Uttarakhand, his wife has come forward claiming the attack was triggered after…
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Hyderabad: Chilkur Balaji priest, 3 others booked for hate speech at rally
Hyderabad: The Ranga Reddy Police on January 28 registered a case against four people, including the head priest of Chilkur Balaji Temple, for alleged hate speech against Muslims during the Dharma Raksha…
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Hijab, saffron gamcha row disrupts Republic Day event at Jharkhand school
Republic Day celebrations at a school in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad were disrupted when right-wing aligned young boys took objection to hijab-clad Muslim students attending the event. One of their friends, who is also…
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Mullah se azaadi doonga: UP gau rakshak gets bail in hate speech case
Self-proclaimed cow vigilante (gau rakshak) and Karni Sena leader Sachin Raghav was garlanded by his supporters after a local court granted him bail in an alleged hate speech against Indian Muslims, in…
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After Assam CM’s appeal, woman pays Muslim rickshaw puller Rs 4
Three days after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made a series of controversial statements targeting “Miya” voters, particularly him saying, “If a rickshaw asks Rs 5 as fare, give them Rs…
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Hindutva mob harasses Uttarakhand shopkeeper, ‘Mohammed Deepak’ steps in
Kotdwar: A group of Hindutva goons harassed an elderly Muslim shopkeeper in Kotdwar town of Uttarakhand’s Puri Garhwal district, demanding he change the name of his store, “Baba Shop,” claiming the name…
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Tribals harassed, locked in church by right-wing mob in Odisha
Christian tribal community members were allegedly assaulted, harassed, and barred from holding prayers after a Hindutva mob entered the church in Kapena village of Odisha’s Nabarangpur district on Sunday, January 25. According…
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Kashmiri teenager attack: Main accused held after CM Omar’s intervention
Jammu: After the arrest of the prime accused in the attack on an 18-year-old Kashmiri youth in Uttarakhand, an official statement issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s intervention…
