Hate Crime

‘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…
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…

UP man urinates on Dalit woman’s face after failed rape attempt

A man allegedly urinated on a Dalit woman’s face after a failed rape attempt in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. He assaulted herm hurled castiest slurs, and threatened to kill her before…
Row over tulsi plant leads to communal violence near Kolkata, 40 arrested

Five officers of the West Bengal police were injured and 40 persons arrested in a communal violence that occurred on June 11 in the Rabindranagar region of South 24 Parganas district. The…
‘Shoot at sight’ orders issued in Assam’s Dhubri over ‘communal disturbance’

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that shoot-at-sight orders will be in force at night in Dhubri district, bordering Bangladesh, as a “communal group” is trying to create…
Tension in Faridabad as locals resist demolition of mosque wall

Local Muslims were up against arms against the municipal corporation of Faridabad, Haryana, after the administration attempted to demolish a mosque under heavy police presence. The incident occurred on June 10. The…
NEET aspirant alleges harassment over hijab at Kolkata exam centre

Hyderabad: A Muslim woman was allegedly not allowed to sit for her NEET UG entrance exam after officials demanded she take off her hijab as per National Testing Agency (NTA) policy. The…

Hindutva mob assaults three minority labourers in Jharkhand

Three Muslim labourers were assaulted on June 6 by a mob of over 30 people affiliated with Hindutva groups solely for their religious identity, in Ranchi’s Namkum area of Jharkhand. In a…
Man attacks Dalit woman sarpanch with axe in Rajasthan

A Dalit woman sarpanch and her husband were attacked with an axe in Kharesh village in Rajasthan’s Didwana district. The incident occurred on June 8. The Dalit couple were overseeing a road…
Pune park closed after BJP MP alleges meat consumption by Muslims

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), on Sunday, June 8, shut the gates of the iconic Sarasbaug Garden with a notice restricting the consumption of food within the premises. Notably, Bakrid was celebrated…
MP Dalit teenager questions ration shopkeeper over irregularities, shot dead

A Dalit teenager who dared to ask for ration was shot dead in broad daylight in Bilhari village in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. His brother, Ashish, who had accompanied him, was…
Family attacked by sword wielding mob in Telangana, five injured

Hyderabad: A Muslim family was brutally attacked with swords allegedly by 50-60 members of a right-wing affiliated group on Sunday night in Sirnapally village of Nizamabad district. The injured include Ahmed Ullah…
‘Gau Rakshaks’ arrested for inciting communal riot in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police have arrested five self-proclaimed Gau Rakshaks who attacked and robbed a driver who was carrying bulls, inciting communal violence that resulted in injuries to the driver and three…
FIR against six for offering namaz on Bakrid, UP police denies claims

Several farmers were booked on the day of Bakrid, June 8, for allegedly offering namaz in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district. However, police denied the allegations, saying that an FIR was registered for…
‘Jihadis are not allowed to run stalls in names of deities’: says seer on Kanwar yatra

With the annual Kanwar Yatra set to begin next month, Muzaffarnagar Swami Yashveer Maharaj referred to the Muslim community with Islamophobic terms like ‘jihadis’, alleging the Hindu community will no longer tolerate…