Hate Crime
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Rajasthan: Ex-BJP MP refuses to give minority women blankets, triggers uproar
Tonk: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria, the former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Rajasthan’s Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, refrained from giving blankets to Muslim women, saying those who insult Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not…
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Banswada communal clash: 19 held so far, strict action against fake news
Hyderabad: As normalcy slowly returns to Banswada in Telangana’s Kamareddy, the district police on Sunday, February 22, have so far arrested 19 people for their alleged involvement in the communal clash. “We…
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MP: Dispute over loudspeaker during Taraweeh and aarti ends up in communal clash
A dispute over the use of high-decibel loudspeakers during a Hindu aarti (pooja) and Taraweeh prayers from both communities led to a communal clash in Sihora town of Madhya Pradesh‘s Jabalpur district.…
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Hyderabad hate crime: 3 attack bike taxi rider for wearing kurta, held
Hyderabad: As many as three people were arrested for allegedly attacking a bike taxi rider in Hyderabad’s Domalguda police limits on Thursday, February 20. The incident occurred when the bike taxi rider,…
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After video of man slapping three men goes viral, UP police arrest accused
The Uttar Pradesh police arrested a man for allegedly slapping and hurling slurs at three Muslim men, including an elderly person, in the Rudayan area of Budaun district. The arrest followed after…
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UP: 14-year-old Dalit girl dies by suicide after molester released on bail
Meerut: A 14-year-old Dalit girl allegedly died by suicide on February 18 in Uttar Pradesh after her 25-year-old molester was released on bail and then threatened to kill her. A First Information…
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MP: Minors make cows wear skullcaps, ‘hurt’ cow vigilantes file FIR
Guna: Two Muslim minor boys were booked for innocently making cows wear the Islamic skullcaps in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district on Thursday, February 19. The boys reportedly posted a video of them…
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Kamareddy: Objection to devotional song sparks communal clash, bandh declared
Hyderabad: A bandh was being observed in Banswada town of Telangana’s Kamareddy district on Saturday, February 21, after communal tensions flared up over the playing of a devotional song at a local…
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Rajasthan: Dalit minor assaulted by uppercaste men for entering temple
Chittorgarh: A 15-year-old Dalit boy, Chetan Prakash Regar, was allegedly insulted and assaulted because of his caste at the Laxmi Narayan Temple in Ghosunda village of Rajasthan‘s Chittorgarh district. Son of Mangilal…
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Karnataka’s Bagalkote 3rd city facing communal clash during Shivaji Jayanti
Bagalkote: A tense situation prevailed in Karnataka’s Bagalkote on Friday, February 20, as several people took to the streets and allegedly hurled stones at meat shops despite prohibitory orders being in place,…
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Communal violence erupts in MP town, police fire teargas shells
Jabalpur: Tension gripped Sihora town in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district as members of two communities clashed, indulged in stone-pelting and damaged shops and vehicles in the area, forcing the police to fire…
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Hyderabad’s Amberpet tense after slogans near mosque during Taraweeh
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at Amberpet on the night of Thursday, February 19, after some miscreants who were participating in the Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti procession raised slogans in front of the Jamia Masjid…
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TSHRC orders water, power restoration to 30 Dalit families in Hanamkonda
Hyderabad: Telangana State Human Rights Commission (TSHRC), on Thursday, February 19, issued an interim order directing immediate restoration of drinking water and electricity to 30 Dalit families of Hanamkonda district, which were disconnected…
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Kerala: 23-year-old Dalit priest resigns citing caste discrimination
A 23-year-old Dalit priest in Kerala resigned from his post, alleging caste discrimination, threats and false complaints against him. PR Vishnu initially served as a part-time priest in a temple in Malikampeedika…
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Delhi hate crime: Mohammed Umardeen shot dead while trying to rescue son
A 35-year-old Muslim man, who tried to save his teenage son from getting beaten up by a group, was allegedly shot dead in Delhi’s Nandi Nagri on Tuesday, February 17. Mohammed Umardeen…
