Hate Crime

VHP supporter booked for framing 2 Muslim men in ‘love jihad’ case

Meerut: The Meerut Police have registered a case against a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) supporter for allegedly trying to trap two Muslim men in gang rape and ‘love jihad’ cases. The incident…
‘Cow cannot be declared a national animal because…’: CM Yogi

Lucknow: Amid calls from several Muslim organisations across India to declare the cow as the national animal and put a blanket ban on cow slaughter, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on…

25-year-old Shahzad Ali lynched in Bihar, family claims brother killed similarly

Siwan: A mob in Bihar’s Siwan allegedly killed a 25-year-old Muslim man on Saturday, May 30, with his family claiming he was taken away from his home by a group of locals…
Karnataka hijab ban revocation triggers saffron scarfs protests in Hubballi

Bengaluru: As part of a statewide campaign opposing the government’s move to allow hijabs in schools in Karnataka, Sri Rama Sena and other Hindutva groups, on Monday, June 1, distributed saffron scarfs…
Pregnant Dalit woman dies after scuffle during coal collection in Jharkhand

Bokaro: A 25-year-old pregnant Dalit woman died after attempting to intervene in a dispute over the collection of leftover coal in Jharkhand‘s Bokaro district. The incident occurred along a railway siding at…
I demanded encounter: Hindu teen’s mother after Asad killed in police action

Ghaziabad: The main accused in the murder of a 17-year-old Hindu student died in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad after sustaining injuries in a police encounter early Sunday, May 31. Reacting to the police…
61 hate crimes in April: A month of bulldozers, boycotts and deleted voters

Hyderabad: Siasat.com recorded 61 hate crimes across India in April – 49 targeting Muslims, 10 against Dalits and two against Christians. The numbers are consistent with the steady religious and caste-motivated violence that has…

UP: Elderly Muslim man held for calling Yogi, Modi ‘gunda’

Meerut: An elderly Muslim man from Meerut was arrested within 24 hours after he made inflammatory comments against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi by calling them…
Video: Mysuru woman calls Assam migrant workers ‘illegal Bangladeshis’

Mysuru: A video from Mysuru, Karnataka, has surfaced on social media platforms where a woman is allegedly branding migrant workers from Assam as ‘illegal Bangladeshis,’ much to their anger. The woman, identified…
NBDSA flags Sudhir Chaudhary’s Aaj Tak show over Taj Mahal ‘Hindu temple’ claim

The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has pulled up Aaj Tak over a broadcast hosted by journalist Sudhir Chaudhary that aired the widely discredited claim that the Taj Mahal was…
Man calls police over bag of meat, CCTV reveals he placed it himself

Meerut: A Hindu man deliberately placed a bag of meat outside his house in Uttar Pradesh‘s Meerut on Friday, May 29, and called the police to file a false report. Puneet, son…
Arunachal Pradesh: Shutdown in capital forces Muslims to spend Eid indoors

Itanagar: An indigenous youth group called for a 24-hour shutdown in Arunachal Pradesh’s capital of Itanagar on Friday, May 29, to “prevent illegal immigrants,” a label used to target Bangladeshi-speaking Muslims, from…
Promised to return in ten minutes, man fatally stabbed on Eid; 3 minors held

New Delhi: A 26-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly following a dispute over a cigarette in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on Eid night, with police apprehending three juveniles in the matter on…
Hindutva group protests Eid al Adha prayers at Taj Mahal

Agra: The All India Hindu Mahasabha (AIHM) staged a protest on Thursday, May 28, after authorities allowed free entry and permitted Eid al Adha prayers at the Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh’s…
11 holding centres set up in Bengal, 335 suspected ‘infiltrators’ lodged

Kolkata: As part of its “detect, delete and deport” policy, the West Bengal government has so far set up 11 holding centres for suspected illegal immigrants, and 335 detainees are currently being…