Hate Crime
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Meerut: Security up near mosque ahead of Hanuman Chalisa call
Police have stepped up security around a mosque in the Kesarganj Mandi area here after a video circulated on social media showing a Hindu outfit leader announcing plans to recite the Hanuman…
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Throat-slitting gesture by Gujarat news channel, editor defends
Gujarat: Women anchors of a Gujarat-based local news channel accepted trishuls gifted by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and made a throat-slitting gesture, raising questions about media independence. A video shared on the…
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Ya Allah madat kar: Devotees as they self-demolish Ujjain mosque
Ujjain: Tensions flared in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain city on Monday, September 28, as protesters gathered in large numbers to stop partial demolition of a nearly 600-year-old Shahi Masjid as part of a…
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12-yr-old Abdullah hit on head for refusing to fetch cigarettes
Uttar Pradesh: A 12-year-old Muslim boy was hit on the head with a kada (iron bangle) when he refused to fetch cigarettes ordered by a few Hindu men in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow…
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Hate takes many forms: 62 incidents targeting minorities in August
Siasat.com‘s monthly hate crime tracker in July recorded 63 hate crimes. The number remains more or less the same in August, with 62 incidents targeting religious and caste minorities. From Telugu actor…
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Telangana NSUI chief alleges caste bias within Congress setup
Hyderabad: The president of the Telangana unit of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), Yadavalli Venkataswamy, has accused members of the Congress of caste-based discrimination and of working against him, alleging…
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We are not terrorists: Bidar engineering student appeals to prof
Karnataka: A video has emerged on social media where Muslim students beg their professor to stop referring to them as “terrorists.” “We are not atankvaadis. We are just Muslims,” a student is…
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60 anti-Christian incidents in Bengal since May 2026: Report
New Delhi: West Bengal witnessed at least 60 incidents targeting Christians across 13 districts between May 13 and September 20, 2026, according to a report by India Hate Lab (IHL), a project…
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Dalit man assaulted over ‘touching’ upper-caste man in UP
Uttar Pradesh: A mere touch of hands with an upper-caste man ended in assault and death threats for this Dalit man in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district. The incident took place on September…
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Out on bail, honour killing accused attacks Dalit man in TN
Tamil Nadu: A 61-year-old Dalit man in Tamil Nadu was allegedly assaulted with a wooden reaper by an individual already an accused in a 2014 honour killing case and out on bail.…
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Religious expression by Indian police officers: One rule for all?
Mustakim Khan, Anuj Chaudhary, Bushra Bano and K Shilpavalli are all Indian police officers serving in different states, but that’s where the similarity ends: while Chaudhary and Shilpavalli can take part in…
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Bengal: FIR against Maktoob over report on Moitra complaint
New Delhi: The West Bengal Police has registered a case against Maktoob Media following a social media post on Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra’s allegations that Muslim IPS officers were kept…
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Rajasthan: Man killed with stone, police say attacker ‘unstable’
Alwar: A 40-year-old man was allegedly struck on his head with a stone outside a police station in Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Thursday, September 24, with police saying the accused was “mentally…
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Odisha man files complaint suspecting beef served at eatery
Cuttack: A customer has lodged a police complaint against a restaurant in the Jagatpur area of Odisha’s Cuttack district, as he suspected beef was served to him instead of mutton he had…
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FIR plea against Nishu Azad, father over ‘communal’ posts
New Delhi: A Delhi court sought a response from Delhi Police on Wednesday, September 23, over a plea seeking registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Nishu Azad, a minor Cockroach…
