Hate Crime

Posters in Jaipur ask locals not to rent, sell property to Muslims

In yet another case of anti-Muslim hate across the country, some posters appeared in Nandpuri neighbourhood of Jaipur in Rajasthan, asking the local to refrain from selling or renting out properties to…
Telangana: Church members attacked over road-widening dispute

Hyderabad: A scuffle between two groups near the Methodist church in Janwada village of Rangareddy district late on Tuesday, February 13, resulted in injuries to at least 14 people.The clash stemmed from…

Family forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, assaulted on train to Mumbai

A Muslim family in Mumbai was reportedly forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ by a Hindutva mob during an assault. A horrific 26-second video of the incident, reportedly filmed on January 24,…
Bangalore: Dalit girl killed in suspected act of vengeance

Bengaluru: A minor Dalit girl was allegedly murdered by a youth belonging to an upper caste as an act of vengeance in the Anugondanahalli police station limits in Bengaluru Rural district on…
UP: Cab driver beaten up with hockey sticks for an hour, no arrests yet

A 36-year-old Muslim cab driver was allegedly assaulted with hockey sticks by a violent mob in Uttar Pradesh due to his religious identity. The incident occurred in Meerut’s Daurala town on January…
Gujarat: Cleric booked for ‘hate speech’, event organisers arrested

Two persons have been arrested by Junagadh police in Gujarat on Saturday, February 3, after a video of an allegedly ‘inflammatory speech’ delivered by a Muslim preacher, went viral on social media.…
Delhi authorities raze 600-year-old mosque without prior notice

Before the first light of dawn on Tuesday, January 30, a team Delhi Development Authority (DDA) officials accompanied by police, reached Mehrauli area in the South Delhi district to demolish a 600-year-old…

Karnataka: Man kills sister over interfaith relationship

Bangalore: In a tragic incident, a man in Karnataka’s Mysuru district killed his 19-year-old sister for allegedly being involved in a relationship with a man from another community. Their mother also died…
Congress wants to replace Hanuman flag with Taliban flag: BJP’s CT Ravi

Bharatiya Janata Party Karnataka leader CT Ravi made a controversial remark by likening the Indian National flag with that of Taliban’s flag. Speaking to the news agency ANI, he said, “Today the…
After right-wing mob ‘raids’ on Jan 22, Muslims in Nagpur face legal action

The nation witnessed several acts of communal violence in days following the January 22 temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. Reports of two such incidents have surfaced from Nagpur. According to reports, 12…
Jaipur: Muslim girl students protest against BJP MLA’s objection to hijab

Jaipur: Muslim girl students of a government senior secondary school in Jaipur protested on Monday, January 29, outside the Subhash Chowk police station demanding action against BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya for objecting to…
Dalit youth found hanging from tree in UP’s Saharanpur

Saharanpur: A 24-year-old Dalit youth was on Monday found hanging from a tree in a village in Deoband area of this district, police said. Additional Superintendent of Police, Rural, Sagar Jain, said…
Kin say Muslim youth killed in ‘fake encounter’ with UP cops

Family member of a 23-year-old man, who was reportedly killed in an ‘encounter’ with police in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, have alleged that he was murdered. They alleged that despite filing a complaint,…
Tension erupts in Karnataka village after removal of Hanuman flag

Mandya: Keragodu village here faced tense moments on Sunday, January 28, after the authorities removed a ‘Hanuma dwaja’, a saffron flag bearing Lord Hanuman’s portrait, from a 108-foot-tall flag post. The incident…
Christian couple assaulted by Hindutva mob in Karnataka’s Bijapur

A Christian couple was allegedly beaten up by a mob of Hindutva nationalists who accused them of forceful religious conversion in Karnataka’s Bijapur district. The right-wing groups also ran a campaign against…