Hate Crime
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UP: Imam, 8 others arrested for announcing Iftar on loudspeaker
A group of nine Muslims including an imam were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur town after the Iftar timing was announced on a loudspeaker at a local mosque. The controversy erupted on…
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Ahmedabad police arrest man for speaking to media about attack after Taraweeh
The Ahmedabad police arrested a young man after he spoke to the media regarding the alleged attack on him and others by far-right Hindutva men soon after Taraweeh prayers in Gujarat. Syed…
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Uttarakhand seals 11 madrasas during Ramzan, sparks protests
In a week-long crackdown, Uttarakhand’s Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) has reportedly sealed 11 madrasas (Muslim educational institutions), citing legal violations. Officials asserted that the sealed madrasas, including Madarsa Jamia Islamia Noor Ul…
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Bajrang Dal garlands Ujjain police officials who thrashed, paraded men
Ujjain district members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal honoured police officers with garlands and sweets for parading two Muslim men accused of cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain. The…
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Haryana: Cow vigilantes brutally assault truck driver, conductor; one dead
A driver and a conductor of a mini truck found themselves in a dangerous situation after losing their way while transporting cows in Haryana’s Palwal district. The duo were brutally assaulted by…
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Ahmedabad: Worshippers attacked, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ after Taraweeh
A group of Muslim worshippers in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city were reportedly intimidated and attacked with stones by Hindutva extremists following Taraweeh prayers, a special prayer performed after sunset during the month of…
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MP: Two men accused of cow slaughter beaten, paraded by Ujjain police
Two Muslim men were beaten and paraded through a busy area by the Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain police recently on allegations of cow slaughter. Several videos of the police beating the men –…
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Rajasthan: Dalit teacher, tribal cop suspended over for ‘insulting Brahmins’
A Dalit teacher and a tribal police head constable in Rajasthan were suspended on March 1 for allegedly asking Brahmin students to remove their janeu (a thread considered sacred by Brahmins) at the…
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UP: Hindutva outfits seeks ban on other religious communities from Holi festivities
Mathura: The Dharam Raksha Sangh, a Hindu nationalist outfit based in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, urged Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to ban Muslims from participating in upcoming Holi celebrations. “We have…
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Video: Bajrangdal displays ‘love jihad’ tableau in Bihar, sparks political row
The right-wing organisation Bajrangdal members organised a grand procession during the Maha Shivratri celebrations in Bihar’s Munger city and featured over 50 tableaux. One tableau depicted the controversial theme of “love jihad”.…
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Maharashtra gram sabha bans Muslim traders from Kanifnath yatra, Owaisi slams move
In a controversial move, Madhi Gram Sabha in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district have passed a resolution barring Muslim traders from conducting business in Madhi village during the Kanifnath Maharaj Yatra, a 700-year-old traditional…
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UP Hindutva group paste Mughal emperors Aurangzeb, Babur photos in toilets
Hindutva outfits pasted the images of prominent Mughal emperors – Aurangzeb and Babur in toilets and urinal pots in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilkhuwa town of Hapur district. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday,…
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‘Om’ laser projection on Delhi historic mosques sparks outrage
In yet another provocative instance, different colours of laser lights projecting the word “Om”, a sacred symbol in Hinduism, were directed at Old Delhi’s two prominent mosques – Shahi Jama Masjid and…
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Mob attacks Christian home in West Bengal, accuses family of religious conversion
In yet another incidence of attack against minority communities, a Christian family was attacked by a Hindu mob in West Bengal’s Panshkura town of Purba Medinipur district. The attack was launched on…
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23 yrs since Gujarat riots, Congress fails to remember Ehsan Jafri
On February 28, 2002, the second day after riots broke out in Gujarat, alongside hundreds of Muslim men, women and children, then Congress MP Ehsan Jafri was killed, his body slashed into…
