Hate Crime

Patanjali’s Ramdev Baba stirs ‘sharbat jihad’, targets Rooh Afza

Yoga guru Ramdev has stirred controversy with his remarks warning people against what he termed “sharbat jihad,” drawing a parallel with “love jihad” and “vote jihad.” In a video shared on the…
BJP workers vandalise salon in Pune, accuse owner of ‘love jihad’

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers vandalised a salon and assaulted its owner in Pune’s Kothrud area, alleging the latter was involved in religious conversion and ‘love jihad’. In a video that emerged…

MP: Tribal family living for 50 years evicted to make way for BJP office

A tribal family in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district faced forced eviction from their home they had lived in for over 50 years, only for a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office to make…
Right-wing supporters threaten fish sellers in Delhi to shut down; Mahua reacts

Fish sellers in Chittaranjan Park, an upscale neighborhood in South East Delhi, were told to remove their stalls as it was located near a temple. An undated video of the incident was…
Bihar: After 14 hours of detention, 32 madrasa children finally released

Thirty-two Muslim children who were detained the previous day in Mokama, Bihar, for wearing skull caps have been released after spending nearly 14 hours behind bars. The release comes after a video…
Ram temple ‘purified’ after Rajasthan Dalit LoP pays visit

A Ram temple in Alwar was allegedly purified on the orders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) former MLA Gyandev Ahuja after a visit was paid by Rajasthan’s Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully,…
32 madrassa children detained in Bihar for wearing skull caps

In a shocking incident, 32 Muslim children were detained by the Bihar police on Monday, April 7. A video of the children sitting behind bars has gone viral on social media platforms.…

Hate fuelled Ram Navami processions witnessed across India

As Ram Navami concluded on Sunday, April 6, the nation witnessed frenzied hate rallies against the Muslim community, where many Hindu devotees took to the streets chanting Islamophobic slogans. Even after the…
‘Worse than cancer’: Bajrang Dal protests religious conversion in Chhattisgarh

Members of the Bajrang Dal staged a protest outside a household in the Julum region of Raipur in Chhattisgarh, alleging religious conversion and referring to them as “more dangerous than cancer.” The…
UP: Ram Navami devotees climb mosque, wave saffron flags

Members of a Hindutva organisation, in large numbers, climbed atop a mosque waving saffron flags while celebrating Ram Navami in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district on Sunday, April 6. Visuals on social media…
‘Don’t pollute Himachal’ Hindutva members ask minorities to leave state

Members of the Hindu Jagran Manch, a Hindutva organisation in Himachal Pradesh, threatened minorities to leave the state, calling they are ‘polluting’ devabhoomi (land of Gods). In an undated video shared by…
UP electricity department worker dismissed for waving Palestine flag on Eid

Saharanpur: An electricity department contract worker has been dismissed from service in this Uttar Pradesh district for allegedly waving a Palestine flag on Eid, officials said on Sunday, April 6. The termination…
Haryana: VHP asks minority vendors to vacate stalls during Chaitra Navratri

Members of the Hindutva organisation, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), reportedly asked vendors from the minority community to avoid setting up stalls during the ongoing Chaitra Navratri celebrations in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district. The…
UP elderly woman detained for offering namaz in front of DM’s office

A 71-year-old woman was detained for offering namaz in front of the district magistrate’s office in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district on Monday, March 31. A video of her praying emerged on social…
Hindutva mob vandalise MP school over principal’s social media post

A school in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district was vandalised by Hindutva groups over the school principal’s social media post that allegedly insulted the Hindu God, Lord Ram. According to local reports, the…