Hate Crime
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Right-wing goons attack minority Telangana govt official in Bhainsa
Hyderabad: A government official in Telangana’s Nirmal district was attacked on Monday, March 17, by cow vigilantes while carrying files wrapped in an orange/saffron cloth. The victim, identified as Abdul Wakeel, is…
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Nagpur violence: Over 50 persons held, 5 FIRs lodged
Nagpur: More than 50 persons have been taken into custody, and five FIRs were registered in connection with the violence in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city, police commissioner Ravinder Singal said on Tuesday. Violence…
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Police clash with protesters in Nagpur amid rumours of Quran burning
Nagpur: Tension gripped central Nagpur on Monday when stones were hurled at police amid rumours that the holy book of the Muslim community, the Quran, was burnt during an agitation by a…
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UP: Student held for offering namaz in university premises
A student was arrested for allegedly offering namaz in an open area of a private university here in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, officials said on Sunday, March 16. The student has been identified…
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UP: Mob assaults man who refused to play Holi, dies
A 48-year-old Muslim man was assaulted and killed by a Hindu mob in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao on Saturday, March 16 after he allegedly resisted having colours thrown on him during Holi. The…
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Gujarat: Dalit man attacked over extramarital affair with upper caste woman
A 32-year-old Dalit man was brutally beaten, stripped naked, and paraded by villagers of Vadol of Sabarkantha district in Gujarat over his extramarital affair with an upper caste Hindu woman. The attackers…
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Man attacked during Holi celebrations in Uttar Pradesh
A young man was attacked and beaten badly by a group of men playing Holi in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district after the former revealed his religious identity. The incident occurred on Friday,…
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Miscreants throw Holi colours on worshippers heading for namaz in Kothur
Hyderabad: Unsocial elements tried to foment communal trouble at Enmulanara village in Kothur mandal of Ranga Reddy district during Holi festival on Friday, March 14. A group of people sprinkled colour powder…
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Video: Mob attempts to forcefully enter Ratnagiri mosque days before Holi
An online outcry erupted after a mob of Hindutva followers in Maharashtra attempted to forcefully enter the gates of a Ratnagiri mosque while celebrating Shimga festival, observed a day or two before…
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‘They will be thrown out…’: BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari’s Islamophobic remark stirs row
West Bengal’s Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari created a stir during the Assembly session with an Islamophobic statement on Wednesday, March 12, after he said that…
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‘Men can wear tarpaulin hijab like the women’: BJP leader’s Holi remark sparks row
Aligarh: In controversial comments, BJP leader Raghuraj Singh has suggested that Muslim men wear hijabs made of tarpaulin to avoid any inconvenience during Holi celebrations on Friday. The festival of Holi this…
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Rajasthan: Led by teachers, school children rally with anti-religious slogans
In a shocking incident, a video clip surfaced on social media showing a large rally of school children raising highly anti-Muslim slogans in Rajasthan’s Deogarh town. The footage that recently surfaced across…
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Hindutva users falsely accuse minorities for Israeli tourist gang rape, spin Palestine angle
Soon after a news came light about the brutal assault and gang rape of two women including a 27-year-old Israeli tourist and a homestay owner near Karnataka’s Sanapur Lake in Gangavati, a…
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Rajasthan BJP MLA calls Congress leader Rafeek Khan ‘Pakistani’ in Assembly
A heated controversy unfolded in the Rajasthan Assembly late Friday, March 7, after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Gopal Sharma repeatedly shouted “Pakistani” to Congress chief whip and senior leader Rafeek Khan.…
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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…
