Communal violence
- India
Fact-finding report released by APCR on communal violence in MP’s Multai
Bhopal: Addressing a Press Conference here the Madhya Pradesh State Secretary of APCR (Association for Protection of Civil Rights), Syed Javed Akhtar, said that the organization’s fact-finding team visited the site of…
- India
Social media post triggers communal violence in Gujarat; over 50 detained
Vadodara: Police detained around 50 people in Vadodara city of Gujarat on Saturday, September 20, following late-night rioting over a social media post in the Junigadhi area, officials said. A few people,…
- India
‘Behave or get beheaded’ Karnataka BJP leader Islamophbic remarks lead to FIR
A case has been registered against Karnataka BJP leader and MLC C T Ravi for allegedly making Islamophobic remarks against the Muslim community during a Ganesha idol immersion event in Maddur town…
- India
Guilty will not be spared: Karnataka minister on Maddur communal violence
Tumakuru: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday, September 9, said that the situation in Maddur in Mandya district, where tension prevailed following the stone pelting incident during Ganesha idol immersion procession…
- India
Communal clashes rock Karnataka’s Maddur town; 21 held so far
Mandya: Tension spread in Maddur town of Mandya district, Karnataka, after communal clashes broke out during Lord Ganesh’s idol immersion on Sunday, September 7. The violence began when stones were reportedly thrown…
- India
Pune village erupts in communal violence over WhatsApp post; 18 held so far
Communal violence was witnessed after an irate mob vandalised properties and indulged in arson in Yavat village of Maharashtra‘s Pune district on Friday afternoon (August 1) over an objectionable WhatsApp status allegedly…
- India
Row over tulsi plant leads to communal violence near Kolkata, 40 arrested
Five officers of the West Bengal police were injured and 40 persons arrested in a communal violence that occurred on June 11 in the Rabindranagar region of South 24 Parganas district. The…
- India
209 Hindus killed in Sambhal since 1947, claims Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, while addressing the Winter Session of the Assembly on Monday, December 16, stated that 209 Hindus have been killed in communal incidents in Sambhal since…
- India
Navsari police debunks claims of violence, confirms incident was a parking dispute
Several right-wing social media handles circulated a video from Gujarat’s Navsari, alleging that hundreds of Muslim men armed with swords and stickers attacked Hindu families, molested women in their homes and warned…
- India
Navratri violence: 29 police personnel taken off active duty in UP
Bahraich: As many as 29 police personnel, mostly constables from Hardi and Ramgaon police stations in this Uttar Pradesh district, were taken off active duty, days after areas under their jurisdiction witnessed…
- India
Odisha: Internet services suspension extended for another 48 hours
Bhadrak: The Odisha government on Sunday extended the suspension of internet services in Bhadrak district for two more days to restore normalcy after violence erupted between two groups over an “objectionable” social…
- Telangana
Telangana DGP terms Jainoor communal violence ‘unfortunate’
Hyderabad: Director General of Police, Telangana, Dr Jitender termed the communal violence at Jainoor mandal of Asifabad district as “unfortunate”. Interacting with media persons at the DGP office on Tuesday, September 24,…
- Telangana
Jainoor violence: Shabbir Ali, Mahesh Kumar Goud assure justice
Hyderabad: Telangana government advisor Mohammed Ali Shabbir and TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud assured on Saturday, September 14, that strict measures would be taken against those responsible for the communal violence that…
- Telangana
Asaduddin Owaisi condemns communal violence in Telangana’s Asifabad
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday, September 4 condemned the violence in the Asifabad district of Telangana. Communal tension erupted in Jainoor mandal of Asifabad district after…
- India
Shops shut, communal tension in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara
Jaipur: Shopkeepers downed shutters Monday after communal tension erupted in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara city, a day after a chopped portion of a “cow’s tail” was found near a temple, police said. Police used…
