hate crime
- World
Sikh teen assaulted in New York for wearing turban: Police
New York: In a suspected hate crime, a 19-year-old Sikh was assaulted and injured in New York for wearing a turban while travelling in a shuttle bus, the police said. The attack…
- India
Delhi: Juvenile among 7 arrested for lynching man over ‘prasad theft’
Following the brutal lynching of a 26-year-old man in North East Delhi on September 26, police have arrested seven people including a juvenile. The victim – Issar Ahmed – was tied to…
- India
Delhi: Man tied to pole, beaten to death on suspicion of theft
New Delhi: A 26-year-old man died after he was allegedly tied to a pole and thrashed by some people who suspected him of being a thief in northeast Delhi’s Sunder Nagri, police said…
- India
Hindu mahapanchayat held in Gurugram, demolition continues in Nuh
Hundreds of people participated in the mahapanchayat organised by right-wing organisation Hindu Samaj at Tigra village in Gurugram on Sunday, August 6. The congregation was called in support of the accused arrested…
- Hyderabad
Train shooting: Saifuddin promised gifts for his daughters, returned home dead
Hyderabad: Before boarding a train at Nampally railway station last week, Saifuddin had promised to return with goodies for his daughters. The girls — aged 6, 2, and a 6-month-old infant —…
- India
UP: Imam forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ at gunpoint, assaulted
An Imam of a mosque in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district was allegedly forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ at a gunpoint recently. He was assaulted after he refused to chant the slogan.…
- World
Burnt Sikh holy book found outside UK home prompts hate crime probe
London: The UK police has begun a hate crime inquiry into an incident in which a Sikh holy book was set on fire and tossed in a bin outside a community member’s…
- India
Man lynched in Nashik on suspicion of carrying beef
A 32-year-old man from the minority community was allegedly lynched to death by a group of cow vigilantes on suspicion of carrying beef in their vehicle. The incident took place on Saturday…
- India
Uttarkashi tension: Muslims to hold mahapanchayat on June 18
Following communal unrest in Purola town of Uttarkashi district, Muslim religious leaders in Dehradun have called for a ‘mahapanchayat’ on June 18. Speaking to Hindustan Times, media in-charge of Muslim Seva Sangathan Waseem…
- Hate Crime
Uttarakhand: Tension soar as mob attacks minority shop in Purola
Communal tension escalated in Purola town of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand as a mob of Hindutva goons attacked a Muslim shopkeeper. A video has gone viral showing a group of right-wing men shouting Jai…
- World
Bill in Michigan looks to define place of worship defacement as hate crime
Washington: An Indian-American legislator in the US state of Michigan has introduced a bill to expand the definition of hate crime and include vandalisation of a place of worship in it. Michigan…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Hindu man thrashed for hanging out with Muslim woman
Bengaluru: A Hindu man on Thursday was thrashed in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur by a group of Muslim men after he was spotted having snacks at a food outlet with a Muslim woman who…
- India
Rajasthan: 4 men get 7 years jail time in Rakbar Khan mob lynching case
A court in Rajasthan sentenced four men to seven years of jail time on charges of mob lynching a 31-year-old Muslim man over suspicion of cattle smuggling back in July 2018. The…
- India
Bhiwani murders: FIR filed against Monu Manesar, 21 others
Jaipur: The Rajasthan Police on Sunday named 21 people, including Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar, in the alleged abduction and killing of two Muslim men whose charred bodies were found in Bhiwani district…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: BJP govt dropped 182 hate crime FIRs between July 2019- April 2023
The BJP government in Karnataka issued seven separate orders to drop the prosecution in 385 criminal cases, including 182 cases of hate speech, cow vigilantism, and communal violence, over a four-year period…
