hate crime
- Andhra Pradesh
AP communal clash: FIR filed by Inspector names all 27 accused as Muslims
Hyderabad: An attempt-to-murder charge is among the serious offences invoked in a first information report (FIR) filed after a police inspector was critically injured during clashes over the naming of Almaspet Circle in…
- India
Following BJP win, 10 anti-Muslim attacks reported in parts of Bengal
West Bengal: Isolated incidents of hate crimes against the Muslim community have been reported from parts of West Bengal since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the 2026 Assembly elections in the…
- Hate Crime
BJP win in Bengal marked by calls for genocide, renaming historic names
Kolkata: Before the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) even secured its win in the West Bengal Assembly elections and defeated the Trinamool Congress, deep polarisation, communal violence and hate speech against minorities had…
- India
Leave head, break legs: Adivasi man in search of firewood beaten in MP
Madhya Pradesh: An Adivasi man, who had gone to collect firewood with his wife, was brutally beaten with a hockey stick by security personnel of Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) in Madhya Pradesh‘s…
- India
Maharashtra: Muslim drivers violently attacked, another forced to dance
Maharashtra: On April 23, despite their best efforts to avoid unwanted Hindutva attention, truck drivers Mohammed Nadaf Nisar Qureshi and Alwin were brutally beaten by over 20 men near Maharashtra‘s Yavatmal district.…
- India
Video: Influencer claims threat by Muslim petrol pump worker
Hyderabad: A Hindutva supporter, Bobby Chaudhary, known for making anti-Muslim hate content on social media, alleged he was threatened by a Muslim petrol pump supervisor in Uttar Pradesh‘s Fatehpur Sikri district. A…
- Hyderabad
Pregant women in burqa allege mistreatment at shopping mall in Secunderabad
Hyderabad: Two burqa-clad pregnant women have alleged harassment at a shopping mall in Secunderabad, claiming they were stopped and searched by staff on three separate occasions despite having paid for their purchases.…
- India
UP Police to initiate legal action in killing of Bihar imam Tousif Raza
Bareilly: Necessary legal action will be taken regarding the killing of the 30-year-old cleric, Maulana Tousif Raza Mazhari, the Uttar Pradesh Police said late on Thursday, April 30, after receiving a complaint…
- Hate Crime
Bihar imam beaten, thrown from train; wife claims killed over appearance
Bareilly: A 30-year-old cleric was killed after he was allegedly beaten and thrown off a moving train on Sunday, April 26, near the Bareilly Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh. The deceased, Maulana…
- India
Dalit protesters ordered to sweep police stations as bail condition in Odisha
For nearly two months after he walked out of jail, 26-year-old Kumeswar Naik had to travel 20 kilometres every morning to sweep and mop the Kashipur Police Station – the very station…
- Hyderabad
Mosque vandalised in Hyderabad, police rush forces as tension grips Kismatpur
Hyderabad: Tension gripped Kismatpur in Rajendranagar late on Wednesday night, April 29, after an unidentified person entered a mosque and vandalised religious material, prompting police to rush additional forces to the area.…
- India
Allahabad HC judges split over observations on NHRC, Muslim lynchings
Allahabad: In an unusual development, two judges of an Allahabad High Court division bench passed separate interim orders after disagreeing sharply with each other over observations concerning the functioning of human rights commissions…
- India
Supreme Court refuses to legislate on hate speech, tells Parliament to act if it deems fit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 29, ruled that existing laws are sufficient to deal with hate speech and that no legislative vacuum exists that would warrant judicial intervention, declining…
- India
Muslim bodies slam Uttarakhand madrasa Bill, vow to take fight it in SC
Hyderabad: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and several prominent Muslim organisations on Monday, April 27, issued a joint statement condemning the Uttarakhand government’s proposed legislation that would make it mandatory…
- Mumbai
Esports player asked to vacate Mumbai flat for being Muslim, sparks debate
Mumbai: Mohammed “Owais” Lakhani, one of India’s most decorated mobile esports athletes, has alleged that he and his teammates are being forced to vacate their rented flat in Mumbai after their housing society…
