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- India
MP: Angry Dalits bulldoze Sardar Patel’s statue in Ujjain, demand Ambedkar’s instead
Clashes erupted between the upper caste Patidars, who are reportedly close to the ruling BJP party, and members of the Dalit community in Makdon village of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday, January…
- India
Karnataka: Kalaburagi tense after clashes, Section 144 imposed
In Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district, incidents of stone pelting during the Ram temple celebratory procession were reported forcing the local police to impose prohibitory orders under CrPC Section 144 till January 25 as…
- India
Maharashtra: Bulldozers raze houses on Mira Road after communal clashes
After 13 people were arrested for clashes between two religious communities at Mira Road near Mumbai, the district administration targeted multiple buildings and shanties, citing ‘illegal encroachments’. Bulldozers were pressed into action…
- India
Hindutva activists put up saffron flags atop ‘church’ in MP
A church in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district was targeted by a group of Hindutva activists who climbed atop and put up saffron flags. The video of the incident has gone viral on…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Hotel owner refuses to serve food to Dalit youth
Bellari: In an abhorrent incident, a woman hotel owner in Guttiganur village of Kurugod Taluk refused to serve food to Dalits out of an antiquated social intuition of untouchability. A video of…
- India
Jharkhand: Burnt pages of Quran found near mosque; Hindus, Muslims condemn
An alleged attempt to create communal fire was reported after burnt pages of the Holy Quran were found near Fatehpur Bazar Mosque in Jamtara district in Jharkhand. Locals found the pages lying…
- Hate Crime
MP: Minor girls carry swords in Hindu Jagran Manch rally
An all-women’s rally was organised by Hindu Jagran Manch, a Hindutva group affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), in Sarangpur in Madhya Pradesh on January 7. https://twitter.com/HateDetectors/status/1744599629554126900 The participants ranged from…
- India
Bajrang Dal members create ruckus at Catholic school in MP
A Christian missionary school in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul district was reportedly attacked by a right-wing Hindutva mob led by members of Bajrang Dal on Sunday, January 7, over allegations of religious conversions.…
- India
‘Not In Our Name’: Christians distance themselves from PM’s Christmas party
Members of the Catholic community recently launched a signature campaign titled “Not in Our Name! Christmas Celebrations with PM is Not in Our Name” against the growing hate crimes in the country.…
- India
UP: Posing as Muslims, 2 held for threatening to bomb Ram temple
Two people were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police for sending bomb threats to chief minister Yogi Adityanath and the authorities at the Ayodhya Ram Mandir. The accused, Tahar Singh and Om…
- India
Gujarat: Cow vigilantes attack man for transporting cattle
A young man in Gujarat’s Bharuch district was brutally assaulted by far-right cow vigilantes with sharp objects, leaving him fighting for his life. Aslam was attacked by a mob on January 2…
- India
Man paraded naked on suspicion of theft in Rajasthan’s Nagaur
Jaipur: A man, belonging to minority community, was allegedly beaten up and paraded naked on the suspicion of theft in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district, police said Monday. Police have registered a case against…
- India
Haryana: Cow vigilantes beat up 2 Muslim men for transporting cattle
In a horrific incident, two Muslim drivers were beaten up for allegedly transporting cattle in Haryana. The assailants also forced them to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, a viral video shows.According to reports,…
- India
UP: Upset over probe, Dalit man sets himself afire outside SP office
Unnao: A 28-year-old Dalit man set himself on fire outside the office of the Superintendent of Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district. The victim was ‘disappointed by the tardy progress of police’…
- Hate Crime
Karnataka: Engineer among 2 held for assault on visually impaired man
A software engineer and his friend were arrested in connection with the assault of an elderly visually impaired man Muslim man in Koppal, Karnataka, on November 25. The two accused – Sagar…
