Hate crimes
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Will put down hate crimes & communal conflicts if elected to power: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress has promised to put down hate speeches, hate crimes and communal conflicts, and asserted that if elected, it will immediately stop “extra-judicial and illegal measures” such as mob…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Man kills sister over interfaith relationship
Bangalore: In a tragic incident, a man in Karnataka’s Mysuru district killed his 19-year-old sister for allegedly being involved in a relationship with a man from another community. Their mother also died…
- Hate Crime
After right-wing mob ‘raids’ on Jan 22, Muslims in Nagpur face legal action
The nation witnessed several acts of communal violence in days following the January 22 temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. Reports of two such incidents have surfaced from Nagpur. According to reports, 12…
- Crime
Chhattisgarh man hit by Hindutva mob, no arrests despite police presence
A viral video of a Muslim man screaming for help as his face and hands are covered with blood while being led to a police station by a Hindutva mob in Raipur,…
- Crime
UP: Six arrested for beating Dalit man to death in Muzaffarnagar
Muzzaffarnaggar: Six people, including a woman, were arrested on Thursday, January 11, for allegedly beating a 21-year-old Dalit man to death after keeping him confined in a house here, police said. Ankit was…
- Hate Crime
65-year-old man’s beard burnt, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Karnataka
A 65-year-old Muslim man was tortured and forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ by two unidentified bikers in Gangavati town of Karnataka’s Koppal district. An FIR was lodged following the victim’s complaint…
- World
Man charged with manslaughter, assault as hate crimes in fatal attack on Sikh in NY
New York: A man who attacked an elderly Sikh person during a car accident in New York, repeatedly calling him “turban man” and fatally beating him has been charged with manslaughter and…
- World
Biden administration elevated hate crimes to national threat priority: FBI Director
Washington: The Biden Administration has elevated hate crimes to a national threat priority, a top US Government official has told lawmakers, stressing that the Jewish community faces nearly 60 per cent of…
- India
Bilkis Bano case convicts driven by ‘blood thirsty’ approach to kill Muslims, SC told
New Delhi: The convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots chased her with a “blood thirsty approach” to hunt…
- India
Ex-Congress leader forms ‘Volunteers Against Hate’ to fight hate crimes in India
Volunteers Against Hate (VAH) is a team of like-minded people that aims to combat hate, prejudice, and discrimination in all its forms. On March 6, 2023, the team was formed by Dr.…
- India
Congress likely to propose legislation against hate crimes
Nava Raipur: The Congress is likely to propose a legislation against hate crimes in the country as part of the party’s 56-point political resolution to be adopted at its 85th plenary session…
- India
No scope for hate crimes on basis of religion in secular country such as India: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday observed that there is a growing consensus around hate speech and stressed there is no scope for hate crimes on the basis of religion in…
- Hate Crime
Video: VHP, Bajrang Dal activists tear posters of ‘Pathaan’ at Gujarat mall
Ahmedabad: Members of the right-wing outfits Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal on Wednesday created a ruckus at a mall in Vastrapur area here and tore up posters and other publicity material of…
- India
Bajrang Dal distributes trishuls to youngsters to ‘protect Hindu dharma’
Over 300 young men in Rajasthan’s Jaipur took part in an event organised by the right-wing organisation Bajrang Dal where Trishuls (tridents) were distributed. A video that went viral on Twitter showed…
- Hate Crime
December diary: Anti-Muslim hate crime, Islamophobia dominates end of 2022
In November, a young Muslim engineering student was casually addressed as a terrorist by his teacher. This month witnessed a government school principal’s arrest for letting his students sing a popular poem…
