Hate Crime

Dalit student beaten for ‘damaging pipe’, FIR registered against accused

Agra: A Dalit student on Friday, January 30, was allegedly assaulted and abused with casteist slurs by a teacher and a school official in Uttar Pradesh‘s Manipuri district for a broken pipe.…
Dalit man forced to perform indecent acts, tortured over money dispute

Morena: A Dalit man was allegedly assaulted and subjected to humiliation, including being forced to perform obscene acts, over a monetary dispute in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Tuesday,…

Dalit groom assaulted with swords for riding a horse in Gujarat

Patan: A wedding procession of a young Dalit man was abruptly disrupted in the Paran district of Gujarat after members from the upper caste objected to the groom riding a horse, using…
Stand up when you see hate crime happening, urges ‘Mohammed Deepak’

Hyderabad: When Deepak Kumar, aka “Mohammed Deepak,” stepped in to save a Muslim-owned shopkeeper in Uttarakhand’s Kotdwar from right-wing Hindutva members, little did he expect that he would turn into a hero…
Classmates attack 3 boys over their religion in Jharkhand

Three Muslim minor boys were allegedly beaten by their classmates and outsiders inside a school premises in Jharkhand, allegedly due to their religious identity. The incident took place at a higher secondary…
Uttarakhand: Our only crime is we are Kashmiri Muslims, says teen

The 17-year-old Kashmiri boy, who suffered serious head injuries when a shopkeeper hit him and his friend with an iron rod in Uttarakhand‘s Dehradun district, said they were targeted for being Muslims. Tabish…
Hate crimes against the marginalised not spontaneous in Telangana: Report

Telangana has seen a recent spike in communal tensions and hate crimes, more so than ever, and these incidents are not spontaneous or isolated events, but linked to deeper and more complicated…

Man held for communally sensitive post on social media in Adilabad

Hyderabad: A 20-year-old man was arrested in Adilabad district of Telangana for allegedly posting provocative messages on a social media platform, which can disturb communal harmony, police said on Tuesday. A complaint…
Right-wing men demolish Mazar in Delhi’s Yamuna Ghat

A group of Hindu men on Monday, February 2, allegedly tried to desecrate a Mazar in Delhi’s ITO Yamuna Ghat area. One of the men was identified as Akash Pandit, who was…
Uttarakhand shop name row: 3 cases filed, 1 against ‘Mohammed Deepak’

Dehradun: Kotdwa police in Uttarakhand have registered three cases following a controversy that erupted after Bajrang Dal protested against a shop owned by a Muslim being named “Baba Dress.” Police issued…
Hyderabad Dharma Raksha Sabha hate speech: Undeterred by cases, says BGUS

Hyderabad: The Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi (BGUS) here has condemned the registration of police cases against speakers at one its events, who were booked for hate speech against Muslims. The BGUS had…
Bihar: Mahadalit cremated on road after pathway to crematorium blocked

Patna: A 91-year-old Mahadalit woman’s body was cremated in the middle of a road intersection in Bihar‘s Vaishali district after her family was reportedly denied permission to the cremation ground due to…
Spoke for their benefit, claims Assam CM on controversial Miya remark

Goalpara (Assam): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday, February 1, said “Miyas” will face “trouble” as long as he remains in power, asserting that they should face persistent problems so…
Kashmiri teen assault: Wife of accused claims she was sexually harassed

Dehradun: A day after a shopkeeper was arrested for allegedly assaulting a 17-year-old Kashmiri youth with an iron rod in Uttarakhand, his wife has come forward claiming the attack was triggered after…
Hyderabad: Chilkur Balaji priest, 3 others booked for hate speech at rally

Hyderabad: The Ranga Reddy Police on January 28 registered a case against four people, including the head priest of Chilkur Balaji Temple, for alleged hate speech against Muslims during the Dharma Raksha…