Hate Crime

Karnataka: Clash over saffron flags in front of mosque; ‘under control’, say cops

A clash occurred between the Hindu and Muslim communities over tying saffron flags in front of a masjid in Sringeri town of Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka. The incident occurred in front of the…
Prithviraj Chauhan killed Hindus, kidnapped women like Modi: Yati

The head priest of Dasna Devi temple in Uttar Pradesh Yati Narsinghanand compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan. “The way Prithviraj Chauhan treated Hindus, Modiji is doing the…

Karnataka: NIA arrests three in BJP’s Praveen Nettare’s murder case

Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on Saturday, conducted raids on Popular Front of India (PFI) leaders’ residences in Mysuru, Hubballi and Dakshina Kannada districts in connection with the killing of BJP activist…
Karnataka: No evidence of threats to slain Bajrang Dal worker’s kin, says SP

The Shivamogga Superintendent of Police G K Mithan Kumar confirmed in a press conference that there is no evidence of a threat to the family of slain Bajrang Dal activist Harsha Nagaraj…
Hate crime tracker: Amid Dussehra, Muslims faced the brunt of violence

September 2022 bore witness to a series of atrocities against Muslims during Ganesh procession and Dussehra festivities. The festivities were more than a mere celebration of Hinduism; they exemplified how Hindu festivals…
Every Hindu should own weapons, worship them: Hindu Jagarana Vedike

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi, a massive rally consisting of nearly 10,000 workers from the right-wing organisation Hindu Jagarana Vedike was organised in Udupi town, Karnataka. Calls for a Hindu Rashtra…
Keep a sickel ready when Modi ji calls for a Hindu Rashtra: Singer provokes Hindus

Etawah: A “singer” Dharmendra Pandey has asked Hindus to be prepared to take up arms for what he termed a ‘Hindu Rashtra’. Pandey who performs at ‘jagrans’ said some time ago in…

Demolitions, rapes, lynchings: Atrocities against Muslims in August

August 2022 bore witness to a series of atrocities against Muslims with demolitions in Assam at the forefront. The spread of communalism has tightened its tentacles even as India entered her 76th…
Man kills ‘friend’ for transgender identity in MP’s Indore

Bhopal: A man, who befriended a woman on social media with the intention of sexual favours, strangulated her to death after learning that she was transgender. The deceased has been identified as…
Uttar Pradesh: Dalit woman, son assaulted during panchayat

Gonda: A Dalit woman and her minor son were allegedly assaulted and subjected to casteist slurs by the representative of the gram pradhan and his companion here, a police official said on…
Hate-crime Tracker: Karnataka leads in anti-Muslim bigotry again

July bore witness to yet another series of hate crimes against Muslims in India. Aside from the resurgence of the debate on the hijab ban, communally charged murders also took place. This…
Bangladeshi Muslims make flags for Har Ghar Tiranga, boycott them: Yati

After making multiple disparaging statements against Muslims, Hindutva seer Yati Narsinghanand urged Hindus not to purchase flags as he claimed that the main manufacturer for the same is a Muslim company from…
How algorithms are fuelling anti-Muslim hate globally

Most of the anti-Muslim hate generated online is amplified through fake or algorithm-generated accounts, a study has revealed. Such tweets were found to often target Muslim public figures Lawrance Pintak, a former…
‘9 heads pending..’: Karnataka Godman incites violence against Muslims

Violence inciting statements by Hindutva leaders have been adding fuel to the fire, as the Karnataka government attempts to clamp down on the rising communal tensions in the state. Tensions have been…
UP: Muslim man beaten to death, BJP leader and three others arrested

A 28-year-old Muslim man was beaten to death by four Hindu men, including a district-level Bharatiya Janata Party leader on July 19 in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. According to UP Tak, the…