Hate Crime
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MP: BJP worker harasses visually impaired woman during Christmas event
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor in Madhya Pradesh‘s Jabalpur allegedly used dehumanising remarks against a visually impaired woman attending a Christmas event, saying she would remain blind in her next birth…
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Bajrang Dal, VHP recite Hanuman Chalisa outside church in Bareilly on Christmas eve
As the world celebrates Christmas Eve on December 24, members of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) decided to recite Hanuman Chalisa in front of Bishop Conrad School, a prominent church…
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Hindutva mob vandalise Christmas mall decor during ‘Chhattisgarh Bandh’
Raipur: During the “Chhattisgarh Bandh” on Christmas Eve, Hindutva workers armed with sticks vandalised Raipur’s Magneto Mall, forcibly taking down festive Christmas decorations, alleging illegal religious conversion. The mob barged into the…
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Bajrang Dal workers object to Santa Claus hats in Delhi, police says issue ‘resolved’
Members of the Hindutva organisation, Bajrang Dal, verbally abused a group consisting of women and children during Christmas celebrations in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar. The group was spotted celebrating with Santa Claus hats,…
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Memory of brother’s lynching inspired man to aid Kerala victim’s family
Ram Narayan’s lynching in Kerala’s Walayar left many unsettled, but for Abdul Jabbar, it brought back memories of his brother, Ashraf, who faced a similar Hindutva mob attack in Mangaluru in Karnataka.…
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UP government orders schools to remain open on Christmas
Lucknow: Schools in Uttar Pradesh will remain open during Christmas this year, after the state government announced the day will instead be celebrated to mark the birth centenary of the co-founder of…
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‘Will demolish your house, mosques’: Parking dispute turns communal in MP
Bhopal: The Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh witnessed violent communal clashes between Karni Sena members and Muslims over a trivial parking issue on Sunday, December 21, leading to police action and mild…
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‘Assam will become part of Bangladesh if…’: Himanta
Chabua: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that Assam will “automatically be included” in Bangladesh if the number of people from the neighbouring country residing in the northeastern state increased…
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UP court rejects BJP govt plea to withdraw charges against Akhlaq lynching accused
A court in Surajpur in Gautam Buddh Nagar district on Tuesday, December 23, rejected the Uttar Pradesh government’s plea to withdraw all charges against the accused in the 2015 mob lynching of…
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TGHRC seeks report on Dalit custodial death in Suryapet
Hyderabad: The Telangana human rights panel has directed the state Home department to submit a detailed report on the alleged custodial death of a Dalit youth in Suryapet district. The Telangana Human…
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Catholic Bishops’ body condemns attacks on Chirstians ahead of Christmas
New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on Tuesday unequivocally condemned the “alarming” rise in alleged attacks on Christians in various states during the Christmas season, and said it gravely…
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4 held for religious conversion under guise of prayer meet in UP
Shahjahanpur: Four persons, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly carrying out religious conversions under the guise of a prayer meeting in Uttar Pradesh‘s Shahjahanpur district, police said on Monday. Acting on…
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Pregnant woman killed over inter-caste marriage in Hubballi
Hubballi: A pregnant woman died at a private hospital here, after her parents’ family allegedly attacked her over inter- caste marriage, police said on Monday. Police have arrested three persons, including the…
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Dalit migrant worker lynched to death in Kerala, called Bangladeshi
Palakkad: A 31-year-old Dalit migrant worker from Chhattisgarh was lynched in Kerala’s Walayar on suspicion of theft, and was asked, “Are you a Bangladeshi?” during the assault. Ram Narayan Baghel had left…
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Cops injured after burial dispute spark violence in Chhattisgarh
Kanker: Violence erupted in Amabeda village in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district after a burial dispute between different tribal communities, leaving several police personnel injured. The issue began on December 16, when Rajman Salam,…
