Hate Crime
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Odisha: Tribal woman’s family forced to shave heads after inter-caste marriage
Around 40 members of a woman’s family were forced to shave their heads as part of a “purification” ritual after she married a man from a different caste in Odisha’s Rayagada district.…
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‘If jihadis get into police…’: UP Hindutva leader’s remark draws flak
Leader of far-right group, Hindu Raksha Dal, Bhupendra Tomar, popularly known as Pinky Chaudhary, recently made inflammatory remarks against the Muslim community during a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh. In the viral…
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Dalit lawyer in Karnataka attacked, hurled casteist slurs
A young Dalit lawyer was allegedly physically assaulted and subjected to casteist insults by two men from the upper caste in Nagarala village of Yadgir district in Karnataka. Speaking to local media,…
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UP police file case against imam for collecting donations for Palestine
An imam in the Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh was booked by police for allegedly collecting donations for suffering families in Palestine. A case was registered against Maulana Zaki, who works in…
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Doctor abuses, assaults Dalit woman and family in Gujarat, case lodged
A 58-year-old Dalit woman and her family were subjected to casteist slurs and assault by a doctor and her family in Ahmedabad’s Nava Vadaj area, Gujarat, on June 14. The altercation reportedly…
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24-yr-old lynched by vigilantes for transporting cows in Madhya Pradesh
Two young Muslim men were brutally assaulted by cow vigilantes, affiliated with the right-wing Bajrang Dal, while transporting around ten cows in Madhya Pradesh’s Mehgaon village. One succumbed to his injuries while…
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Odisha Dalit family ostracised for resisting child marriage; police denies claims
A Dalit family in Balia Pati village, located in the Balasore district of Odisha, is allegedly facing a social boycott by the villagers for the past three years for refusing to marry…
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‘Only Sanatana Dharma is true religion’: Bengaluru priest booked
The Bengaluru police booked Hindutva supporter and priest of Samartha Sridharashrama Trust, Atmananda Saraswati Swamiji, for delivering a hate speech against Muslims and Christians. A video of the address went viral on…
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Pastor arrested over religious conversions in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: A pastor and his follower were arrested on Sunday, June 15, for allegedly attempting to convert people from economically weaker sections to Christianity under the guise of providing monetary assistance. The…
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UP man urinates on Dalit woman’s face after failed rape attempt
A man allegedly urinated on a Dalit woman’s face after a failed rape attempt in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. He assaulted herm hurled castiest slurs, and threatened to kill her before…
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Row over tulsi plant leads to communal violence near Kolkata, 40 arrested
Five officers of the West Bengal police were injured and 40 persons arrested in a communal violence that occurred on June 11 in the Rabindranagar region of South 24 Parganas district. The…
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‘Shoot at sight’ orders issued in Assam’s Dhubri over ‘communal disturbance’
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that shoot-at-sight orders will be in force at night in Dhubri district, bordering Bangladesh, as a “communal group” is trying to create…
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Tension in Faridabad as locals resist demolition of mosque wall
Local Muslims were up against arms against the municipal corporation of Faridabad, Haryana, after the administration attempted to demolish a mosque under heavy police presence. The incident occurred on June 10. The…
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NEET aspirant alleges harassment over hijab at Kolkata exam centre
Hyderabad: A Muslim woman was allegedly not allowed to sit for her NEET UG entrance exam after officials demanded she take off her hijab as per National Testing Agency (NTA) policy. The…
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Hindutva mob assaults three minority labourers in Jharkhand
Three Muslim labourers were assaulted on June 6 by a mob of over 30 people affiliated with Hindutva groups solely for their religious identity, in Ranchi’s Namkum area of Jharkhand. In a…
