hate crime
- India
Case of ‘communal hatred’ against teacher for UP slap incident, SC told
UP school teacher, Tripta Tyagi, who recently made headlines after allegedly asking her students to slap a student from minority community, would be charged under Section 295 (A) instead of Section 153…
- World
Man arrested, charged with hate crime for attacking Sikh teen in NY
New York: A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with hate-crime assault following an attack on a Sikh teen onboard a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus in New York City last…
- World
Sikh teen assaulted in New York for wearing turban: Police
New York: In a suspected hate crime, a 19-year-old Sikh was assaulted and injured in New York for wearing a turban while travelling in a shuttle bus, the police said. The attack…
- India
Delhi: Juvenile among 7 arrested for lynching man over ‘prasad theft’
Following the brutal lynching of a 26-year-old man in North East Delhi on September 26, police have arrested seven people including a juvenile. The victim – Issar Ahmed – was tied to…
- India
Delhi: Man tied to pole, beaten to death on suspicion of theft
New Delhi: A 26-year-old man died after he was allegedly tied to a pole and thrashed by some people who suspected him of being a thief in northeast Delhi’s Sunder Nagri, police said…
- India
Hindu mahapanchayat held in Gurugram, demolition continues in Nuh
Hundreds of people participated in the mahapanchayat organised by right-wing organisation Hindu Samaj at Tigra village in Gurugram on Sunday, August 6. The congregation was called in support of the accused arrested…
- Hyderabad
Train shooting: Saifuddin promised gifts for his daughters, returned home dead
Hyderabad: Before boarding a train at Nampally railway station last week, Saifuddin had promised to return with goodies for his daughters. The girls — aged 6, 2, and a 6-month-old infant —…
- India
UP: Imam forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ at gunpoint, assaulted
An Imam of a mosque in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district was allegedly forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ at a gunpoint recently. He was assaulted after he refused to chant the slogan.…
- World
Burnt Sikh holy book found outside UK home prompts hate crime probe
London: The UK police has begun a hate crime inquiry into an incident in which a Sikh holy book was set on fire and tossed in a bin outside a community member’s…
- India
Man lynched in Nashik on suspicion of carrying beef
A 32-year-old man from the minority community was allegedly lynched to death by a group of cow vigilantes on suspicion of carrying beef in their vehicle. The incident took place on Saturday…
- India
Uttarkashi tension: Muslims to hold mahapanchayat on June 18
Following communal unrest in Purola town of Uttarkashi district, Muslim religious leaders in Dehradun have called for a ‘mahapanchayat’ on June 18. Speaking to Hindustan Times, media in-charge of Muslim Seva Sangathan Waseem…
- Hate Crime
Uttarakhand: Tension soar as mob attacks minority shop in Purola
Communal tension escalated in Purola town of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand as a mob of Hindutva goons attacked a Muslim shopkeeper. A video has gone viral showing a group of right-wing men shouting Jai…
- World
Bill in Michigan looks to define place of worship defacement as hate crime
Washington: An Indian-American legislator in the US state of Michigan has introduced a bill to expand the definition of hate crime and include vandalisation of a place of worship in it. Michigan…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Hindu man thrashed for hanging out with Muslim woman
Bengaluru: A Hindu man on Thursday was thrashed in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur by a group of Muslim men after he was spotted having snacks at a food outlet with a Muslim woman who…
- India
Rajasthan: 4 men get 7 years jail time in Rakbar Khan mob lynching case
A court in Rajasthan sentenced four men to seven years of jail time on charges of mob lynching a 31-year-old Muslim man over suspicion of cattle smuggling back in July 2018. The…
