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Kerala court grants bail to T.G. Mohandas in Jantar Mantar remarks case, cites arrest procedure irregularity
The Thiruvananthapuram court granted regular bail to right-wing activist T.G. Mohandas, a former head of the BJP’s State intellectual cell, a day after his arrest over alleged remarks about women and student protesters at Jantar Mantar; the court cited non-issuance of notice under Section 35(3) BNSS, recovery of electronic devices, cooperation with investigators, and his age and health.
MP: AHP leader Pravin Togadia delivers hate speeches in 3 districts over 3 days, targets the religious minorities of India
Togadia can be heard in his speeches demanding that one lakh "Hanuman Chalisa Kendra" be built to unite Hindus in their fight against Muslims
CJP sends complaint to SP SDPO, Jalgaon against HJS event where conspiracy theories against Muslims was being peddled
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CJP highlighted that the speech delivered by two unidentified speakers, one man and one woman, promoted an exclusionist ideology, targeting and alienating the Muslim community.
FIR against Suresh Chavhanke in Jalgaon, Maharashtra
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This is the first FIR against Chavhanke of Sudarshan news in Maharashtra after he made 5 hate speeches in the state in the past 5 month; seven other FIRs have been registered against serial hate offenders
District EC officials to inquire into CJP’s hate speech complaints within 24 hours: Karnataka
The State’s Election Commission has acted promptly on CJP's complaint and asked the district offices to conduct an inquiry and report to it within 24 hours
PUCL petitions M’tra DGP, urging preventive action against hate speech and prosecution of offenders
The human rights organization, now impleaded in the ongoing hate speech case has, in this representation to DGP Rajnish Seth pointed out that despite repeated and periodic strictures by the Supreme Court of India (SC), several such hate events are being allowed to take place in the state with no visible signs of any action
CJP files complaint against suspended BJP MLA T. Raja Singh in SEC, Karnataka for delivering anti-Muslim hate speeches at BJP rallies
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CJP has sought swift action, passing of necessary strictures a bar on Singh from giving any speeches, as well a direction for an unconditional public apology.
Citizens meet CP Thane, file complaint against hate-filled Islamophobic speech by HJDS in Mumbra, Thane
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Speakers at the event, organised on April 30 by the Sakal Hindu Saamaj, had urged the audience to take up arms; the delegation had representatives of NAPM, Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti, Sanjeevan Trust, Kendra, and CJP, they sought swift prosecution
Defiant of the SC, Suresh Chavhanke, Raja Singh & Hindutva outfits escalate hate to dangerous levels
More incidents reported from Maharashtra, Jammu, UP, MP, and Delhi over the past seven days even after the April 28 Order of the Supreme Court
Kalicharan Maharaj, booked over Islamophobic and provocative speech made almost 80 days ago at Baramati rally
Vikas Mahadev Devkate, the rally's organiser, has been booked alongside Kalicharan, sections 153A and 505(2) IPC invoked
Register & prosecute hate speech offences promptly, uphold the rule of law: SCI to all States
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Extending its October 2022 order to all States of the Indian Union, the Supreme Court of India (SCI) has urged that irrespective of religion, hate crimes should be prosecuted promptly; matter will now be heard on May 12
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