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How defending a 70-year-old Muslim shopkeeper triggered FIRs, highway blockades, and a law-and-order crisis in Uttarakhand
What began as a local intervention against alleged intimidation over a shop’s name spiralled into right-wing mobilisation, multiple FIRs, and a national debate on selective policing, free speech, and communal harmony in Kotdwar
Ujjain Horror: Muslim man allegedly burnt to death by five cops
No further details have been forthcoming and cops have claimed that the man set himself on fire. The victim was allegedly an accomplice in a bribery case where a cop was involved.
Two Muslim youth killed in Jharkhand, one by a cop, other by a mob
Wasim Sajjad was found tied to the back of a car by his father but the police claimed he was injured as he fell from the tractor while trying to escape the police as they chased him for smuggling sand.
Muslims attacked while offering Namaz in Haryana
Some young Hindu boys entered the mosque and started assaulting people offering Namaz, including women and children, injuring 9 who had to be taken to the hospital.
Madhya Pradesh: Another Muslim youth lynched on suspicion of stealing, victim suffered multiple stab wounds and bruises all over his body
The incident was reported from Khandwa District, where hate crimes against Muslims have been increasing since last year
Under Guise of Religious Conversions, Attacks by Hindutva Groups Worsen Situation for Christians in India
Christians face attacks, disrupted prayer meetings, and church vandalism - their cries for help go unheard as the police arrest the victims, side with the perpetrators
Mumbai: Police foils attempts to disturb peace in Mira Road
Concerted efforts have been made to disturb communal harmony in Naya Nagar, in the backdrop of rising communal tensions in the region.
Iftar observed by students of all faiths; Muslim students break their fast while non-Muslim students serve food and beverages
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The month of Ramadan brings people together regardless of religious or cultural differences
In the Case of the Maliana Massacre, Justice Both Delayed and Denied
From the filing of the FIR 36 years ago to the verdict delivered on March 31, 2023, nothing in the case has been just.
Majoritarian Politics via Ram Navami Processions and Opportunist Muslim Elites
One can clearly see that there is quite a...
Maliana acquittals 36 years after 72 Muslims massacred in cold blood, abysmal failure of justice, substantive & procedural
The acquittals took place despite directions by the High Court being seized of the matter since 2021 where the issue raised is of crucial documents including the FIR and other evidence had “gone missing”, of strict and fair procedures that need to be followed; this 2021 legal intervention by a journalist Qurban Ali, who covered the cold blooded massacre in 1987 and Vibhuti Narain Rai, an IPS officer who, as SP Ghaziabad had filed the FIR in the Hashimpura carnage the day before, in the High Court will now be heard with the judgement of acquittal being passed without completion of trial procedure
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