Violence

Bidar, Karnataka: Two school teachers assaulted in Karnataka’s Bidar, triggering communal tensions

Two accused, unnamed by the police attacked two Muslim teachers at Basavakalyan in Karnataka’s Bidar district leading to widespread protests by the community

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.

Bajrang Dal convener mastermind of Bihar Sharif violence, say police

Bihar Ram Navami violence: Police officials have told the media that the plans to execute violence were executed via social media under Kundan Kumar's leadership. A WhatsApp group with as many as 457 people was formed ahead of the Ram Navami. This group was used to plot and execute the violence, the police said.

Section 144 imposed in Jamshedpur; arrests made in Bihar and Maharashtra over instances of violence during Ram Navami

In addition to this, an interim report of a fact-finding committee revealed that the recent incidents of violence in West Bengal were “pre-planned, orchestrated, and instigated”

Hindutva mobs in Bihar run amok, cause loss of Rs. 6 crores

A report by Maktoob Media has alleged that the violence and destruction of property by the mobs incurred loss of crores to the Muslim population as their shops and properties were attacked.

Ram Navami: Violent Clashes in many states of India

West Bengal’ Howrah and Maharashtra’s Aurangabad witnessed stone pelting, arson

Violence over Ram Navami procession in Bengal’s Howrah, state a particular target

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a dharna, says strict action will be taken against the culprits and reminded the people that Ram Navmi and Ramzan are both being observed by the people

Police bandobast inadequate, uncontrolled mob in Ram Navmi procession in Shambhajinagar (Aurangabad), 1 killed: Tv9

An independent investigation into the CCTV footage of the Ram temple (mandir) will reveal how the violence erupted at Shambhajinagar (Aurangabad; this) is urgently needed says member of parliament (MP) Imtiaz Jaleel who was on the streets to prevent escalation of violence. One person died from an alleged bullet wound during clashes on on Ram Navami

Tension prevails in #Haveri, # Rattihalli after stone pelting on Mosque and Homes: Karnataka

A special visit by ADGP Karnataka led to heightened security in the area, the deployment of six platoons of the KSRP, 23 arrests five of whom are minors

Call for hartal on in Valley, KPSS condemn brute killings of Kashmiri Pandits, call out extremists

KPSS demands high level interventions by the country’s prime minister and home minister

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