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Christian families assaulted, humiliated and forced into Durga Puja rituals in West Bengal village
Three Christian families in Paschim Medinipur allege three days of violence, threats and religious coercion by people identified as Bajrang Dal members; 13 people have been named in an FIR, but no arrests have been reported
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Outfit named Kashmir Freedom Fighters claims responsibility for Choutigam attack
A Kashmiri Pandit was shot at; J&K Police, reportedly said the KFF is a “fringe groups of Lashkar"
This is what we feared: Sanjay Tickoo on the rising attacks in Kashmir since March
Kashmiri Pandits had warned that The Kashmir Files movie made them and others who lived in the UT more vulnerable; appeals for enhanced security have fallen on deaf ears
WB: TMC’s Bhadu Sheikh’s murder incites arson, at least 8 dead
The incident is fast gaining a political colour with the Opposition decrying the ruling regime and the latter refusing any internal conflicts
Shivamogga: 20 injured in violence during Bajrang Dal member’s funeral
Vehicles were set on fire and public property destroyed when miscreants resorted to stone-pelting
Dalits and Adivasis suffered violence and discrimination even in 2021
Though most of these attacks emerge from societal prejudices and historic alienation, a dispensation that has encouraged a state of impunity to targeted crimes of the most marginalised has made matters more acute
Zewan militant attack: 3 dead, 11 cops injured
In 2021, as many as 20 policemen were killed in militant attacks in the Valley; two days ago, militants killed two policemen in Bandipore
Army tried to hide bodies: Nagaland DGP’s report
After killing mine workers near Oting village, security forces put the bodies in a truck, covered it with tarp and tried to whisk them away, but villagers intervened
Security forces gun down 13 civilians in Nagaland
Gov’t issues feeble “non-apology”, bad intel blamed; bandh call across state as protesters attack Assam Rifles camp
Amravati: Curfew, police lathi charge mark Bandh called by Hindutva groups
This was the second consecutive day a bandh was called in the area; Friday’s bandh was called by Raza Academy and saw stone pelting in many areas
Hundreds mourn Srinagar resident Mohammad Ibrahim Khan
Khan was a salesperson at a shop owned by a Kashmir Pandit and was shot dead, allegedly by militants, on Monday evening, the second such killing in 24 hours
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