Incitement to violence / Hate

Bengaluru Mob Violence: SDPI Leader Arrested For Allegedly Inciting Violence  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4rxkLEAP00 
Aug 12, 2020

A Facebook post laced with communal remarks sparked violent clashes in Bengaluru on Tuesday night in which a mob vandalised a police station and the residence of a Congress MLA.
Three people died in police firing after angry mobs attacked a Congress MLA's house in Bengaluru as a communal social media post shared allegedly by the leader's relative sparked outrage and clashes broke out in DJ Halli and KG Halli police station areas of the city. SDPI leader Muzamil Pasha has been arrested by Bengaluru Police for his role in mob violence 

This is the Hate Tracker maintained by the Quint. 

https://www.thequint.com/quintlab/uncovering-hate-crime-tracker-communal-violence-india/  verified information on the incidents of hate crime and communal violence that have taken place since June 2024.

Calling someone ‘Pakistani’, ‘Miyan-Tiyan’ does not amount to hurting religious sentiments: SC  https://scroll.in/latest/1079892/calling-someone-pakistani-miyan-tiyan-does-not-amount-to-hurting-religious-sentiments-sc  . The complainant used to be an Urdu translator and acting clerk for Right to Information in the sub-divisional office in Jharkhand’s Chas. The  accused i Hari Nandan Singh, had sought information under the Right to Information Act from the additional collector. An appellate authority had directed the complainant to personally provide the information sought under RTI to Singh. But when he  visited Singh’s home to hand over the information, Singh allegedly abused him by making a reference to his religion. Singh also allegedly “used criminal force against him while he was discharging his official duties, with the intention of intimidating and deterring him from performing his duties as a public servant”, according to the court order.

Exploring the nexus of politics and pop culture  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS5M3yc5vzU  May 23, 2024
In his new book H-Pop, journalist Kunal Purohit documents how radicalised poems, songs and hate speeches are finding their way across India. Watch his conversation with Glynda Alves where they discover the nexus between politics and pop culture.