Incitement to violence / Hate
250811-Jalgaon-lynching Aug,11th,Jalgaon,Mob lynching,"A 21-year-old Muslim man was on Monday beaten to death allegedly by members of a Hindutva group in the town of Jamner in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district. The perpetrators allegedly assaulted Suleman Rahim Khan Pathan after he was seen with a Hindu woman from the same village at a cafe, a relative named Abdullah Pathan told Scroll. The family believes these men also work as Gau Rakshaks or Cow vigilantes.",FIR for murder was filed at the Jamner police station naming 5 men and mentioning 30 others who are unidentified. Since then 8 men have been caught.,, https://scroll.in/latest/1085521/maharashtra-21-year-old-muslim-man-beaten-to-death-allegedly-by-members-of-hindutva-group
250105-Mumbai-Dadar
At an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s Matrishakti and Durga Vahini in Dadar on January 5, Sadhvi Ritambhara vilified historical Muslim figures as well as women, proclaiming that “women who give birth to people like Aurangzeb and Taimur can’t be our ideal women.” Such statements not only demonise entire communities but also perpetuate divisive stereotypes. Ritambhara amplified the baseless conspiracy theory of ‘love jihad,’ urging Indian women to “poke out the eyes of love jihadis.” The event concluded with participants taking an oath against this fabricated menace, further cementing hatred against a specific group https://cjp.org.in/cjp-maharashtra-surge-in-communal-and-caste-based-violence-with-six-incidents-in-january-2025/
250105-Mumbai-Dadar
At an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s Matrishakti and Durga Vahini in Dadar on January 5, Sadhvi Ritambhara vilified historical Muslim figures as well as women, proclaiming that “women who give birth to people like Aurangzeb and Taimur can’t be our ideal women.” Such statements not only demonise entire communities but also perpetuate divisive stereotypes. Ritambhara amplified the baseless conspiracy theory of ‘love jihad,’ urging Indian women to “poke out the eyes of love jihadis.” The event concluded with participants taking an oath against this fabricated menace, further cementing hatred against a specific group https://cjp.org.in/cjp-maharashtra-surge-in-communal-and-caste-based-violence-with-six-incidents-in-january-2025/
250107-buldhana
At a public gathering in Buldhana, Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad demeaned voters by accusing them of selling their votes for paltry amounts of money, alcohol, and meat. He shockingly stated, “Even a prostitute is better than that,” displaying an utter lack of respect for both voters, women and marginalised groups. Such derogatory remarks from a public representative not only degrade the dignity of citizens but also highlight the normalisation of casteist and classist language in political discourse." https://cjp.org.in/cjp-maharashtra-surge-in-communal-and-caste-based-violence-with-six-incidents-in-january-2025/
250110-Sangli
At the Hindu Jagran Sabha in Sangli on January 10, Nitish Rane openly called for the economic boycott of Muslims, accusing them of using their businesses to fund fabricated plots like “love jihad” and “land jihad.”
He claimed that Muslims aim to turn India into an Islamic nation by 204.
As per multiple media reports, Rane also coined the communal slur “every vote against Mulla” as a divisive rallying cry. His speech, laced with inflammatory rhetoric and veiled threats, exemplifies how elected representatives are misusing their positions to deepen communal fissures
https://cjp.org.in/cjp-maharashtra-surge-in-communal-and-caste-based-violence-with-six-incidents-in-january-2025/
- 250114-Yavatmal
- “Samrast Yatra” event in Kurla - demonised Bangladeshi Muslim
- Rane Speak
- 250203-Chandrapur
- 250205-Wagholi-Pune
- 250208-Sindhudurg
- 250219 -Sidhudurg
- 250220-Ratnagiri
- 250301-Pimpri - Class 10 girl asked to take off burqa to take exam
- 250317-Nagpur VHP demo set fire to a green chadar during an anti-Aurangzeb demonstration.
- 250426-SantaCruz-Mumbai Hijabi girl forced to chant Jai Sri Ram
- 250426-Yeola hate speech calling for economic boycott of Muslims and violence,
- 250427-Dadar abusing and assaulting Muslim hawkers in Dadar marke
- 250428-SantaCruz,mumbai protest against the Pahalgam attack turned violent
- 250429-Pune incendiary anti Muslim speeches calling them Pakistanis
- 250430-Mumbai AR Bharti criticising Hindu girls who observe the Karwachauth vrat for Muslim men
- 250502-Paud-Pune Boycott Calls Drive Muslim Families Out of Two Pune Villages
- 250508-Nagpur A school denied admission to a muslim girl
- 250617 Kupwada, Sangli - BJP MLA announced monetary rewards for attacking a Christian priest
- 250619-Solapur Man thrashed and accused him of love-jihad
- 250703-Mumbai Rane challenged those assailants to “show their strength” in Muslim-majority areas
- 250716- Thane Pastor Alangram was attacked while returning from a prayer meeting in Bhayander
- 250726-Pune Shamshad Shei told ID could be fake, as they were Bangladeshi
- 250810-Vasai/Palghar
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Hate Speech Maharashtra
PUCL Maharashtra has decided to showcase information on Hate Speech in Maharashtra as presented in the different websites, social media of Civil Society organisations and concerned individuals. Each one has their own style of documentation and each one is a shining node. We hope to have a decentralised platform which will valorise whatever work individuals an organisations are doing, such that while they do their regular work of posting, creating websites, blogs, data directories, such that it can be searched, and researched, and help activist (information activist, if you will) curate this content into learning modules, state of the art reports.. letting a thousand nodes glow.