Hate Crime
A 21-year-old Muslim man in Maharashtra was paraded and beaten to death and his family members assaulted when they attempted to save him over suspicion that he was close to a 17-year-old Hindu girl, reports say. Some of the reports have identified the accused as members of a Hindutva group.
14/08/2025
@AdityaMenon22 Quint has started a tracker for hate crimes and communal incidents. It's still a work in progress but we want to ensure no hate crime goes unreported.
https://www.thequint.com/quintlab/uncovering-hate-crime-tracker-communal-violence-india/ The Quint is committed to ensuring that no hate crime goes undocumented. Scroll down for verified information on the incidents of hate crime and communal violence that have taken place since June 2024...As of now, this tracker focuses on incidents of hate crime and communal violence that have take place since June 2024. An incident has been classified as a hate crime when either the authorities or the victim or the victim's family have confirmed a communal angle behind the incident. We are working constantly to make this list as exhaustive as possible...
https://www.thequint.com/uncovering-hate-investigations-ground-reports-and-deep-dives
'Hate crime': Minorities in Gujarat face targeted attacks; report reveals 55 incidents in 2022 https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Jan/26/hate-crime-minorities-in-gujarat-face-targeted-attacks-report-reveals-55-incidents-in-2022 Report by the Minority Coordination Committee (MCC) documents a total of 55 unsettling incidents, with 53 assaults directed towards Muslims and two incidents targeting Christians, prompting a closer examination of the challenges faced by minority groups in the state.
The MCC report titled 'TARGETED: DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS AFFECTING MINORITIES IN GUJARAT' was released in October 2023, with seventy leaders from various areas of the state collaborating to acquire and compile material and produce the study.
Report for 2023: \6246 -Targeted_Report 2023.pdf" (to be uploaded)
‘Serious job’: How a collective in election-bound India fights hate speech https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/7/how-a-collective-in-indias-karnataka-is-standing-up-to-hate-ahead-of-polls Hate Speech Beda trains volunteers from across the southern state of Karnataka on using the law to combat hate crimes. It’s an uphill battle, but they’re not giving up.
India: Increased Abuses Against Minorities, Critics...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/01/11/india-increased-abuses-against-minorities-critics
The Indian government undermined its aspirations for global leadership as a rights- The BJP government’s discriminatory and divisive policies have led to increased
violence against minorities, creating a pervasive environment of fear and a chilling effect
on government critics,” said Meenakshi Ganguly, deputy Asia director at Human Rights
Watch. “Instead of holding those responsible for abuses to account, the authorities
chose to punish the victims, and persecuted anyone who questioned these actions.”
In the 740-page World Report 2024, its 34th edition, Human Rights Watch reviews
human rights practices in more than 100 countries.
Gujarat: Angry with Muslims Playing Well, Pro-Hindutva Locals Lynch Muslim Man at Cricket Match https://thewire.in/communalism/gujarat-cricket-match-muslim-lynching-death-hindutva
The Wire Staff 01/Jul/2024.. A crowd reportedly gathered and chanted in favour of hitting Vohra. His uncle noted that the attackers almost bit his ear off, that a knife wound had damaged his kidney and beaten on his lower waist and neck. He was taken to a hospital for treatment and then referred to a bigger one. He succumbed to his injuries at the second hospital.