Local police may have been complicit in the lynching of Prakash Lakda, a 50-year-old Adivasi of Jurmu village in Gumla’s Dumri block, on April 10, 2019, when he and three others were beaten up by a right-wing mob. He was killed by a mob of men from the Sahu community of the neighbouring Jairagi village.… After being beaten for around …
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Bulandshahr Violence: Bajrang Dal Protest Destroyed These Families
Poonam Kaushal Uttar Pradesh “He always dreamt of seeing himself in Indian Army uniform, he wanted to be a Lieutenant. ‘How would I look in uniform,’ he would ask. I would ask him to tone it down, lest an evil eye may spoil it. My brother was influenced by the evil eyes of the mob.” Babli Chaudhry remembers her younger …
U.S. Groups Condemn PM Modi for Failure to Stop Attacks on Religious Minorities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Religious freedom activists from across the U.S. have criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his failure to stop the violence carried out by Hindutva groups against religious minorities, including Muslims and Christians. At an event titled “Religious Freedom in India: A Briefing on Capitol Hill”, organized by the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) on the Capitol Hill …
Amnesty International ‘Halt The Hate’ Website
Over 200 alleged hate crimes in 2017 in India, reveals ‘Halt the hate’ website In 2017, an alarming number of alleged hate crimes – including assault, rape and murder – were reported against people from marginalized groups, especially Dalits and Muslims, said Amnesty International India today, as it launched an interactive data website, ‘Halt the Hate’. “The first step to …
Kasganj Riots: Independent probe finds lapses in Police Investigation
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/kasganj-riots-independent-probe-report-alleges-lapses-in-police-investigation-seeks-hc-monitored-probe/articleshow/65613592.cms?
Police probe into Kasganj violence ‘grossly compromised’, Muslims were ‘selectively targeted’, claims report by activists
New Delhi: Muslims were “selectively targeted” in the wake of the 26 January communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj and the police probe into the violence was “grossly compromised”, a report prepared by civil rights activists has alleged. The report — Truth of Kasganj — released on Wednesday also alleged that there were “inconsistencies” in the police’s version of the violence, …
Hapur Lynching Victims’ Kin Await to Resume Normal Life, Say ‘Just Want Justice, Whatever It Is’
Hapur (UP): Nineteen-year-old Anas, whose father survived a mob attack two months ago in which another man died, is still trying to find his bearings and resume a normal life. At his home in Madapur village, a little over 50 km from the national capital, Anas looks at his mother and then at the firewood ‘chulha’. It’s half past 6 in …
Welcome to Lynchistan
Watching the abject horror of 28-year-old Rakbar Khan’s murder unfold in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, a year after a murderous mob of cow vigilantes bludgeoned Pehlu Khan to death, many would find it disconcerting and disheartening that it was left to the Supreme Court to point to the culture of violent intolerance that is rapidly enveloping India’s hinterland. The past three …
Alwar Lynching: Cow Vigilantes Strike Again in India
By Nazneen Mohsina The recent episode of mob lynching in Rajasthan has reopened the festering wounds of rising religious violence in India. Majoritarian fundamentalism and violations to freedom of religion continue to increase in India, posing a threat to its strong tradition of religious diversity, mutual respect for religion and co-existence. On July 20, cow vigilantes in Rajasthan’s Alwar district attacked …
How mob lynchings tore two villages apart: Ground report
BY: Ashutosh Mishra Image for representation When the Supreme Court of India had to ask the Centre to frame a law to end mob lynching, it was clear that somewhere the authorities concerned or the people responsible were not doing their job. Hapur mob lynching victim, Qasim, was seen being dragged by the mob in the presence of police. Rakbar …