Pehlu Khan case: Alwar court finds ‘serious lacunas’ in police probe The sessions court in Alwar, which acquitted six persons accused of beating Haryana dairy farmer Pehlu Khan to death, has pointed out “serious lacunas” in the police investigation which created doubts about the involvement of the accused in the alleged crime, making the prosecution’s theory unreliable. The court …
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Weekly News Roundup – August 12, 2019
Bihar: 12 incidents of mob lynching reported in 15 days As many as 12 incidents of mob lynching have been reported over the last 15 days in Bihar, police said on Wednesday. In view of the recent incidents of mob lynching, Patna Police is conducting a drive to make people aware so that they do not pay heed to …
Weekly News Roundup – Aug 4, 2019
Muslim teenager set on fire in India ‘after refusing to chant Hindu slogan’ A Muslim teenager has claimed he was set on fire by a gang after he refused to chant a Hindu slogan in the Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The 15-year-old boy said he was kidnapped by four men who poured kerosene on him and set him …
Weekly News Roundup – July 29, 2019
After 23 years in Prison on false charges, five Men walk out free in Samleti Blast case Five men who were accused in the 1996 Samleti blast case were on Monday acquitted by the Jaipur High Court after 23 years as the prosecution could not establish any link between them and the main accused, Dr Abdul Hameed, whose death sentence was …
Weekly News Roundup – July 22, 2019
Indian Diaspora Protests Growing Fascism, Hindu Supremacy The recent increase in cases of mob lynching and hate crimes against minorities across the country has alarmed Indian diaspora living in Europe and the US. On Sunday, the Indian American Muslim Council organized protest demonstration in San Diego, California. A similar protest rally by anti-fascist groups and some of Britain’s key …
Weekly News Roundup – July 15, 2019
Indian Americans Protest Surge in Attacks on Minorities The Indian American Muslim Council and other coalition partner organizations held protests across various US cities to express outrage over the recent surge in attacks against minorities. In last few weeks, IAMC chapters organized protest demonstrations in New York, San Jose, Dallas, Seattle, Chicago and Boston to condemn the tactical support given the leaders …
Weekly News Roundup – July 8, 2019
Uttar Pradesh: Muslim Auto Driver Tied Up, Thrashed for Refusing to Chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ A Muslim auto-rickshaw driver in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh was reportedly beaten up by three men on Wednesday, July 3 for refusing to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’.…The family of the victim said that he was driving his auto-rickshaw when the three attackers – Sumit, Rajesh …
Weekly News Roundup – July 1, 2019
From Indian Cities to Boston, Protests to Condemn Lynching Of Tabrez Continue The lynching of 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand has stirred a series of protests across India, including Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Delhi. So have hate crimes, as three more incidents were reported from major cities of India—Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi. A Muslim cab driver in the national capital …
Weekly News Roundup – June 24, 2019
IPS Officer Who Questioned Modi’s Role in Gujarat Riots Gets Life in 30-Year-Old Case Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who had famously filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court alleging Narendra Modi’s complicity as chief minister of Gujarat in the 2002 anti-Muslim riots, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Jamnagar sessions court for a 1990 custodial torture …
Weekly News Roundup – June 17, 2019
Muslim Youth Brutally Attacked by Mob in Delhi’s Jaitpur, Rescued by Hindu Friend’s Relatives In the last week of May, just within five days of BJP winning a landslide mandate in the general elections and three days of PM Modi’s speech in the Parliament’s Central Hall urging his leaders to win confidence of Muslims, a youth in Delhi’s Jaitpur …