Forced to chant Jai Shri Ram, beaten up, claim Unnao madrasa students Four madrasa students in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district have alleged that they were forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, and were assaulted when they refused to do so. According to the complaint filed by the principal of the Darul Uloom Faiz-e-Aam madrasa, Nisar Ahmed Miswahi, four men thrashed …
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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 …
Weekly News Roundup – Jun 10, 2019
Kathua Rape and Murder Case: Six of Seven Accused Convicted A special court ruled today on the brutal gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua last year. Six of the seven accused were convicted and one was acquitted. The three main accused were sentenced to life imprisonment, while the rest were sentenced to five …
Weekly News Roundup – Jun 3, 2019
Man Shot at in Bihar’s Begusarai For ‘Muslim Name’ as Attacker Shouts ‘Go to Pakistan’; Owaisi Says Community Now Target Practice A Muslim man was shot at in Begusarai district of Bihar allegedly after he was asked his name. A video clip of the injured youth speaking about the incident has gone viral on social media. Mohammed Qasim, who …
Weekly News Roundup – May 27, 2019
Cow Vigilantes Thrash 2 Muslim Men, Woman For Allegedly Carrying Beef in Madhya Pradesh Cow vigilantes mercilessly thrashed three persons, including a woman, and forced them to shout “Jai Shree Ram”, on suspicion they were carrying beef in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni on Friday. The two men were forced to stand against a tree and beaten with thick wooden sticks. One …
Weekly News Roundup – May 20, 2019
Kashi Vishwanath temple corridor project exposes mosque Among the changes that Varanasi…has seen in the past five years include those around the famous Lord Shiva temple – Kashi Vishwanath, one of the 12 ‘Jyotirlingas’.… But the clearance of the area has also revealed the Gyanvapi Mosque complex, a centuries-old structure, to the gaze of Hindu devotees. It is now …
Weekly News Roundup – May 13, 2019
Ultra-nationalist Hindu militias target Muslim beef traders Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking reelection as 900 million Indians cast their votes to elect a new parliament. Ever since he came to power in May 2014, critics have accused him of exacerbating communitarian divisions. These past five years, ultra-nationalist Hindu militias have become more visible and emboldened. Those who defend …