This week’s #IndiaHumanRightsMonitor roundup by #iamcnews

Story #1
SLUG: Home of Muslim man who helped rescue workers demolished
Delhi authorities bulldozed the home of a Muslim man, Vakil Hassan, who had just months ago been hailed as a hero for being part of a rescue mission to save 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel. The home was demolished as part of a demolition drive, which often target Muslim-majority neighborhoods.

Story #2
SLUG: Federal agency arrests 16 Muslims after anti-Muslim violence
One year after anti-Muslim violence during Hindu religious celebrations in West Bengal, India’s federal investigation agency arrested 16 Muslims. Anti-Muslim violence was reported in at least eight states in India in March 2023 during rallies by Hindu extremist outfits.

Story #3
SLUG: Police raid Muslim home, arrest residents for storing beef
In Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, police raided a Muslim-owned home over allegations of possessing beef. Police did not wait for the meat found in the home to be tested and identified as beef, instead jumping to arrest two men and one woman.

Story #4
SLUG: Cow vigilantes seize truck, assault occupants over beef transport
In Hyderabad, Telangana, the cow vigilante group Gau Raksha Dal joined forces with police officials to seize a truck over allegations of transporting cattle. Hindu extremists from the same group also assaulted a group of men in New Delhi over allegations of transporting beef.

Story #5
SLUG: Muslim teachers suspended after Hindu supremacist smear campaign
Students from a school in Rajasthan’s Kota responded with outrage and protest after three of their Muslim teachers were suspended following a smear campaign by Hindu supremacist groups who baselessly alleged that the teachers were forcibly converting them to Islam.

Story #6
SLUG: BJP leaders deliver hate speeches in recently violence-hit area

In, Maharashtra, a politician from the Hindu supremacist Bharatiya Janata Party, T. Raja Singh, gave a hateful speech that included anti-Muslim slurs and support for violent cow vigilantism. The speech was given on Mira Road, the neighborhood where Hindu extremist mobs violently attacked Muslims last month.

Story #7
SLUG: Hindu extremists deliver anti-Muslim hate speeches in Delhi
In the capital city of New Delhi, Hindu extremist monk Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati gave an inflammatory speech against Muslims, calling Islam “an organized gang of criminals.” He said, if you want to fight against Islam, then you have to organise a gang.

Story #8
SLUG: Hindu extremists attack Christian prayer meet
In Madhya Pradesh, members of Hindu extremist groups attacked a Christian prayer meet and assaulted worshippers, baselessly accusing the Christian community of forcing Hindus to convert to Christianity. Police later found the allegations to be false.

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