This week’s #IndiaHumanRightsMonitor roundup by #iamcnews
Story #1
SLUG: 25 Muslims booked, homes demolished over beef sale
In BJP-ruled Rajasthan’s Alwar city, officials destroyed 12 Muslims-owned homes and 44 acres of crops over allegations of the Muslim owners selling beef. 25 Muslims were booked and eight were arrested over the allegations.
Story #2
SLUG: Muslim meat trader dies after torture by police
A Muslim meat trader died after he was reportedly tortured by police in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli. The victim’s family pointed out that torture marks can be seen on his body.
Story #3
SLUG: Hindu militants beat Muslim men over cattle transport
In Haryana state, Hindu extremist cow vigilantes chased a truck in their cars, resulting in the truck crashing. The extremists then brutally beat three occupants of the truck, including two Muslims, over alleged cattle transport.
Story #4
SLUG: Hindu extremists pelt stones at mosque
In Darbhanga, Bihar, Hindu extremists pelted stones at a mosque while a Hindu religious procession was passing through the area.
Story #5
SLUG: Officials confiscate house of Muslim man
Government officials in Uttarakhand state confiscated the house of a Muslim man over allegations that he masterminded protests against the demolition of a mosque and Islamic seminary in Haldwani.
Story #6
SLUG: Hindu militants incite violence against Muslims
In Gujarat’s Nadiad, Hindu militant groups Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal held rallies where speakers called for violence against Muslims. In Surat, Hindu supremacist influencer Kajal Hindustani promoted fear and hate against Muslims.
Story #7
SLUG: Hindu monk conducts rituals inside mosque
Hindu extremist monk Maharaj Hiranmoy Goswami
led a group of extremists in conducting Hindu rituals inside the Adina Mosque in Malda, West Bengal, deliberately violating a minority place of worship.
Story #8
SLUG: Christians harassed over alleged religious conversion
In Dholpur, Rajasthan, Hindu extremists from the militant group Bajrang Dal accused a school of “forced religious conversions”. Subsequent police investigations revealed these claims to be baseless. In Satlapur, Madhya Pradesh, Hindu supremacists surrounded a house and harassed Christians over the same allegations.
