Crime

The victim had accused the HoD of repeated sexual harassment and threats. She was upset that no substantial action was taken against him.

In Shahjahanpur, Naveed and his brother Kaif ran a grooming racket, targeting at least 18 Hindu girls using fake social media profiles and recorded videos for blackmail.

A 24-year-old ITI student from Hardoi shared that her Muslim friend Reena Bano and the friend’s relative Haider raped and blackmailed her for months.

Based on the priest’s complaint, an FIR was registered against Matloob Ahmed under Sections 299 (fraud) and 287 (negligent conduct) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Safdar was turned over to the law enforcement authorities by members of the Bajrang Dal.

Scrap dealer Lal Chand, also known as Sohag, was killed by a gang for not paying Tk2 Lakh every month, his family has said.

A woman from Prayagraj has accused her husband of hiding his Muslim identity and marrying her under a Hindu name. She alleges he is now forcing her and their daughter to convert to Islam and has threatened to kill them if they refuse.

Another case of violence over linguistic politics came to light from Virar, Palghar district, Maharashtra. A migrant auto-rickshaw driver was brutally beaten in full public display by the supporters of Uddhav Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) after a prior confrontation video over the use of the Marathi language had gone viral on social media.

Parents and locals dragged Riazul Karim out of the police station and beat him severely. Even after police took him to a hospital, the crowd thrashed him again, leading to his death.

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