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Telangana court acquits 24 out-on-bail Muslim men accused in 2008 Bhainsa communal riots that broke out during Durga puja Visarjan

OpIndia Staff - 15 October, 2022

A local court in Telangana acquitted 24 Muslim men in the 2008 Bhainsa communal riots that took place during Durga visarjan.

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OpIndia Exclusive: Secretary of Durga pandal committee sheds light on the deliberate plan by Islamists to stir anti-Hindu violence

OpIndia Staff - 11 October, 2022

Secretary of Durgal Pandal committee told OpIndia that Islamists had deliberately placed their flag to stoke unrest.

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‘Dada, they took away all my belongings. Nothing is left’: Victims of Mominpore anti-Hindu violence narrate their ordeal

OpIndia Staff - 11 October, 2022

"The window was broken and glass was scattered all over the bed. The pelted bricks were lying all over the place," another Hindu victim said.

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Exclusive: Islamists in Mominpore wanted local Hindu Dalits to stop Lakshmi Puja, remove pandals of Durga Puja

OpIndia Staff - 10 October, 2022

A local journalist told OpIndia that Hindus were targeted by Islamists because they refused to dismantle Durga Puja pandals.

Specials

A year on, Kawardha violence still haunts the Hindus, accuse Congress govt of Muslim appeasement: Ground report from Chhattisgarh

अजीत झा - 3 October, 2022

On October 3, 2021, a Muslim mob tore off a saffron flag in Kawardha that triggered violence against Hindus. A year later, questions remain unanswered.

Crime

Siwan violence: Bihar Police says the juvenile arrested for pelting stones from masjid is 13, not 8 as claimed by Owaisi, read what happened

अनुपम कुमार सिंह - 15 September, 2022

FIR states that the Islamist mob was pelting stones from the masjid and also chanting communal slogans.

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NCRB Crime Data 2021: Jharkhand saw maximum number of communal riots in the country

OpIndia Staff - 31 August, 2022

Jharkhand topped in communal riots in 2021

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Jharkhand: 2 weeks after Md Waseem and his gang assaulted, humiliated a minor Hindu girl and her mother, victims forced to leave the village...

OpIndia Staff - 26 August, 2022

Around 15-20 men, led by the Sarpanch's son Md Waseem broke into the house of the victim and beat the whole family. These Muslims made the minor girls to do sit ups in public when it was raining.

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