TOPIC

mob violence

News Reports

Muslim man assaulted on train for molesting woman, not for refusing to chant Jai Shri Ram, complaint filed a day later after talking to...

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2023

Railway Police have said that Asim Hussain was beaten on a train in Moradabad for molesting a woman, not for refusing to chant Jai Shri Ram

News Reports

Bangladesh: Mob violence in Rohingya refugee camp over drug trade, 2 ‘leaders’ hacked to death, ARSA involvement suspected

OpIndia Staff - 19 October, 2022

The refugee settlements, which house over one million Rohingya refugees, have seen an increase in violence in recent months.

News Reports

Bihar: Rape accused Md Sagir lynched to death by angry villagers, Abbas, Firoz, Rukhsana and their relatives named by deceased’s family members for murder

OpIndia Staff - 7 October, 2022

The accused Mohammad Sagir had earlier served jail term after being convicted on similar offences, police informed.

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.

News Reports

West Bengal: Mob attacks car with stones and sticks, police watch as mute spectators

OpIndia Staff - 12 June, 2022

In Rajarhat locality of Kolkata, rioters armed with stones & sticks gheraoed a car and attacked it, breaking windows

News Reports

Kanpur violence: ATS probes into mastermind Hayat Zafar Hashmi’s four bank accounts, suspicious transactions of over Rs 50 crore traced

OpIndia Staff - 10 June, 2022

Hashmi has four local bank accounts in the name of the NGO which has received Rs 50 crores. The ATS officials suspect that the amount has been used for anti-India activities.

News Reports

Alleged involvement of cops Nawab Ahmad, Akmal Khan and Naeem Akhtar, foreign funding, minors used as shields: New angles emerge in Kanpur violence case

OpIndia Staff - 9 June, 2022

From Beckonganj SHO's alleged role to Hayat Zafar Hashmi receiving foreign aid to participation of minors, the police are probing many new angles in the Kanpur violence case

Opinions

Are they always ready? Visuals from Kanpur violence by Islamists show a hint of pre-planning: What it means

Nupur J Sharma - 4 June, 2022

On 3rd May 2022, an Islamist mob in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, went on a rampage, pelting stones against 'Kafir' Hindus.

News Reports

Delhi HC rejects plea filed by Jahangirpuri riot accused Sheikh Ishrafil who claimed harassment by police

OpIndia Staff - 3 June, 2022

The Delhi High Court rejected a plea filed by Jahangirpuri violence accused calling it a fraudulent one, filed solely for the purpose of obtaining anticipatory bail

News Reports