West Bengal

Notably, the TMC government in West Bengal submitted that the perpetrators were from ‘socially backward’ background and ‘slow learners’ at school with little to no education.

The experience of 21st July 1993 came in handy to Mamata Banerjee during the years 2005-2007 when she led mass protests against the CPIM government in Singur and Nandigram.

Research based on Census 2011 data shows a visible rise in Muslim and Christian populations in West Bengal and Northeastern states, while the Hindu population share is declining.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma lashed out at Mamata Banerjee for misleading people and conflating action against illegal encroachment as action against Bengalis.

Molla, who runs the Facebook page 'Pagalir Pagal' (পাগলীর পাগল), posted an image wherein a child was seen urinating on Lord Shiva. The caption of the image read, 'Mahadev ki maa ki (swear words directed at the Hindu God's mother).'

Around 12:30 AM, the police arrived and began vandalising the trucks under the pretext of ‘illegal parking’

The victim’s father filed a complaint alleging attempted murder and expressed fear for her safety. Despite the viral video and serious allegations, police have reportedly not filed an FIR or taken action so far.

"What is the administration doing? They (Muslims) are committing atrocities against us repeatedly," the victim's father asked.

Trinamool Congress MLA Savitri Mitra has created a massive controversy in West Bengal by claiming that Muslims don’t do politics on religion, only Hindus do that.

The accused lured the victim, who was playing in a mango orchard, with money and raped her on the evening of June 4, 2021.