Hindu extremists threaten Muslim children, force them to chant “Jai Sri Ram”

In Bihar’s Banka, a group of Hindu extremists harassed Muslim children who were on their way to a madrasa and forced them to chant the Hindu supremacist warcry “Jai Sri Ram.” The men also threatened and assaulted the children.  

Jai Sri Ram is a Hindu supremacist slogan often associated with mob lynchings and anti-Muslim violence. 

Muslim man stripped, severely assaulted by mob in Karnataka

A Muslim man was stripped and assaulted by a mob for allegedly talking to a woman in Karnataka’s Hubballi. According to officials, the victim had spoken to a married woman over the phone. Upon learning of this, the woman’s relatives, along with 15 others, kidnapped him.

The mob stripped and brutally assaulted the victim, slashing his body with blades. After the assault, they left him naked and forced him to walk home in that condition.

Christian couple sentenced to five years in prison under anti-conversion laws

A court in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Uttar Pradesh has sentenced a Christian couple, Pastor Jose Pappachan and his wife Sheeja Pappachan, to five years in prison for allegedly attempting to convert Hindus to Christianity, marking the first such conviction under India’s stringent anti-conversion laws. 

The conviction follows a complaint filed by a member of the ruling BJP in January 2023. The couple was accused of attempting to convert people from tribal and Dalit communities, despite their defense that they were simply providing education, promoting sobriety, and organizing community activities.