Hindu men kill 70-year-old Muslim men with iron rod in Bihar
In Bihar’s Nawada, 70-year-old Mohammed Sajjad Ali, the muezzin of a mosque, was killed with an iron rod by a Hindu mob while returning from prayers at a local mosque. Another Muslim man was also severely injured in the attack. Nine Hindu men, including Dilip Kumar, Rahul Kumar Paswan, and others, have been arrested in connection with the incident, which allegedly stemmed from a clash between two groups over the construction of a government office.
Hindu militant, BJP leader harass Muslims, accuse them of being illegal immigrants
In Bihar’s Nawada, Hindu militant leader Jitendra Pratap harassed two Bengali-speaking Muslim men at a railway station, accusing them of being Rohingya Muslims, and called the police on them. In a similar incident in Maharashtra’s Mumbai, BJP leader Akshata Tendulkar harassed Muslim vendors in the market, accusing them of being Bangladeshis and ordering them to leave.
Hindu extremists harass, humiliate men over baseless allegations of cow smuggling
In Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra, Hindu extremist cow vigilantes harassed and humiliated five young men who were transporting cattle. In a similar incident in Rajasthan’s Khairthal, Hindu extremists chased and vandalized a car over suspicions of cow smuggling. They claimed to have prevented the smuggling before it could occur. However, the car contained no cattle.
Hindu extremists force delivery man to remove Santa outfit in Madhya Pradesh
A food delivery worker in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore was harassed by a Hindu extremist group and forced to remove his Santa Claus costume while he was delivering an order on Christmas. The extremists kept the costume and let the worker go after chanting “Jai Sri Ram.”