Muslim man beaten for hours in live-streamed attack
A Muslim man was brutally assaulted and forced to chant the Hindu supremacist warcry “Jai Sri Ram” by Hindu extremists in Rajasthan’s Ajmer.
A viral video of the hour-long assault that was live-streamed on Instagram, shows the victim severely injured and begging the extremists to stop. One of them can be seen kicking Sameer and punching him in the face repeatedly.
The victim is hospitalized and is in critical condition. No action has been taken against the attackers.
Hindu extremist cow vigilantes beat up truck drivers over alleged cattle transport
In Rajasthan’s Alwar, Hindu extremist cow vigilantes led by Sonu Hindu – an associate of accused murderer and militant leader Monu Manesa – brutally thrashed and injured a truck driver for allegedly transporting cattle. In a similar incident in Bhilwara, cow vigilantes thrashed a truck driver and two occupants for transporting cattle.
Hindu militant mobs have increasingly been targeting Muslims over baseless accusations of committing crimes. These mobs, also known as cow vigilantes, attack and often lynch Muslims accused of transporting cattle or consuming beef.
BJP minister to restrict students from Muslim-owned university applying for jobs
Far-right Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that he is considering restricting graduates from the Muslim-managed University of Science and Technology in Meghalaya, from competing for state government posts, following days of targeted attacks and hate speeches against the institution.
The private university is operated by an educational foundation owned by a Bengali-origin Muslim from Assam.
Sarma, who is infamous for his anti-Muslim remarks, spoke in the context of his claims earlier this month that the university was responsible for the flash floods in the region.
He had accused the university of waging a “flood jihad,” alleging that the campus was built by cutting trees and destroying hills, which triggered floods in the city.
One year since anti-Muslim violence, 30 Muslims, including teenagers, still languish in jail
One year since the anti-Muslim violence in Haryana’s Nuh, 30 Muslims, including teenagers, remain imprisoned under what their families have claimed to be false and trumped up charges.
On 31 July 2023, in the Muslim-dominated Nuh region, a Hindu religious procession clashed with local Muslim residents, leading to the violence, that resulted in the death of six people.
In the aftermath, police arrested 425 people, all Muslims. A fact-finding report by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights had said that “the arrests made by the police were one-sided, targeting Muslims and leaving out any potential involvement by Hindus”.
Around 1,208 structures, overwhelmingly owned by Muslims, were also subjected to arbitrary demolition over a five-day period by authorities following the violence.
