Muslim woman dies after police barge into her home searching for beef
A 55-year-old Muslim woman died from a panic attack in far-right BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district, after police officials stormed her residence, following a tip-off that beef was stored in her house. However, the police did not find any beef.
“The four police constables barged into our house and misbehaved with the women members of the family. They ransacked the household while we kept pleading. My mother had a panic attack due to the behavior of the cops. We took her to a local clinic, where the doctor pronounced her dead,” the son of the deceased said.
Hindu extremists forcibly enter slum, beat up residents over beef cooking
In a slum in far-right BJP-ruled Haryana’s Dadri, Hindu extremist cow vigilantes broke into Muslim homes over allegations of residents cooking beef. They assaulted some of the residents, confiscated pans in which meat was being cooked, and called the police.
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.
Hindu supremacist leader performs Hindu rituals at historic Jama Masjid
In BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh’s Agra, Hindu supremacist leader Gopal Chahar attempted to perform Hindu rituals on the stairs of the historic Jama Masjid on the occasion of a Hindu religious festival. Police have detained Chahar.
Hindu supremacist groups have baselessly claimed that an idol was buried under the mosque’s stairs by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
Uttar Pradesh government policy threatens action against critical coverage on social media
The Uttar Pradesh government has approved a controversial new digital media policy incentivising positive coverage about its work by social media influencers and digital platforms, while threatening legal action against content that it deems to be “objectionable” or “anti-national.”
The new policy mandates legal action against digital platforms or influencers who upload “objectionable content” on sites such as Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube. On the other hand, it has made the spread of propaganda lucrative for those sharing the “achievements” of the government.
The Opposition has accused the BJP government of trying to “brazenly capture” the digital media space through its new policy, which punishes criticism and encourages the publicity of its work.
Hindu extremist fear mongers against illegal Muslim immigrants, calls for deportation
In Pune, Maharashtra, Hindu extremist news editor Suresh Chavanke delivered an anti-Muslim hate speech targeting Bangladeshis. He claimed that there were 4 million illegal immigrants in Maharashtra and threatened to deport them. He also delivered a similar speech in Mumbai, claiming that there are 10 million Muslims in India who are illegal immigrants, and threatened to raid their residences.
At an event in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, a Hindu extremist leader compared Muslims to “sewage”. In Rajasthan, Hindu extremist leader Kajal Shingala promoted anti-Muslim conspiracy theories like “love jihad” and “land jihad”, and called for turning historic mosques into temples. In Amravati, Maharashtra, BJP leader T. Raja Singh also called for taking over historic mosques.
