Beldanga Communal Violence | Allegations Of Damage To Religious Idols Not Proven, Situation Under Control: Calcutta HC Records BSF, DM's Report
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Beldanga Communal Violence | Allegations Of Damage To Religious Idols Not Proven, Situation Under Control: Calcutta HC Records BSF, DM's Report

Live Law  

On the issue of instances of communal violence in Beldanga, Murshidabad, the Calcutta High Court had called for a joint report of the BSF and DIG on the ground situation in the area, after a plea had flagged ongoing communal tensions and violence. A division bench of Justices Harish Tandon and Hiranmay Bhattacharya upon perusing the report noted that the allegations of communal violence stemming from the vandalism of religious idols of a certain community could not be substantiated. It was further noted by the court that both the DM and DIG, BSF had revealed that the situation in the area was under control and that the area being a border town, three parties of BSF personnel were stationed in the nearby areas outside Beldanga to maintain surveillance in the area as well as to restore peace in the affected areas and to take prompt and appropriate steps. Advocate General submitted that the State shall take adequate steps to ensure that no breach of peace shall take place and shall also take steps to prevent recurrence of similar incidents in future.

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Over 800 communal incidents in less than 3 months in Maharashtra: Cops
4 days, 17 hours ago

Over 800 communal incidents in less than 3 months in Maharashtra: Cops

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra witnessed 823 incidents of communal unrest so far since January this year including the violence in Nagpur, with demands for the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb and the spreading of distorted facts on social media fomenting fresh trouble, officials said. Maharashtra in 2024 witnessed 4,836 Hindu-Muslim related communal crimes of which 170 incidents were cognisable and 3,106 non-cognisable cases, an …

UP: Unidentified vandals damage Lord Shani Dev idol in Mirhachi, tensions rise
6 days ago

UP: Unidentified vandals damage Lord Shani Dev idol in Mirhachi, tensions rise

Hindustan Times  

An idol of Lord Shani Dev was vandalised by some unidentified people in the Mirhachi area of this district, the second such incident in a week that sparked tension in the locality, police said on Sunday. The SHO urged locals to stay calm and reassured them that police forces were stationed in the village to ensure law and order. Village …

Fact Check: Pre-Holi Mob Violence In Ahmedabad Over Personal Dispute Given Communal Spin
1 week, 1 day ago

Fact Check: Pre-Holi Mob Violence In Ahmedabad Over Personal Dispute Given Communal Spin

ABP News  

A video circulating on social media claims to show Muslim miscreants in Ahmedabad armed with swords and iron rods vandalising public property and attacking people a day before Holi. Claim: The video shows Gujarat Police detaining, parading, and beating Muslim youth in Ahmedabad for vandalising property and attacking people. Fact: The viral video shows the police arresting and punishing those …

West Bengal: Police claim no 'communal angle' in Basirhat temple vandalism, says unnamed attacker has 'mental health issues'
2 weeks, 5 days ago

West Bengal: Police claim no 'communal angle' in Basirhat temple vandalism, says unnamed attacker has 'mental health issues'

Op India  

Hours after it came to light that a Hindu temple was vandalised in Basirhat, the West Bengal Police on Sunday took to social media to claim that there was ‘no communal angle’ behind the heinous crime. While dubbing the incident as mere ‘mischief, ‘ the police stated, “Efforts are being made from certain quarters to spread misinformation and communal unrest …

Bareilly: Muslim youths beat Hindus over celebrating Holi, issue death threats
1 month ago

Bareilly: Muslim youths beat Hindus over celebrating Holi, issue death threats

Op India  

Islamists have threatened Hindus against celebrating Holi in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. Some members of the Hindu community were planning to celebrate the festival in Hajiapur locality of Baradari police station area when Muslim youths attacked them. According to media reports, Laxman, Munna, Shani and Akash who live in Hajiapur were trying to organise a Holi programme in their locality when …

Mild tension prevailed after a devotee spotted a flesh piece at Temple premises
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mild tension prevailed after a devotee spotted a flesh piece at Temple premises

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Mild tension prevailed at Natrajnagar in Tappachabutra on Wednesday after a piece of flesh was found at a place of worship. Following the incident four platoons of Armed Reserve forces, two platoons of QRT teams along with a task force controlled the agitated mob and assured them that a stern action will be taken after a thorough investigation. “We …

Bangladesh downplays anti-Hindu violence in the country, calls it political, not communal
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh downplays anti-Hindu violence in the country, calls it political, not communal

Op India  

On 11th January, the interim government of Bangladesh once again downplayed the violence against Hindus and other minority groups in the country, stating that they were “politically motivated” and not communal. According to a report in Bangladeshi news outlet Dhaka Tribune, the police investigation said that 98.4% of the 1,415 reported incidents of attacks and vandalism against minorities in the …

Bangladesh: Yunus downplays 'communal' attacks on minorities, calls them 'politically motivated'
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh: Yunus downplays 'communal' attacks on minorities, calls them 'politically motivated'

Firstpost  

A police investigation revealed that following the fall of former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina’s regime, 98.4 per cent of the 1,415 reported incidents of attacks and vandalism against minorities were “politically motivated” Bangladesh’s interim government once again portrayed violence against minority groups in the country as “politically motivated,” despite several indications that the instances of violence occurred based …

Bangladesh: Miscreants Vandalise 8 Idols In Three Hindu Temples Over Two Days
3 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh: Miscreants Vandalise 8 Idols In Three Hindu Temples Over Two Days

ABP News  

In fresh incidents of violence against Hindu minorities, miscreants in Bangladesh vandalised eight idols in three temples over two days. The miscreants ransacked two idols of Bonderpara Temple in the Shakuai union of Halugahat in the early hours of Friday, said Abul Khayer, officer-in-charge of Haluaghat Police Station. On Tuesday, five idols were vandalised at Jharbari Shashan Kali Temple in …

Bangladesh: Four people arrested for damaging Hindu temple, houses and shops
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh: Four people arrested for damaging Hindu temple, houses and shops

Live Mint  

Law enforcement agencies on Saturday arrested four people for vandalising and damaging a Hindu temple and houses and shops of the community in Sunamganj district in north Bangladesh. Even though he deleted the post, screenshots spread widely, leading to violence in the area,” state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha said quoting the press release. On Saturday, the press release also …

Calcutta High Court Directs DM, DIG Of BSF To Visit Beldanga Over Instances Of Communal Violence
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Directs DM, DIG Of BSF To Visit Beldanga Over Instances Of Communal Violence

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has directed the District Magistrate and DIG of the BSF at Murshidabad to visit the Beldanga area over instances of communal clashes which have broken out between members of two religious communities since the celebrations of 'Kartik Puja' in November. We, therefore, direct the District Magistrate of Murshidabad and the Deputy Inspector General of Border Security …

Calcutta high court seeks report from govt on Beldanga clashes
4 months, 1 week ago

Calcutta high court seeks report from govt on Beldanga clashes

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court on Tuesday sought a report from the West Bengal police on the recent violence at Beldanga in Murshidabad district following two separate petitions by Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in the state. A division bench of the Calcutta High Court will hear the case again on Wednesday Koustav Bagchi, a lawyer and Bengal BJP leader, …

Six injured, 17 arrested as clashes erupt between two communities at Beldanga in West Bengal
4 months, 1 week ago

Six injured, 17 arrested as clashes erupt between two communities at Beldanga in West Bengal

The Hindu  

Prohibitory orders were imposed and Internet services were suspended after clashes erupted between two communities in Beldanga town in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. West Bengal police said that prompt action had been taken by the police against the vandalism and violence by arresting 17 persons. Condition of all injured is stable,” the West Bengal police posted over social media. While …

Communal clash | Civic body razes ‘illegal’ shops in Maharashtra’s Naya Nagar
1 year, 2 months ago

Communal clash | Civic body razes ‘illegal’ shops in Maharashtra’s Naya Nagar

The Hindu  

"Illegal" roadside stalls in Naya Nagar area of Thane district which witnessed a communal clash two days back were razed by the civic body using bulldozers on Tuesday, officials said. Notably, the action by the Mira Bhaindar Municipal Corporation to demolish the "illegal" roadside stalls came a day after Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, …

Gurugram violence: 'Refrain from violent actions'- US reacts to communal clashes | WATCH
1 year, 7 months ago

Gurugram violence: 'Refrain from violent actions'- US reacts to communal clashes | WATCH

India TV News  

Gurugram violence: 'Refrain from violent actions'- US reacts to communal clashes | WATCH Gurugram - the millennium city of India - witnessed communal violence on Tuesday as a mob torched a mosque in the city and killed an imam. Reacting to the communal violence in Gurugram, US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller Thursday urged people to remain calm and refrain …

Calcutta High Court directs West Bengal Govt to file report on Shibpur violence
1 year, 11 months ago

Calcutta High Court directs West Bengal Govt to file report on Shibpur violence

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on April 3 directed the West Bengal Government to file a comprehensive report on violence at Shibpur in Howrah during and after the Ram Navami procession there on March 30. Sivagnanam directed the State Government to file a comprehensive report on April 5 on the incident and steps taken to ensure peace in the affected area …

Hindu victims of Islamist violence in Kolkata point toward a pattern
2 years, 5 months ago

Hindu victims of Islamist violence in Kolkata point toward a pattern

Op India  

Earlier yesterday, violence erupted in the Mominpore area, a Muslim-majority neighbourhood in Kolkata, after Islamists attacked Hindus and vandalised vehicles owned by Hindus and their commercial establishments. They attacked Hindu residents living in Mominpore and vandalised commercial establishments and shops owned by Hindus for what they thought would avenge the perceived insult meted out on the Islamic flag by Hindus. …

‘Where is the justice?’: Despair after Delhi authorities bulldoze mosque in response to religious clashes
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Where is the justice?’: Despair after Delhi authorities bulldoze mosque in response to religious clashes

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. NDMC mayor Raja Iqbal Singh’s order to raze “illegal buildings that have …

Dozens arrested after religious violence breaks out in India over the weekend
2 years, 11 months ago

Dozens arrested after religious violence breaks out in India over the weekend

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dozens of people have been …

Jahangirpuri Violence: 'Delhi Police Investigation Has Been Partial': Plea In SC Urges For CJI Intervention
2 years, 11 months ago

Jahangirpuri Violence: 'Delhi Police Investigation Has Been Partial': Plea In SC Urges For CJI Intervention

ABP News  

The letter petition relying on media reports alleged that a few armed members, who were part of the Hanuman Jayanti Shobha Yatra procession entered mosque and installed the saffron flag, and what followed was stone pelting by both the communities. This comes two days after a clash broke out during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in the city's Jahangirpuri area in …

Delhi Police: Attempt made to create communal tension in Jahangirpuri
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Police: Attempt made to create communal tension in Jahangirpuri

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: After 14 people were arrested in the Jahangirpuri violence case, Delhi police on Sunday said that there was an attempt to create communal tension by stone-pelting on Hanuman Jayanti, claimed the FIR copy of the incident filed by Inspector Rajeev Ranjan. On the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, there was an attempt to create communal tension by stone-pelting," as …

Clash over Shivaji statue: 12 arrested in Telangana\'s Bodhan town
3 years ago

Clash over Shivaji statue: 12 arrested in Telangana\'s Bodhan town

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The situation in Bodhan town of Nizamabad district remained peaceful on Monday a day after members of two groups indulged in protests and stone pelting over installation of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, police said. According to police, a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji was placed at a junction in Bodhan town by one group on Saturday which was …

Rise in communal incidents in Coastal Karnataka
3 years, 2 months ago

Rise in communal incidents in Coastal Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: Latest data shows that the number of communal incidents, particularly moral policing, has increased in Coastal Karnataka. Bhat’s data compilation - The ‘Chronicle of Communal incidents in the Coastal Districts of Karnataka’ - based on the communal incidents reported on media, observes that of the 120 incidents, 33 were moral policing by Hindu vigilante groups and 4 by Muslim …

Bangladesh communal violence: 71 cases filed, over 3,000 unidentified persons booked so far
3 years, 5 months ago

Bangladesh communal violence: 71 cases filed, over 3,000 unidentified persons booked so far

India TV News  

Amid escalating communal tension in Bangladesh, the police have said at least 10 cases have been filed in connection with attacks on minorities in the country. Attacks on Hindus and their temples have intensified in Bangladesh since last Wednesday after an alleged blasphemous post surfaced on social media during the Durga Puja celebrations. The communal attack in Hajiganj upazila of …

Bangladesh communal violence: Massive protests, hunger strike to demand security of religious minorities
3 years, 5 months ago

Bangladesh communal violence: Massive protests, hunger strike to demand security of religious minorities

India TV News  

Hindu community leaders, students, teachers, and activists are set to demonstrate and observe a token hunger strike in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh on Saturday to press home their demand for ensuring the safety and security of religious minorities in the country, local media reported. Demanding a quick trial of perpetrators who attacked Hindu temples, Durga Puja venues, and …

Tiljala communal violence: BJP says temple vandalised, journalist assaulted
3 years, 9 months ago

Tiljala communal violence: BJP says temple vandalised, journalist assaulted

Op India  

On Thursday, a violent clash broke out between two communities in Chandannagar and Ballygunge Tiljala areas in Kolkata. While speaking about the matter, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said, “Administration Mamata Banerjee must take all steps to maintain peace and calm in Chandannagar and in Ballygunge Tiljala area. “In another video shared by him, it could be seen that the police officials …

Alleged Violence Against BJP Worker- "Ensure No Atrocities Against Her; Article 19 Guarantees Free Movement": Calcutta High Court To Police
3 years, 10 months ago

Alleged Violence Against BJP Worker- "Ensure No Atrocities Against Her; Article 19 Guarantees Free Movement": Calcutta High Court To Police

Live Law  

While dealing with a complaint of a member of Bhartiya Janta Party, who alleged that due to her political affiliation, she became the victim of post-poll violence, the Calcutta High Court yesterday directed local Police Station to give her protection. Noting that allegedly her house had been destroyed and she was unable to enter into her locality, the Bench of …

Communal violence in Bhainsa, Telangana. 11 injured, houses torched
5 years, 2 months ago

Communal violence in Bhainsa, Telangana. 11 injured, houses torched

Op India  

Communal tensions erupted in Telangana late on Sunday when clashes broke out between Hindus and Muslims in Bhainsa town of Nirmal district. Arguments took place between members of both communities and later it led to stone pelting before some members got indulged into arson,” a senior police officer was quoted by TOI as saying. pic.twitter.com/t5fiqvtu7H — Mithun MK January 13, …

They were not part of mob, say kin of suspects held for Old Delhi tension
5 years, 8 months ago

They were not part of mob, say kin of suspects held for Old Delhi tension

Hindustan Times  

In the early hours of Tuesday, there were constant knocks on the doors of Mohammad Zubair’s house. But his family did not open the door fearing that a mob may have come to avenge the damage done to a temple in the neighbouring locality of Lal Kuan in Old Delhi on Sunday night, said his younger brother Mohammad Sharique. Zubair, …

Kanwariya Violence : Attorney General Laments Police Failure To Control Mob Violence; CJI Agrees To Issue Directions
6 years, 7 months ago

Kanwariya Violence : Attorney General Laments Police Failure To Control Mob Violence; CJI Agrees To Issue Directions

Live Law  

“There was the Maratha agitation in Maharashtra, the massive unrest across the country over the SC/ST judgment, the controversy over ‘Padmaavat’ where the nose of the actress was threatened to be cut off.what happened to the protesters? Expressing deep concern over the failure of police machinery to stop acts of mob violence by outfits and fringe elements, especially in the …

Kanwariya Violence : Attorney General Laments Police Failure To Control Mob Violence; CJI Agrees To Issue Directions
6 years, 7 months ago

Kanwariya Violence : Attorney General Laments Police Failure To Control Mob Violence; CJI Agrees To Issue Directions

Live Law  

“There was the Maratha agitation in Maharashtra, the massive unrest across the country over the SC/ST judgment, the controversy over ‘Padmaavat’ where the nose of the actress was threatened to be cut off.what happened to the protesters? Expressing deep concern over the failure of police machinery to stop acts of mob violence by outfits and fringe elements, especially in the …

Muslim youth held in Agra for vandalising Hindu idols to allegedly stoke communal tension
6 years, 9 months ago

Muslim youth held in Agra for vandalising Hindu idols to allegedly stoke communal tension

Op India  

A case of idol vandalism in a Hindu temple has been reported from the Shahganj region of Agra in Uttar Pradesh, as reported by Patrika. As per the report, the accused is reported to have vandalised a Hanuman and Durga idol to try and instigate communal tension. As reported by Jansatta, on Monday morning when devotees went to the temple, …

Mass violence erupts in Azamgarh over Facebook post which allegedly questioned Islam
6 years, 10 months ago

Mass violence erupts in Azamgarh over Facebook post which allegedly questioned Islam

Op India  

The Saraimeer area of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh was engulfed in mass violence on Saturday, following uproar over a Facebook post titled, Islam mein burqa kyon, as reported by Times of India. The report further claimed that the act resulted in a Muslim mob laying seize to the local police station, to demand the immediate arrest of Amit Sahu who …

Mohammad Kaif terms communal violence in Bengal a 'shame', says ‘violence against Prophet’s teachings’
7 years, 8 months ago

Mohammad Kaif terms communal violence in Bengal a 'shame', says ‘violence against Prophet’s teachings’

India TV News  

With communal tension prevailing in parts of West Bengal over a Facebook post, former cricketer Mohammad Kaif today took to Twitter to speak his mind, urging people to stop maligning religion and creating a sense of fear in the society. Kaif, who hails from Allahabad, termed the communal violence that has gripped West Bengal’s North 24-Parganas district in last few …

Tension continues in UP town over objectionable video showing Hindu gods
8 years ago

Tension continues in UP town over objectionable video showing Hindu gods

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Tension continued in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri town following violence that erupted over the circulation of a video that showed objectionable comments on Hindu gods, goddesses and women, police said on Friday. The violence broke out on Thursday night after the video was posted on social media and curfew was clamped in some parts of the city. Following the …

Malda violence was a quarrel between locals and BSF: Mamata
9 years, 2 months ago

Malda violence was a quarrel between locals and BSF: Mamata

India TV News  

Kolkata: Six days after thousands of protestors went on rampage in Malda district of West Bengal allegedly in protest against an objectionable comment made against Prophet Mohammad by a leader of the Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today ruled out any communal tension in West Bengal. More than a dozen policemen were injured while about 30 vehicles …

Tension in Haryana village after church attack
10 years ago

Tension in Haryana village after church attack

The Hindu  

Tension prevailed in a village in Haryana’s Hisar district on Monday after an under construction church was attacked and vandalised by miscreants and the idol of a Hindu god was placed inside the premises. Police officials said on Monday that 14 people were booked for rioting, damaging place of worship, theft and promoting enmity following a complaint from the church …

MHA seeks report from Delhi Police on communal violence in Trilokpuri
10 years, 5 months ago

MHA seeks report from Delhi Police on communal violence in Trilokpuri

India TV News  

New Delhi: Concerned over communal violence in Delhi's Trilokpuri, the Centre has sought a detailed report on the situation in the trans-Yamuna locality and directed Delhi Police to take all possible steps to contain the prevailing tension. Official sources said the Delhi Police had sent a factual report on Saturday but the Home Ministry has conveyed that a detailed reports …

Court seeks police report on Togadia's alleged hate speech
10 years, 9 months ago

Court seeks police report on Togadia's alleged hate speech

India TV News  

Ahmedabad: A local court ordered the city police here today to file an Action Taken Report within two weeks in connection with Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia's alleged hate speech. “File an Action Taken Report within 15 days in connection with the case of an alleged hate speech by Pravin Togadia in Bhavnagar city,” city Chief Metropolitan Magistrate B …

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