Bengaluru burns: Amidst chants of 'Allahu Akbar', rioting Muslim mob goes on rampage over 'offensive' Facebook post on Prophet
4 years, 7 months ago

Bengaluru burns: Amidst chants of 'Allahu Akbar', rioting Muslim mob goes on rampage over 'offensive' Facebook post on Prophet

Op India  

A Muslim mob went on a rampage and unleashed extreme violence in Bengaluru on Tuesday evening over a Facebook post that was allegedly derogatory to Prophet Mohammad. According to the reports, the Muslim mob hit the streets near DJ Halli and KG Halli police station areas on Tuesday evening and attacked a Congress MLA’s house after one of his relatives had allegedly made a derogatory Facebook post. Angry mob shouted Allah-hu-Akbar, Nara e taqbeer, torched police station Soon, the situation took an ugly turn after two separate Muslim mobs gathered in front of KG Halli and DJ Halli police stations. First they attack MLA house, Second Fire Engine Third they light police vans Attack police station Attack police quarters Burn DCP car Now they’re throwing bottles filled with petrol A sudden move or Pre Plan? pic.twitter.com/TJYKEfJvO8 — Bangalore Mirror August 11, 2020 Two hours after the Muslim mob unleashed the riots, the Bengaluru police attempted to control the situation and began dispersing the mob.

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Chhaava blamed for Nagpur Violence: A psychological playbook similar to The Kashmir Files to normalise persecution of Hindus
5 days, 23 hours ago

Chhaava blamed for Nagpur Violence: A psychological playbook similar to The Kashmir Files to normalise persecution of Hindus

Op India  

Islamists and their cheerleaders masquerading as ‘secularists’ have mastered the art of guilt-tripping Hindus for simply narrating their historical persecution at the hands of Islamic invaders. Over the years, a chilling pattern has been observed whenever Hindus attempt to narrate their stories of persecution by Islamic jihadis through films like the recent blockbuster Chhaava based on the life and valour …

Nagpur violence: How online rumour mongering instigated Muslim mobs
6 days, 1 hour ago

Nagpur violence: How online rumour mongering instigated Muslim mobs

Op India  

On the evening of 17th March, Nagpur underwent violent unrest that left more than 30 people wounded over rumours of the burning of a copy of the Quran during a protest by Hindu organisations demanding the removal of Aurangzeb’s tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Aasif Mujtaba who claims to be a journalist and an IIT Delhi scholar alleged that it was …

Vandalism, arson spread across Bangladesh as protesters attack houses of Awami League leaders
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Vandalism, arson spread across Bangladesh as protesters attack houses of Awami League leaders

Hindustan Times  

Dhaka, Protesters in Bangladesh have attacked, torched houses of leaders of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League across the country and murals of the country's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were demolished and defaced in nearly two dozen districts, according to media reports. Vandalism, arson spread across Bangladesh as protesters attack houses of Awami League leaders The unrest sparked after a live online …

Bangladesh news: Irked by Sheikh Hasina’s speech, mob set Mujibur Rahman’s house on fire
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh news: Irked by Sheikh Hasina’s speech, mob set Mujibur Rahman’s house on fire

Live Mint  

A mob vandalised the residence of Bangladesh's founding leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in Dhaka on Wednesday evening, Dhaka Tribune reported. Multiple social media post called for a “Bulldozer Procession” towards Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence located at Dhanmondi-32 if Sheikh Hasina delivered a speech, as reported by Dhaka Tribune. The protesters, reportedly demanding a ban on the Awami League, stormed the …

Chennai: Hindu Organisations Protest Against Arrest Of Hindu Monk Chinmoy Krishna Das In Bangladesh
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai: Hindu Organisations Protest Against Arrest Of Hindu Monk Chinmoy Krishna Das In Bangladesh

ABP News  

Various Hindu organisations participated in a protest organised by the Bangladesh Hindus Rights Retrieval Committee in Chennai condemning the attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh. The demonstration was held to demand justice for the victims of violence and the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das who was detained at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on November 27 under charges of …

Bangladesh says its flag burnt in Kolkata during protest over Hindu monk's arrest
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh says its flag burnt in Kolkata during protest over Hindu monk's arrest

India Today  

Bangladesh has strongly condemned the violent protest outside its Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, India, during which the Bangladeshi national flag was reportedly set on fire, along with an effigy of interim government chief Muhammad Yunus. The incident occurred on Thursday during a rally organised by the Bongio Hindu Jagaran Manch, a Hindu group protesting alleged attacks on Hindus and …

Bangladesh: 30 people detained for lawyer's murder after clash with Hindu priest's followers
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh: 30 people detained for lawyer's murder after clash with Hindu priest's followers

Hindustan Times  

In an overnight operation across Chattogram, Bangladesh's joint forces detained 30 individuals in connection with the murder of a lawyer, which occurred during a clash between the followers of former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Das, police, and lawyers, reported Bangladeshi news outlet The Daily Star. Policemen charge baton to disperse the supporters of Bangladeshi Hindu leader Krishna Das Prabhu Public prosecutor, …

Bengaluru BJP office was first target of accused in cafe blast case: NIA
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru BJP office was first target of accused in cafe blast case: NIA

Hindustan Times  

The two key accused in the Bengaluru cafe explosion case were involved in a “failed IED attack” at the office of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the city on January 22, the day of the consecration ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the National Investigation Agency said on Monday, as it filed its charge sheet against four people in …

Muslim mob attack Hindu houses after Muslim boy was thrashed for making video of girl
8 months ago

Muslim mob attack Hindu houses after Muslim boy was thrashed for making video of girl

Op India  

In Jharkhand’s Pakur district, a case of stone pelting on Hindu houses has sparked outrage. Infuriated over Hindus protesting against the Muslim youth several Muslims stood outside Hindu houses in Taranagar village, and both sides began pelting bricks and stones. BJP leaders raise question over Bangladeshi infiltrators attacking Hindus Speaking about the incident of violence against Hindus, BJP MP from …

Bomb threats in Bengaluru on the rise, 19 FIRs in 4 months
10 months ago

Bomb threats in Bengaluru on the rise, 19 FIRs in 4 months

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: In slightly over four months, Bengaluru city has recorded 19 FIRs in connection with bomb threat calls, which targeted hundreds of schools and hospitals. Initial forensic analysis of the mail sent to one of the schools indicated that either the sender did not provide any personal detail to the service provider, to complicate the investigation and making it nearly …

Arrest of Bengaluru blast accused from West Bengal triggers war of words between Trinamool Congress and BJP
11 months, 1 week ago

Arrest of Bengaluru blast accused from West Bengal triggers war of words between Trinamool Congress and BJP

The Hindu  

The arrest of two accused in the Bengaluru cafe blast case from West Bengal on Friday ahead of the Lok Sabha polls triggered a war of words between the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the State. Within hours of the arrest of the two accused, Mussavir Hussain Shazib and Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taahaa, from a hotel in …

Mamata attacks BJP for ‘propaganda’ over arrest of Bengaluru Cafe blast suspects
11 months, 1 week ago

Mamata attacks BJP for ‘propaganda’ over arrest of Bengaluru Cafe blast suspects

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for “propaganda” following the arrest of two accused in the Bengaluru Rameswaram Cafe blast case, maintaining the state police caught them in two hours. “NIA detains two chief suspects in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast, bomber Mussavir Hussain Shazib and accomplice Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taha, from Kolkata. West …

FIR against BJP leaders Shobha Karandlaje, Tejashwi Surya and PC Mohan following EC's direction
1 year ago

FIR against BJP leaders Shobha Karandlaje, Tejashwi Surya and PC Mohan following EC's direction

India TV News  

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje and other BJP leaders landed in legal trouble after the Election Commission on Wednesday directed the Karnataka chief electoral officer to take immediate and appropriate action on the DMK's complaint about alleged model code violation. An FIR has been lodged by the Halasuru Gate police under sections 143, 149, 188, 283, 290 and 268 against BJP …

Mamata Banerjee gets angry after seeing saffron: Acharya Satyendra Das on attack on Sadhus in Purulia
1 year, 2 months ago

Mamata Banerjee gets angry after seeing saffron: Acharya Satyendra Das on attack on Sadhus in Purulia

Op India  

Condemning the attack on a group of sadhus in West Bengal’s Purulia, Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra chief priest, Acharya Satyendra Das slammed state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and alleged that whenever Bengal CM sees ‘Bhagwa’ colour she gets angry. This comes after a video went viral showing a group of seers being purportedly thrashed by a mob in the …

Bengaluru Man Gets 'Casually' Abused, Slapped by a Group of Natives, Viral Post Worries Reddit
1 year, 4 months ago

Bengaluru Man Gets 'Casually' Abused, Slapped by a Group of Natives, Viral Post Worries Reddit

News 18  

In a rather alarming incident, a Redditor shared a concerning experience in Bengaluru late at night involving their friend and a group of locals who verbally abused him in Kannada. According to the post, the man was walking to his friend’s place in Koramangala when he was unexpectedly confronted by a group of men who began hurling insults and slapping …

Withdrawal of riot cases under discussion, says Siddaramaiah
1 year, 7 months ago

Withdrawal of riot cases under discussion, says Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: “Withdrawal of cases in DJ Halli and KG Halli riots of Bengaluru city is under discussion at the State Government level,” said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Wednesday. It is said that former minister and Congress MLA Tanveer Sait had written a letter to home minister Dr G. Parameshwar asking him to initiate steps to withdraw cases against …

Ram Navami Violence: MHA Seeks Detailed Report From Mamata Banerjee Govt
1 year, 11 months ago

Ram Navami Violence: MHA Seeks Detailed Report From Mamata Banerjee Govt

News 18  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a detailed report from the West Bengal government on violence that broke out between two groups when a Ram Navami procession was taken out in Howrah city in the state last week, ANI reported. In light of recent incidents of violence in West Bengal’s Hooghly and Rishra, CM Mamata Banerjee blamed the BJP …

Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching, alleges Sibal
1 year, 11 months ago

Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching, alleges Sibal

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on April 1 alleged that communal violence was on the table for the BJP with the 2024 general elections approaching, and recent incidents in West Bengal and Gujarat were a "trailer." Violence and arson were reported from West Bengal's Howrah district after clashes broke out between two groups during Ram Navami festivities, with the BJP …

Bengaluru man gets 4 yrs in jail, Rs 10,000 fine for 'celebrating' 2019 Pulwama terror attack
2 years, 4 months ago

Bengaluru man gets 4 yrs in jail, Rs 10,000 fine for 'celebrating' 2019 Pulwama terror attack

India Today  

A 22-year-old miscreant in Bengaluru who celebrated the Pulwama Terror attack was sentenced to five years imprisonment and fined Rs 10,000 rupees. The accused, Faiz Rashid from the Kacharkanahalli area in Bengaluru, celebrated the 2019 terror attack in Pulwama by taking to social media. Rasheed had allegedly made 23 comments on the posts of various media outlets celebrating the terrorist …

On BJP’s protest, Mamata Banerjee says ‘police could have opened fire but…’
2 years, 6 months ago

On BJP’s protest, Mamata Banerjee says ‘police could have opened fire but…’

Live Mint  

Day after several Bharatiya Janata Party leaders were detained following a violent protest against the TMC government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that police could have “opened fire” at the “violent” demonstrators. In a statement, Mamata Banerjee said, “Police could have opened fire on the violent BJP protesters, but the state government exercised restraint.” Mamata Banerjee also claimed …

Protests over Prophet remark: 60 arrested as Bengal on boil, SIT to probe Ranchi violence | Top Points
2 years, 9 months ago

Protests over Prophet remark: 60 arrested as Bengal on boil, SIT to probe Ranchi violence | Top Points

India Today  

Tension prevailed in several parts of the country after violent protests erupted on Friday against the allegedly inflammatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. While clashes claimed two lives in Jharkhand’s Ranchi, West Bengal’s Howrah remained on the boil as protesters went on a rampage, setting fire to houses and vandalising property, and skirmished with …

BJP office set on fire in Bengal as protest over Prophet remarks turns violent
2 years, 9 months ago

BJP office set on fire in Bengal as protest over Prophet remarks turns violent

India Today  

A Bharatiya Janata Party office in Howrah’s Uluberia area was allegedly ransacked and burned by protestors on Friday, June 10. “Since they listen to her and unfailingly vote for her, West Bengal Chief Minister & Home-Police Minister Mamata Banerjee should be able to identify and arrest these rioters and pelters who vandalised and set fire to the BJP office in …

Stone pelting, arson: Fury after Friday prayers as Prophet remarks row reaches Delhi, UP, Ranchi streets
2 years, 9 months ago

Stone pelting, arson: Fury after Friday prayers as Prophet remarks row reaches Delhi, UP, Ranchi streets

India Today  

Protests erupted in several states on Friday over remarks made by now suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Muhammad. All you need to know about protests on Friday: DELHI In Delhi, a protest erupted outside Jama Masjid after the Friday prayers with demands for the arrest of Nupur Sharma. Huge crowds also gathered in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad and Saharanpur …

Bengaluru Police says man who attacked Rakesh Tikait was a murder convict
2 years, 9 months ago

Bengaluru Police says man who attacked Rakesh Tikait was a murder convict

Hindustan Times  

The Bengaluru Police said on Wednesday the man who attacked farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait with ink at a press conference in the city on Monday was a murder convict who was released from jail for good conduct. Three people have been identified and taken into police custody so far in the ink attack case. The two men then attacked Tikait, …

Bengal Assembly: BJP MLAs assaulted for demanding discussion on Birbhum massacre
2 years, 11 months ago

Bengal Assembly: BJP MLAs assaulted for demanding discussion on Birbhum massacre

Op India  

On March 28, Monday, a ruckus ensued inside the West Bengal Legislative Assembly as the opposition demanded a discussion on the recent Birbhum massacre. After Bengal Governor, TMC MLAs now assault BJP MLAs, including Chief Whip Manoj Tigga, as they were demanding a discussion on the Rampurhat massacre on the floor of the house. Today BJP chief whip Sri Manoj …

Aurangzeb fans in Osmanabad get offended by Facebook post, start stone pelting and injure 4 policemen
3 years, 5 months ago

Aurangzeb fans in Osmanabad get offended by Facebook post, start stone pelting and injure 4 policemen

Op India  

As many as four policemen have been injured after an unruly mob of around 150 people in Maharashtra’s Osmanabad took to the streets to protest against a social media post that allegedly criticised Mughal bigot Aurangzeb. As per the police, the mob expressing their anger over a Facebook post pelted stones on vehicles and vandalized banners and hoardings. Four policemen …

Opinion | Why Hindu homes are being set on fire, temple vandalised again in Bangladesh?
3 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | Why Hindu homes are being set on fire, temple vandalised again in Bangladesh?

India TV News  

A sense of fear and gloom has gripped nearly 1.5 crore Hindus living in Bangladesh, after a 200-strong mob went on a rampage in a Hindu locality in Rangpur on Sunday night, setting fire to 29 houses, belonging to Hindu fishermen. The attacks on Hindus intensified after mobs vandalized Durga puja pandals and Hindu temples after a fake rumour was …

Bangladesh: After Feni, radical Islamists attack Hindus in Rangpur, torch their homes
3 years, 5 months ago

Bangladesh: After Feni, radical Islamists attack Hindus in Rangpur, torch their homes

Op India  

The radical Islamists in Bangladesh have continued their violence against the minority Hindu community, for 5 days straight. In a tweet, Bangladesh Hindu Unity Council informed, “At present Hindus are being attacked in Pirganj of Rangpur. If this continues, it will be difficult for Hindus to survive in Bangladesh.” Thousands of local jihadi groups have set fire to and looted …

This Video of BJP Workers Attacking MLA’s House Isn’t From Bengal
4 years, 1 month ago

This Video of BJP Workers Attacking MLA’s House Isn’t From Bengal

The Quint  

The SHO added that on 31 January, some BJP workers threw stones at TRS MLA from Parkal, Challa Dharma Reddy’s house. According to the TNM’s report as well, BJP workers broke windows, pelted stones and chairs, while chanting, ‘Jai Shree Ram,’ at the MLA’s house. He had earlier questioned BJP leaders why the people of Telangana should donate for the …

This Video of BJP Workers Attacking MLA’s House Isn’t From Bengal
4 years, 1 month ago

This Video of BJP Workers Attacking MLA’s House Isn’t From Bengal

The Quint  

The SHO added that on 31 January, some BJP workers threw stones at TRS MLA from Parkal, Challa Dharma Reddy’s house. According to the TNM’s report as well, BJP workers broke windows, pelted stones and chairs, while chanting, ‘Jai Shree Ram,’ at the MLA’s house. He had earlier questioned BJP leaders why the people of Telangana should donate for the …

Bangladesh: 2 Hindus arrested after Islamists attack Hindus in Comilla
4 years, 4 months ago

Bangladesh: 2 Hindus arrested after Islamists attack Hindus in Comilla

Op India  

The Bangladeshi authorities on Sunday arrested two individuals, Shankar Debnath and Anik Bhowmik, over charges of hurting religious sentiments of people after an Islamist mob ran riot. The mob went burning and vandalising houses of Hindus in Comilla district after a man reportedly shared a Facebook post on the controversy surrounding the publication of a cartoon of Prophet Mohammed in …

Bangladesh: Islamists burn Hindu houses over a Facebook post about Charlie Hebdo
4 years, 4 months ago

Bangladesh: Islamists burn Hindu houses over a Facebook post about Charlie Hebdo

Op India  

In a shocking display of intolerance and bigotry, a group of radical Islamists attacked over 10 Hindu families on Sunday at Korbanpur village under Muradnagar Upazila in the Comilla district of Bangladesh. As per reports, the Hindu households were selectively vandalised and later set on fire after a man allegedly expressed solidarity with France and defended the Charlie Hebdo cartoons …

Bengaluru riots: Muslim groups angry over CAA used to instigate violence
4 years, 5 months ago

Bengaluru riots: Muslim groups angry over CAA used to instigate violence

Op India  

The charge-sheet filed by the Central Crime Branch in connection with the Bengaluru riots case states that the Congress leader Sampath Raj joined hands with radical Islamic organisation such as SDPI to target his own party’s Dalit MLA Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy. The charge-sheet adds that the Congress leaders used these angry mobs to create unrest in DJ Halli and KG …

NIA questions 2 Congress MLAs in the Bengaluru violence case: Details
4 years, 5 months ago

NIA questions 2 Congress MLAs in the Bengaluru violence case: Details

Op India  

The National Investigation Agency grilled two Congress MLAs from the city – Chamrajpet MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan and Shivajinagar MLA Rizwan Arshad in connection with the violence that erupted in the DJ Halli and KG Halli areas of Bengaluru on August 11 over a Facebook post allegedly deriding the Prophet of Islam. The Congress MLAs were summoned by NIA to …

Bengaluru riots chargesheet names 2 Congress leaders, claims they instigated mob
4 years, 5 months ago

Bengaluru riots chargesheet names 2 Congress leaders, claims they instigated mob

India Today  

The Central Crime Branch probing the August 11 violence in parts of Bengaluru over an alleged inflammatory social media post, has filed a preliminary chargesheet in the case in a local court. Besides Raj, Congress corporator of Pulakeshinagar, Abdul Rakeeb Zakir, has also been named as accused in the 850-page preliminary chargesheet furnished in the court In the 850-page chargesheet …

Bengaluru has become epicentre of terror activities: BJP’s Tejasvi Surya
4 years, 5 months ago

Bengaluru has become epicentre of terror activities: BJP’s Tejasvi Surya

Live Mint  

Bengaluru has become an epicentre of terror activities, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya claimed on Sunday and said he had requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to set up a permanent division of the National Investigation Agency in the city. A day after becoming the president of the BJP's youth wing, Surya said many terror modules have been busted in Bengaluru, …

NIA arrests Sayed Saddiq Ali, a key conspirator in the Bengaluru violence
4 years, 5 months ago

NIA arrests Sayed Saddiq Ali, a key conspirator in the Bengaluru violence

Op India  

The National Investigation Agency has arrested a key conspirator in the attack on the KG Halli police station in the city’s north-eastern suburb that occurred on August 11, over a Facebook post that allegedly insulted the Prophet of Islam. According to an official privy to the case, NIA on Thursday arrested one Sayed Saddiq Ali, who is said to be …

Bengaluru riots: Testimonies prove Hindu were selectively targeted
4 years, 6 months ago

Bengaluru riots: Testimonies prove Hindu were selectively targeted

Op India  

Thirty-seven days after the deadly riots hit the DJ Halli and KG Halli areas of Bengaluru, an independent fact-finding committee has brought out chilling testimonies of a few Hindu survivors, which proves how Hindus were selectively hunted and targetted and their homes and vehicles were damaged in the pre-planned and organised riots. The survivor says that during the Bengaluru riots, …

Fact Check: Video of Bengal violence passed off as Bengaluru riots
4 years, 7 months ago

Fact Check: Video of Bengal violence passed off as Bengaluru riots

India Today  

A video of violent clashes between a mob and police is circulating on social media with the claim that it is a scene from the riots that took place in Bengaluru on August 11, 2020. The 3.30 minutes-long viral video shared by several Facebook users show police personnel struggling to control an unruly mob. This video is from West Bengal …

Twist in Bengaluru Riots Case: 40 Involved Found to Have Links With Terror & Communal Attacks Accused
4 years, 7 months ago

Twist in Bengaluru Riots Case: 40 Involved Found to Have Links With Terror & Communal Attacks Accused

News 18  

The investigation into Bengaluru riots on August 11, which claimed three lives and injured 60 police personnel, has taken a murky twist. Fresh evidence suggests that several accused in the case have links with those accused of terror or communal attacks in the past, including the Church Street bomb blast in Bengaluru in December 2014. Police sources say that over …

Bengaluru violence: Politics as usual, a riot of blame game begins
4 years, 7 months ago

Bengaluru violence: Politics as usual, a riot of blame game begins

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Riots and unrest prevailed in the silicon valley Bengaluru after the house of Pulakeshinagar MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy was burnt down and two police stations in Bengaluru were vandalised over a objectionable social media post hurting the sentiments of a community. While Congress despatched a fact finding committee headed by former Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar, who himself …

Bengaluru violence: 58 more people arrested
4 years, 7 months ago

Bengaluru violence: 58 more people arrested

India TV News  

As part of its investigation into the riots that rocked the city's eastern suburb on August 11 night, police arrested 58 more people for their alleged involvement in them, an official said on Sunday. "We have arrested 58 more people since Friday, taking the total number of suspects held for their role in the riots to 264 so far, Deputy …

'I considered Muslims as my brothers': Congress MLA who house was burnt
4 years, 7 months ago

'I considered Muslims as my brothers': Congress MLA who house was burnt

Op India  

I considered Muslims as my brothers and lived like one for the last 25 years at the least…yet today I lost my 50-year-old house, said Congress MLA R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy as he broke down during a press conference on Wednesday. A huge mob of Muslims rampaged on the streets and burnt down the house of a Congress MLA R …

Wikipedia page on Bengaluru violence calls it a ‘clash’, refuses to identify rioters as Muslims: Here are the reasons given by the ‘editors’
4 years, 7 months ago

Wikipedia page on Bengaluru violence calls it a ‘clash’, refuses to identify rioters as Muslims: Here are the reasons given by the ‘editors’

Op India  

On the 11th of August, when Hindus of the country celebrated Janmashtami, a Muslim mob indulged in violence in Bengaluru after being offended by a Facebook post that was allegedly against the Prophet of Islam. The Muslim mob hit the streets near DJ Halli and KG Halli police station areas on Tuesday evening and attacked a Congress MLA’s house after …

Opinion | Bengaluru riots: Punish the Perpetrators
4 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | Bengaluru riots: Punish the Perpetrators

India TV News  

Curfew has been clamped in Banaswadi police sub-division of Bengaluru city and prohibitory orders under Sec 144 have been enforced in several areas till August 15 in view of violent attacks by mobs on Tuesday night. The videos show people distributing packets to armed mobs before they forcibly entered two police stations. The man, Mudassir Ahmed, in his messages, was …

Deaths, Destruction & Despair: How Bengaluru Violence Unfolded
4 years, 7 months ago

Deaths, Destruction & Despair: How Bengaluru Violence Unfolded

The Quint  

Bengaluru is still recovering from the bloody violence that rocked the city on the night of 11 August. Three people were killed after the police opened fire at a violent mob in East Bengaluru on Tuesday night. The next day, the charred wall of the police station and the metallic stench of torched vehicles filled the morning air, drawing curtains …

Bengaluru Violence: Section 144 Extended In Riot-Hit DJ Halli & KG Halli Till August 15
4 years, 7 months ago

Bengaluru Violence: Section 144 Extended In Riot-Hit DJ Halli & KG Halli Till August 15

ABP News  

Section 144 that restricts large gatherings in public spaces has been imposed in areas of Bengaluru where violence erupted on August 11th after objectionable facebook post on Prophet Mohammad has been extended till August 15. According to information by, ANI the Bengaluru Commissioner of Police Kamal Pant has informed that Section 144 has been imposed in areas under DJ Halli …

Bengaluru violence: Confiscate rioters' properties like Yogi Adityanath did: Karnataka MP Tejasvi Surya
4 years, 7 months ago

Bengaluru violence: Confiscate rioters' properties like Yogi Adityanath did: Karnataka MP Tejasvi Surya

India TV News  

Bengaluru South Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday advised Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. "I request Yediyurappa to confiscate and attach the properties of the rioters and compensate the losses to public property in the same way as the Adityanath government did in Uttar Pradesh," the BJP MP said. He criticized former Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao …

Bengaluru violence: Narrative of 'communal tensions' misleading; turf war between BJP, Congress, SDPI behind clashes
4 years, 7 months ago

Bengaluru violence: Narrative of 'communal tensions' misleading; turf war between BJP, Congress, SDPI behind clashes

Firstpost  

Three people died due to police firing in Bengaluru’s Devarajeevanahalli and Kadugodanahalli after violence and arson in the areas Three people died late on Tuesday night due to police firing in Bengaluru’s Devarajeevanahalli and Kadugodanahalli after violence and arson in the areas. However, tensions had been rising throughout the past week over Facebook posts by Congress MLA from Pulakeshinagar R …

Bengaluru riots: Delay in filing police complaint against Naveen 'angered' Muslim mob, SDPI blames police for violence
4 years, 7 months ago

Bengaluru riots: Delay in filing police complaint against Naveen 'angered' Muslim mob, SDPI blames police for violence

Op India  

A day after radical Islamic organisation Social Democratic Party of India led a violent Muslim mob to unleash riots on the streets of Bengaluru, the Islamist organisation has pushed the blame on the Bengaluru police for the horrific riots that has killed three people and injuring more than 60 police personnel. Defending the actions of SDPI leaders and the Muslim …

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