Mosques in Seelampur had mobilised mobs for protests, says report
5 years ago

Mosques in Seelampur had mobilised mobs for protests, says report

Op India  

The announcements to gather the Muslim mob to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act was reportedly made on loudspeakers of the nearest mosques in Delhi’s Seelampur, reports India Today. दिल्ली की सड़कों पर दंगाइयों को उतरने के लिए सूचना मस्जिदों के loud speakers से दी गयी थी… अगर ये हाल देश की राजधानी में है तो हम सिर्फ़ अन्दाज़ लगा सकते हैं की पाकिस्तान, बांग्लादेश और अफ़ग़ानिस्तान में वहाँ के अल्प संख्यकों का क्या होता होगा। इसलिए #CAB ज़रूरी है। pic.twitter.com/ni1qxFPZIZ — Amit Malviya December 18, 2019 “Announcements were made in the locality since two-three days asking us to mobilise people to protest against the NRC. Read: Anti CAA riots: Seelampur rioters halted their rampage after 5.30 pm azaan from nearby mosque, dispersed after namaz call On Tuesday, Muslim mobs carried out violent riots in Seelampur area of Delhi during their protests against the Citizenship Act. The rioters were Later, the police had to resort to tear gas after the so-called ‘peaceful protestors’ pelted stones at them, injuring police officials including Additional DCP RP Meena.

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Protests erupt in Visakhapatnam during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit over privatisation of steel plant
1 week ago

Protests erupt in Visakhapatnam during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit over privatisation of steel plant

The Hindu  

Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Visakhapatnam to lay foundation stone for ₹2 lakh crore worth development works, the city has witnessed a series of protests here on Wednesday. Activists from the CPI and the CPI took part in agitations at various places demanding that Mr. Narendra Modi announce that the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant will not be privatised. Several …

Islamist mob attacks Hindus in Navsari, Gujarat
1 month, 1 week ago

Islamist mob attacks Hindus in Navsari, Gujarat

Op India  

A complaint has been registered at the local police station in Navsari, Gujarat, that a mob of 150 to 200 Islamists attacked Hindus, especially women, living in the Dargah Road area of ​​Navsari on the night of December 7. This is just the beginning.’ Apart from this, it is alleged that the mob also threatened the Hindu women by saying, …

Congress MP on Sambhal violence: Police distorted facts, involved in unrest
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congress MP on Sambhal violence: Police distorted facts, involved in unrest

India Today  

In the aftermath of the recent violence in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, Congress MP Imran Masood has accused the local police of being directly involved in the unrest that left five people dead and many others injured. Speaking to the media, Masood alleged that the police distorted facts about the incident and raised serious questions about their actions during the clashes. …

Four people killed in India in violence over survey of 16th-century mosque
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Four people killed in India in violence over survey of 16th-century mosque

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 Four people were killed in …

Using power to create Hindu-Muslim rift not in state or country's interest: Rahul on Sambhal clashes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Using power to create Hindu-Muslim rift not in state or country's interest: Rahul on Sambhal clashes

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A day after violence rocked Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the BJP's use of power to create a rift between Hindus and Muslims was neither in the interest of the state nor the country. Three people were killed and scores of others, including security and administration personnel, injured …

Sambhal violence: Commissioner asks why local Muslims rioted over a court-ordered survey, denies allegations of police firing
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal violence: Commissioner asks why local Muslims rioted over a court-ordered survey, denies allegations of police firing

Op India  

On 24th November, an Islamist mob resorted to violence in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, when authorities went to Jama Masjid for a court-ordered survey. #WATCH | UP: Security heightened at Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid where an incident of stone pelting took place when a survey team arrived to conduct a survey of the mosque yesterday pic.twitter.com/ySEVozmaxE — ANI November 25, 2024 …

Arrests after Muslims killed in mosque survey violence in India’s Sambhal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Arrests after Muslims killed in mosque survey violence in India’s Sambhal

Al Jazeera  

Cases filed against more than 2,000 people a day after four Muslim men killed in violence over survey of a Mughal-era mosque. Police have arrested dozens of people, shut down the internet, closed schools, and tightened security in Sambhal district of India’s Uttar Pradesh state after deadly violence erupted over a survey of a Mughal-era mosque. Survey of the mosque …

‘Protestors ignored repeated appeals to disperse in Sambhal violence’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Protestors ignored repeated appeals to disperse in Sambhal violence’

Hindustan Times  

Amid violent clashes on Sunday during the survey of the Shahi Mosque in Sambhal, advocate Zafar Ali, sadar of the mosque committee, repeatedly urged the crowd to disperse and return home, warning them of the imposition of a shoot-at-sight order. Advocate Zafar Ali, sadar of the mosque committee expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of three young men during the …

3 killed as violent protests erupt over mosque survey in UP’s Sambhal; mob torches vehicles, pelt stones
1 month, 3 weeks ago

3 killed as violent protests erupt over mosque survey in UP’s Sambhal; mob torches vehicles, pelt stones

Live Mint  

Three people were killed on Sunday and several police officials were injured as the survey of a Mughal-era mosque in Uttar Pradesh sparked outrage. Local officials said a second survey by an ‘Advocate Commissioner’ began around 7:00 am — in order to avoid interference with prayers in the mosque — on Sunday as part of a court-ordered examination. A large …

Uttar Pradesh: Cars set ablaze over Shahi Jama Masjid survey in Sambhal, police deploy tear gas
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh: Cars set ablaze over Shahi Jama Masjid survey in Sambhal, police deploy tear gas

Live Mint  

Uttar Pradesh: Violence broke out in the Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, after a group of people pelted stones at a team who came to survey the Shahi Jama Masjid. What is the Shahi Jama Masjid survey about The survey comes days after advocate Vishnu Shanker Jain, had filed a petition in the court of the civil judge …

Ex-AAP Councillor Denies Insurgency Charges, Says Protests Don't Constitute Insurgency
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-AAP Councillor Denies Insurgency Charges, Says Protests Don't Constitute Insurgency

The Hindu  

Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has stated that protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) or the National Register of Citizens in meetings does not amount to ‘armed rebellion’ or ‘insurgency’. Hussain made the submission through his counsel in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai. The court has been hearing arguments on the framing charges in the …

Sanjauli Mosque Row: Heavy police force deployed in Shimla ahead of protest march
4 months ago

Sanjauli Mosque Row: Heavy police force deployed in Shimla ahead of protest march

The Hindu  

Ahead of the protests over the alleged illegal construction of Sanjauli mosque called on Wednesday, heavy police force has been deployed at the Dhalli tunnel in Shimla. Sanjeev Kumar, the Superintendent of Police of Shimla, conveyed that the stakeholders had said they would conduct peaceful protests, however, the police have taken all precautionary measures to maintain peace and law and …

Shimla: Top Cop Says Heavy Force Deployed Amid 'Illegal' Mosque Dispute, Peaceful Protests Allowed
4 months ago

Shimla: Top Cop Says Heavy Force Deployed Amid 'Illegal' Mosque Dispute, Peaceful Protests Allowed

ABP News  

Shimla: Force has been deployed in strength and the police are keeping a watch on the situation, said DGP Atul Verma on Monday while referring to the recent dispute over an "unauthorised" mosque in Sanjauli area of Shimla city. The Hindu right bodies had on Thursday staged massive protests at Chaura Maidan here in the vicinity of the Vidhan Sabha …

Kolkata Case: After Major Commotion in Bengal, Police Detains BJP Activist | Breaking News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kolkata Case: After Major Commotion in Bengal, Police Detains BJP Activist | Breaking News

ABP News  

West Bengal BJP called a 12-hour Bangla bandh on August 28 against the police action taken on students demonstrating against the Kolkata doctor's rape and murder, aiming to reach the West Bengal state secretariat, Nabanna, as part of their Nabanna Abhijan. Large-scale violence ensued on the streets of Kolkata and Howrah on Tuesday afternoon after protestors clashed with the police …

Tension in Maharashtra amid stir over anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Tension in Maharashtra amid stir over anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh

The Hindu  

Tension gripped Jalgaon and Nashik cities in north Maharashtra on Friday after two groups clashed and stones were pelted during protests organised by a Hindu outfit to condemn atrocities on members of the minority community in Bangladesh, leaving half a dozen policemen injured while controlling the situation, officials said. In Nashik, around 200 km from Mumbai, the two groups clashed …

Maharashtra news: Stone pelting, unrest in Nashik during Bangladesh protest march over alleged attack on Hindus
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra news: Stone pelting, unrest in Nashik during Bangladesh protest march over alleged attack on Hindus

Live Mint  

Maharashtra news: Nashik's Bhadrakali area witnessed heightened tensions during a Bangladesh protest march on Thursday over an alleged attack on Hindus. The Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance, a non-political Hindu religious organisation, has claimed that the minority community has faced attacks and threats at 278 locations in 48 districts since August 5. Meanwhile in Delhi, the RSS-linked Nari Shakti Forum …

Bangladesh: Hindus Stage Massive Protests In Dhaka, Chattagram Demanding Protection Amid Violence
5 months ago

Bangladesh: Hindus Stage Massive Protests In Dhaka, Chattagram Demanding Protection Amid Violence

ABP News  

Thousands of members of the minority Hindu community staged large-scale protest rallies in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, and the north-eastern port city of Chattagram on Saturday. সংখ্যালঘু সম্প্রদায়ের ওপর হামলার প্রতিবাদে শাহবাগে বিক্ষোভ স্টার নিউজবাইটস দেশের বিভিন্ন জেলায় সংখ্যালঘু সম্প্রদায়ের ওপর হামলা, বসতভিটা ভাঙচুর ও অগ্নিসংযোগের প্রতিবাদে রাজধানীর শাহবাগে বিক্ষোভ সমাবেশ করেন বিভিন্ন সংগঠনের ব্যনারে ছাত্র-জনতা। শুক্রবার বিকেলে এই বিক্ষোভ শুরু… …

Bangladesh bans rallies as violent protests spiral out of control
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Bangladesh bans rallies as violent protests spiral out of control

Al Jazeera  

Police in Bangladesh’s capital have banned all public rallies after the deadliest day of ongoing student protests so far saw government buildings torched by demonstrators and the imposition of a nationwide internet blackout. Police in the capital, Dhaka, took the drastic step of banning all public gatherings for the day – a first since protests began – in an effort …

Watch | Uttarakhand Haldwani violence | All you need to know
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Watch | Uttarakhand Haldwani violence | All you need to know

The Hindu  

Watch | Uttarakhand Haldwani violence | All you need to know These deserted lanes of Banbhoolpura area in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, is the aftermath of a violence that broke out between the residents and the police. On February 8, municipal authorities in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, demolished a mosque and a madrasa claiming they were illegal structures. The municipal authorities proceeded towards the …

Haldwani violence | Posters of ‘rioters’ put up in Banbhoolpura
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Haldwani violence | Posters of ‘rioters’ put up in Banbhoolpura

The Hindu  

New Delhi Police on February 16 released posters of nine miscreants, wanted in connection with the violence in Banbhoolpura in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani. Senior Superintendent of Police Prahlad Narayan Meena said that 42 people had been arrested so far on the basis of CCTV footage. Meanwhile, Additional Director General Amit Sinha took stock of Banbhoolpura area on Friday, after the district …

Loss of lives, damage to property in Haldwani violence very worrying: Mayawati
11 months ago

Loss of lives, damage to property in Haldwani violence very worrying: Mayawati

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said on February 10 that the loss of lives and damage to property in violence that broke out over the demolition of an illegally-built madrasa in Uttarakhand's Haldwani is very worrying. In a post in Hindi on X, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said: "The violence in Uttarakhand's Haldwani and the loss of lives …

Haldwani: Six dead, several injured as illegal madrasa, mosque demolition triggers violence
11 months, 1 week ago

Haldwani: Six dead, several injured as illegal madrasa, mosque demolition triggers violence

India TV News  

Haldwani Violence: At least six people died and several policemen were injured as tension prevailed in the city after several establishments, including a mosque and a madarsa, which were illegally constructed on government land, were demolished. The situation, however, turned violent after the mosque and the madarsa were razed in the Vanbhulpura area, as enraged locals pelted stones on the …

Curfew in Haldwani locality after communal tension over demolition of madrasa
11 months, 1 week ago

Curfew in Haldwani locality after communal tension over demolition of madrasa

Hindustan Times  

HALDWANI/DEHRADUN: Curfew was imposed and an order to shoot rioters was issued on Thursday in the Banbhulpura area of Haldwani town in Uttarakhand following communal tension that erupted over the demolition of a madrasa and an “underground mosque-like structure”, people familiar with the matter said. A protest against the demolition of a madrasa in Banbhulpura area of Haldwani turned violent, …

Violent protests rock Imphal; DC office vandalised; two vehicles torched
1 year, 3 months ago

Violent protests rock Imphal; DC office vandalised; two vehicles torched

The Hindu  

“Violent protests over the death of two youths in Manipur continued till the early hours of Thursday with a mob vandalising the deputy commissioner’s office in Imphal West and torching two four-wheelers,” officials said. “Last night, the protesters clashed with security personnel in Uripok, Yaiskul, Sagolband and Tera areas, prompting the forces to fire several rounds of tear gas shells …

Nuh violence: Rioters attacked police vehicle with stones, opened fire with intention to kill, later burnt the vehicle, says FIR
1 year, 5 months ago

Nuh violence: Rioters attacked police vehicle with stones, opened fire with intention to kill, later burnt the vehicle, says FIR

Op India  

On 31st July, an Islamist mob in Nuh of Mewat, Haryana, attacked thousands of Hindu devotees attending the Jalabhishek Yatra on Shravan Somvar. The most important aspect of this FIR was that it detailed how the rioters attacked female police personnel during Nuh violence. The rioters started pelting stones and opened fire at them and the windscreen of their vehicle …

Anatomy of a riot
1 year, 5 months ago

Anatomy of a riot

The Hindu  

Though Hindu-Muslim violence is not new in India, the one that erupted in Nuh district and Gurgaon in Haryana recently has perhaps opened a new chapter in terms of its nature, character and consequences on Indian polity. Given the state response, it looks like the Muslim minority may end up paying a disproportionately greater price, as has often been the …

Protest against Manipur incident turns violent in Maharashtra's Nashik district
1 year, 5 months ago

Protest against Manipur incident turns violent in Maharashtra's Nashik district

The Hindu  

At least 10 police personnel received injuries in stone-pelting after a protest march against the sexual assault on two women in Manipur turned violent at Satana town in Maharashtra's Nashik district, officials said. Several persons have been detained in connection with the incident which took place on July 29 evening and the situation has been brought under control, Superintendent of …

10 held for vandalising mosque, thrashing people offering namaz in Haryana’s Sonipat
1 year, 9 months ago

10 held for vandalising mosque, thrashing people offering namaz in Haryana’s Sonipat

The Hindu  

A group of men armed with lathis allegedly barged into a mosque in a village in Haryana’s Sonipat, attacked people offering namaz and vandalised the place, police said on April 10. At least six people were injured in the Sunday evening attack in the mosque in Sandal Kalan village, they said. Sonipat Police Commissioner B. Satheesh Balan said that information …

Bengal: BJP MP protests after cops bar her from joining Hanuman Jayanti event
1 year, 9 months ago

Bengal: BJP MP protests after cops bar her from joining Hanuman Jayanti event

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Locket Chatterjee sat on a protest at Bansberia in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Thursday after she was allegedly stopped by the police from attending a Hanuman Jayanti celebration. The Calcutta high court on Wednesday barred political leaders or even common people from making any public statement related to the Hanuman Jayanti celebrations following the incidents …

Violence breaks out on day of Hindu religious processions in India, leaving dozens injured
1 year, 9 months ago

Violence breaks out on day of Hindu religious processions in India, leaving dozens injured

The Independent  

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Shahnawaz, Shoaib and 7 others convicted in a Delhi Riots case, court says their objective was to cause maximum damage to properties of Hindus
1 year, 10 months ago

Shahnawaz, Shoaib and 7 others convicted in a Delhi Riots case, court says their objective was to cause maximum damage to properties of Hindus

Op India  

On Monday, March 13, Delhi’s Karkardooma court convicted nine persons involved in the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots. The court noted that the main objective of the convicts who joined the unruly mob guided by ‘communal feelings’ was to cause ‘maximum damage’ to the properties belonging to the people of the Hindu community. Hence, those charged are convicted for offences covered …

India terror law haunts Muslims jailed since 2020 for Delhi riots
1 year, 10 months ago

India terror law haunts Muslims jailed since 2020 for Delhi riots

Al Jazeera  

Activists and family members of those languishing in jail for 2020 violence say the ‘draconian’ UAPA law is being misused to deny them bail. “The reason why these people are still in jail in spite of charges being dismissed on so many grounds is that they have been booked under a draconian law like UAPA which calls itself an anti-terror …

2020 Delhi Riots: Court Frames Charges of Rioting, Arson Against Rajdhani School Owner, Four Others
1 year, 10 months ago

2020 Delhi Riots: Court Frames Charges of Rioting, Arson Against Rajdhani School Owner, Four Others

News 18  

A court here has charged a school owner and four others of rioting and arson in an alleged case of torching of properties and stone pelting during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. According to the prosecution, the riotous mob was ”using Rajdhani School as a base for the purpose of throwing petrol bombs and pelting stones at the properties belonging …

2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits four accused of rioting, torching vehicles
2 years, 2 months ago

2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits four accused of rioting, torching vehicles

India TV News  

Highlights The court said the prosecution was unable to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt The court was hearing the case against Shahrukh, Ashu, Zuber and Ashwani All were accused of being a part of a mob that set ablaze tractors and hand carts and ransacked 2020 Delhi riots: A Delhi court on Monday acquitted four persons accused of …

Mob of 200 ransack a mosque and assault people praying inside in India
2 years, 3 months ago

Mob of 200 ransack a mosque and assault people praying inside in India

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 A mob of hundreds of …

VHP to hold protest near British Embassy over communal clashes in Leicester, cops block road
2 years, 3 months ago

VHP to hold protest near British Embassy over communal clashes in Leicester, cops block road

India Today  

The Delhi Police has barricaded the stretch from Teen Murti to Chanakyapuri ahead of the Vishva Hindu Parishad’s protest in front of the British Embassy over communal riots in the UK's Leicester that erupted after a cricket match between India and Pakistan played in Dubai on August 28, in which India won. The Vishva Hindu Parishad is all set to …

Right wing group writes to UK PM Liz Truss on Leicester riots
2 years, 3 months ago

Right wing group writes to UK PM Liz Truss on Leicester riots

India Today  

The Vishva Hindu Parishad has expressed its “deep concern and alarm at the ongoing violence in Leicester in which a large number of Hindus of Leicester, their places of worship, their cultural and religious symbols have been wantonly targeted and damaged by Islamic extremists and hoodlums”. In a letter to UK PM Liz Truss, the VHP’s central working president, Alok …

Watch: Islamist mob circle Durga Bhawan Hindu Centre in Birmingham amid chants of 'Allah-Hu-Akbar'
2 years, 3 months ago

Watch: Islamist mob circle Durga Bhawan Hindu Centre in Birmingham amid chants of 'Allah-Hu-Akbar'

Op India  

On September 20, a 200-strong mob of masked Islamists circled Durga Bhawan Hindu Centre located on Spon Lane in Smethwick town in West Midlands, England, after a call for “peaceful protests” was made on social media. I salute Hindus there standing upto Jihadi goons despite being outnumbered pic.twitter.com/ghmWLlIWhp — Ratan Sharda 🇮🇳 रतन शारदा September 21, 2022 In a video …

Mob protests amid 'Allahu Akbar' chants outside Durga Bhawan Temple in UK's Smethwick
2 years, 3 months ago

Mob protests amid 'Allahu Akbar' chants outside Durga Bhawan Temple in UK's Smethwick

India TV News  

Highlights Massive protests broke out in United Kingdom's Smethwick on Tuesday. UK Protests: Massive protests broke out in United Kingdom's Smethwick on Tuesday against Param Shakti Peeth and Vatsalyagram founder Sadhvi Rithambara. During the protest, 'Allahu Akbar' chants were also heard and an unruly mob thronged the premises outside the temple in Birmingham. Videos shared on social media showed a …

Calcutta HC steps in as BJP protest in Kolkata turns violent, seeks govt report
2 years, 4 months ago

Calcutta HC steps in as BJP protest in Kolkata turns violent, seeks govt report

Hindustan Times  

Amid violent clashes between BJP workers and police on the streets of Kolkata, the Calcutta high court on Tuesday sought a report from the West Bengal home secretary over the BJP ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ – the massive protest march to the state secretariat - by September 19 The high court also directed the Kolkata Police to not "illegally" detain any person …

Thousands protest ‘bulldozer justice’ against Indian Muslims
2 years, 7 months ago

Thousands protest ‘bulldozer justice’ against Indian Muslims

Associated Press  

LUCKNOW, India — Protests have been erupting in many Indian cities to condemn the demolition of homes and businesses belonging to Muslims, in what critics call a growing pattern of “bulldozer justice” aimed at punishing activists from the minority group. The protests were sparked by derogatory remarks about Islam and the Prophet Muhammed made recently by two spokespeople of Prime …

Prophet remarks row: Over 400 arrested in several states, demolition of rioters' properties in UP continues
2 years, 7 months ago

Prophet remarks row: Over 400 arrested in several states, demolition of rioters' properties in UP continues

India TV News  

Highlights More than 400 people have been arrested in several states in relation to Friday violence In Uttar Pradesh, district authorities continued demolition of illegal properties of rioters Violence had erupted in several states against Nupur Sharma's Prophet remarks post Friday prayers Prophet remarks row: Over 400 people have been arrested including 316 alone in Uttar Pradesh so far in …

Akhilesh Yadav tweets video of cops thrashing protesters, police assures action | Watch
2 years, 7 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav tweets video of cops thrashing protesters, police assures action | Watch

India Today  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday night tweeted a video of some policemen thrashing a few men seemingly in a lock up. Akhilesh Yadav captioned the video, “Questions should be raised on such a lock up, otherwise there is no justice in the confession.” Yadav went on to add that Uttar Pradesh ranks first when it comes to number …

Muslims in India stage protests over Prophet comments
2 years, 7 months ago

Muslims in India stage protests over Prophet comments

Al Jazeera  

Muslims in India have taken to the streets to protest against anti-Islamic comments made by two members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. In northern Uttar Pradesh state police said they had arrested 230 alleged rioters after unrest spread across several towns after Friday prayers. Earlier this month, the BJP suspended its spokeswoman Nupur Sharma and …

Prophet row: Mob of over 1,000 target local train, pelt stones in Nadia, West Bengal
2 years, 7 months ago

Prophet row: Mob of over 1,000 target local train, pelt stones in Nadia, West Bengal

India TV News  

Highlights A local train was made target during protests in West Bengal amid Prophet row Mob of over 1,000 people pelted stones on a local train, injuring few people Train services on the route were halted after the incident Prophet row: A local train in Bethuadhari, Nadia, West Bengal was vandalised amid protest by locals against controversial religious remarks by …

Delhi Police files FIR in connection with protests outside Jama Masjid over Prophet remarks
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Police files FIR in connection with protests outside Jama Masjid over Prophet remarks

Firstpost  

After the Friday prayers, a large crowd of people had gathered on the steps of the famous mosque, carrying placards and shouting slogans against Sharma and Naveen Jindal for making derogatory remarks on the Prophet New Delhi: Police have registered a case in connection with Friday’s protest outside Jama Masjid to demand the arrest of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma …

Ministry of Home Affairs alerts state police chiefs after Friday violence
2 years, 7 months ago

Ministry of Home Affairs alerts state police chiefs after Friday violence

Op India  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has advised state and union territory police chiefs to be prepared and attentive as they would be on target following violent protests around the country yesterday after Friday prayers, with Muslim mobs pelting stones and getting violent in various cities. The Home Ministry issued a statement to police in all states and union territories after …

Anger erupts in Bangladesh, India over comments about Islam
2 years, 7 months ago

Anger erupts in Bangladesh, India over comments about Islam

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Thousands of people marched in Bangladesh’s capital and in parts of India on Friday to urge Muslim-majority nations to cut ties with India and boycott its products unless it punishes two governing party officials for comments deemed derogatory to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The protesters in Dhaka also criticized their country’s government for not publicly condemning the comments …

Prophet remarks row: Delhi Police files FIR in connection with protests outside Jama Masjid
2 years, 7 months ago

Prophet remarks row: Delhi Police files FIR in connection with protests outside Jama Masjid

India TV News  

Highlights Soon after Friday prayers, large crowd had gathered on the steps of Jama Masjid Crowd carried placards and shouted slogans against Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal Cops have identified some of the miscreants and they are working to identify others Prophet remarks row: Delhi Police Saturday registered a case in connection with Friday's protest outside Jama Masjid to demand …

Day of protests: From Delhi to Ranchi, stir over Prophet remarks rocks India
2 years, 7 months ago

Day of protests: From Delhi to Ranchi, stir over Prophet remarks rocks India

Hindustan Times  

Massive protests erupted in several parts of the country on Friday over inflammatory comments by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled party leader Naveen Kumar Jindal. The agitations turned violent in many states, including Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal, with reports of police firing in the air, shelling tear gas to disperse crowds and resorting to …

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