Articles for Communal Unrest

Over 800 communal incidents in less than 3 months in Maharashtra: Cops
4 days, 2 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 …

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Nagpur violence: Cyber cell finds over 140 online posts, videos inciting unrest
1 week, 1 day ago

Nagpur violence: Cyber cell finds over 140 online posts, videos inciting unrest

Hindustan Times  

In the wake of the Nagpur violence, Maharashtra Cyber department has identified more than 140 posts and videos containing objectionable contents across social media platforms aimed at inciting communal unrest, officials said. The cyber cell in Maharashtra has identified online posts with objectionable content inciting communal unrest amid the tense situation in Nagpur These videos and posts were found uploaded …

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Nagpur violence: Cops say no religious text burnt, crackdown on provocative posts
1 week, 1 day ago

Nagpur violence: Cops say no religious text burnt, crackdown on provocative posts

India Today  

No piece of cloth with religious text was burnt during a right-wing protest in Nagpur, police have said, days after communal violence swept the city, leaving several people injured. More than 140 objectionable contents, including posts and videos across social media platforms aimed at inciting communal unrest, have been identified by the Maharashtra cyber cell in coordination with the Nagpur …

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BJP lashes Naveen Patnaik over remarks on communal unrest in Odisha
5 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP lashes Naveen Patnaik over remarks on communal unrest in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: BJD supremo and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s statement on the incidents of communal unrest after BJP government came to power in the state has triggered a massive backlash from the saffron party. While meeting party leaders from Bhadrak and Sonepur districts on Monday, Naveen had raised the issue of communal violence and said four such incidents have occured …

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4 incidents of communal unrest in three months tainted Odisha's image: Patnaik
5 months, 4 weeks ago

4 incidents of communal unrest in three months tainted Odisha's image: Patnaik

Hindustan Times  

Bhubaneswar, Sept 30 Leader of the opposition in Odisha assembly Naveen Patnaik on Monday said four incidents of communal unrest during the initial three months of the new BJP government have tainted the state's image. 4 incidents of communal unrest in three months tainted Odisha's image: Patnaik {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Reacting strongly, the ruling BJP alleged Patnaik's statement was …

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Communal Tension Grips V. Kota
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Communal Tension Grips V. Kota

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: What began as a trivial incident in a cricket field on Monday evening plunged the town of V. Kota into a state of communal unrest, prompting authorities to impose Sections 144 and 30 of the Police Act. The group reportedly attacked the couple, and the situation rapidly escalated as the youths allegedly targeted the woman's house, inciting chaos and …

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Lawyer files complaint against Md Zubair accusing him of spreading misinformation and communal unrest
1 year ago

Lawyer files complaint against Md Zubair accusing him of spreading misinformation and communal unrest

Op India  

On Sunday, advocate Chandni Shah wrote a complaint letter to the Delhi Police Commissioner seeking legal action against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair “for spreading misinformation and inciting communal unrest”. Shah has alleged that Zubair attempted to incite communal unrest by deliberate dissemination of misinformation and incomplete facts concerning the Gujarat University clash over namaz in a public place. Taking …

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UP Police books Twitter, others for circulating video of assault on man, says tried to provoke communal unrest
3 years, 9 months ago

UP Police books Twitter, others for circulating video of assault on man, says tried to provoke communal unrest

India TV News  

Police here have booked Twitter, a news portal and six people for circulating a video in which an elderly Muslim man says he was thrashed and asked to chant "Jai Shri Ram". The FIR names Twitter Inc, Twitter Communications India, news website The Wire, journalists Mohammed Zubair and Rana Ayyub, Congress leaders Shama Mohamed, Salman Nizami, Maskoor Usmani and writer …

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Communal flare-ups rear head in eastern UP
11 years, 2 months ago

Communal flare-ups rear head in eastern UP

Hindustan Times  

After a brief lull following the August-September 2013 bloodbath in western Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, communal violence is stalking the state again — this time two eastern districts, Ambedkar Nagar and Bahraich. A state home department official who declined to be named said a central intelligence agency report had warned communal tension was simmering in 45 of the 75 districts …

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