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Hindutva Watch is a media & research initiative to track and document hate crimes and hate speeches targeting India’s religious minorities.
Location: Choryasi, Surat, Gujarat Date: July 27 The AHP-Rashtriya Bajrang Dal held a Trishul Deeksha ceremony, where participants were given trishuls and took an oath to serve as members of the organisation.
Location: Indore, Madhya Pradesh Date: July 26 At a VHP-Matrushakti-Durga Vahini event, leader Arti Jaiswal alleged that various forces were working to ‘Christianise’ or ‘Islamise’ the country. She also peddled the anti-Muslim conspiracy theory of “love jihad” and fearmongered,…
Location: Jodhpur, Rajasthan Date: July 25 At an AHP-Rashtriya Bajrang Dal meeting, leader Indrajeet Singh Rajguru delivered a speech spreading fear about Muslims. He alleged that the PFI is trying to declare India an Islamic state by 2047, claiming that two lakh Muslims have…
Location: Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh Date: July 25 Hindu nationalist organisations, led by the VHP-Bajrang Dal, staged a protest promoting the anti-Muslim conspiracy theory of “land jihad” and demanded that it be stopped.
Location: Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh Date: July 21 At an organisational meeting, AHP-Rashtriya Bajrang Dal leader Raju Bhardwaj asserted that there should be Hindu thugs like Raja Bhaiya. He spoke proudly of the fear Bajrang Dal allegedly instilled in its earlier days and…
Location: Firozpur Jhirka, Nuh, Haryana Date: July 19 Cow vigilantes affiliated with the Gau Raksha Dal opened fire on a pickup truck transporting cattle and seized the vehicle along with the animals, accusing the drivers of smuggling.
Location: Kaliabor, Nagaon, Assam Date: July 24 Members of the Assamese ethno-nationalist group Bir Lachit Sena stopped a Bengali-speaking Muslim man, recently displaced by eviction drives, from moving into a relative’s home. They also questioned another family over the return…
Location: Kaliabar, Nagaon, Assam Date: July 25 Members of the Assamese ethno-nationalist group Bir Lachit Sena forcibly evicted Bengali-speaking Muslims from a rented apartment, alleging that the tenant had brought them in to settle in the area. They claimed the individuals…
Location: Kaliabar, Nagaon, Assam Date: July 24 Assamese ethno-nationalist group Bir Lachit Sena prevented Bengali-speaking Muslims, recently displaced during eviction drives, from entering the district in search of rehabilitation. The group labelled them as “Bangladeshis” and…
Update: Police have arrested the Bajrang Dal member who harassed a food delivery rider for delivering chicken. Despite the Indian government’s ban on our website and X handle since January 2024, our hate tracker continues to play a vital role in supporting law enforcement…
Location: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Date: July 15 VHP-Bajrang Dal leader Manoj Verma stopped a Blinkit delivery person transporting chicken and questioned him for delivering meat during the Hindu month of Shravan. He then called the customer to issue a warning and, upon learning…
Location: Garukhuti, Darrang, Assam Date: July 21 At a government event held at a state-run agricultural project, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma targeted Bengali-speaking Muslims in the state, referring to them as “suspected Bangladeshis.” Citing recent eviction…
Location: Indore, Madhya Pradesh Date: July 24 VHP-Bajrang Dal members assaulted members of the NGO HAWAL Sanstha in front of the police, shortly after a press conference, accusing the organisation of carrying out religious conversions. The parents of a 25-year-old woman…
Location: Shahgarh, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh Date: July 23 VHP-Bajrang Dal staged a protest promoting the anti-Muslim conspiracy theory of “love jihad” and religious conversion after elopement of an interfaith couple. They used abusive language and chanted slogans like “Shoot the…
Location: Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Date: July 18 At the birthday celebration of far-right monk Raju Das, a speaker referred to Muslims as “kathmulla” and peddled anti-Muslim conspiracy theories such as “love jihad” and “land jihad.” He criticised parents for sending their children…
Location: Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh Date: July 23 At an organisational meeting of AHP-Rashtriya Bajrang Dal, a speaker urged Hindus to avoid befriending Muslims or maintaining any form of relationship with them, and called on them to distance themselves from those who consume…
Location: Indore, Madhya Pradesh Date: July 20 BJP MLA and Cabinet Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya promoted the anti-Muslim conspiracy theory of “love jihad”, while speaking at a government event organised to promote wrestling.
Location: Bhilai, Chhattisgarh Date: June 20 VHP-Bajrang Dal members staged a protest outside a church during Sunday prayers, chanting slogans against pastors and reciting the Hanuman Chalisa. The police later sent the church attendees back home in a bus and began questioning…
Location: Chandigarh Date: July 19 Members of Gau Raksha Dal stopped a Muslim man and his daughter who were transporting meat, alleging that they were illegally supplying beef, and handed them over to the police.
Location: Mahadevgarh, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh Date: July 23 Mahadevgarh Sena organised a rally in preparation for the upcoming “Jai Hindu Rashtra Kanwar Yatra,” during which participants raised slogans and took an oath to undertake the pilgrimage with the aim of transforming…
Location: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Date: July 21 VHP-Bajrang Dal members apprehended three Muslim men, paraded them, and handed them over to the police, alleging that they had misbehaved with Kaanwar pilgrims.