The Quint's Hate Crime Tracker
As part of its Uncovering Hate project, The Quint has launched a Hate Crime Tracker that documents communal violence
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The Quint is committed to ensuring that no hate crime goes undocumented. Scroll down for verified information on the incidents of hate crime and communal violence that have taken place since June 2024.
15 September, 2024 - Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh
In Uttar Pradesh, ten Christians, including a pastor and six women, were arrested during a prayer service after a Hindu group alleged they were converting Dalits. The arrests were made under the state's strict anti-conversion law, which was recently amended to allow broader complaints and harsher penalties, including life imprisonment for forced conversions. The law has been criticized for being misused by vigilantes.
12-16 September 2024 - Solan, Himachal Pradesh
A Muslim shopkeeper was attacked amid heightened tensions in Solan. This took place amid agitations against Sanjauli mosque which also spread to other districts in the state. Local BJP leaders joined streets against Muslim traders and some Muslim-owned shops were also 'marked.'
12 September, 2024 - Kamrup, Assam
In Assam's Kamrup Metropolitan district, an eviction drive turned violent, resulting in the police shooting dead two residents, 18-year-old Jubahir Ali and Haidar Ali. The incident occurred in Kachutali village, where over 140 homes were demolished, leaving many displaced. Villagers, mostly Muslims, protested the eviction, claiming it was communal, as non-Muslims were not targeted despite also living on government land. Several police officers were injured during the clashes.
11 September, 2024 - Bhilwara, Rajasthan
Communal tensions escalated in Bhilwara, resulting in violence between Hindu and Muslim communities. A Hindu procession was allegedly attacked with stones outside a mosque, Muslim-owned shops were bulldozed in the aftermath.
10 September, 2024 - Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Tensions arose in Muzaffarnagar's Bharatiya Colony after a Muslim man, Nadeem, bought a house in the predominantly Hindu neighborhood. Local right-wing outfits opposed the settlement of Muslim families in the area.
10 September, 2024 - Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Hindutva outfits and a section of shopkeepers in Dehradun’s Paltan Bazaar area staged a protest demanding that all Muslims who have set-up shops on rented properties be evicted.
8 September, 2024 - Surat, Gujarat
Violence erupted in Surat’s Syedpura area after stones were allegedly thrown at a Ganesh pandal by children, sparking a confrontation. A Hindutva mob targeted Muslim-owned shops, vehicles, and a mosque, with both sides engaging in stone pelting, injuring several, including a police officer. Tensions escalated after BJP MLA Kanti Balar's inflammatory remarks.
8 September, 2024 - Kheda, Gujarat
A Hindutva mob vandalized Muslim-owned shops and an Idgah in Gujarat's Kathlal following a minor road accident involving a Muslim man and a Hindu resident. Tensions escalated after local Muslim youths attempted to mediate, leading to a larger confrontation where communal slogans were chanted, shops were ransacked, and a vehicle was set ablaze.
5 September, 2024 - Kolhapur, Maharashtra
The gram panchayat of Shingnapur village in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district passed a resolution to bar the registration of new Muslim voters, citing concerns over "illegal Bangladeshi immigrants”. After Muslim groups called it “unconstitutional”, the Sarpanch issued an apology.
5 September, 2024 - Beed, Maharashtra
Mohammad Hazek, 28, was assaulted in Maharashta's Beed city by five cow vigilantes who suspected he was a cattle transporter. Hazek claims that all that he did was to click a picture of a cow injured after being hit by another vehicle. The police arrested four persons on the day of the incident.
5 September, 2024 - Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand
Signboards banning the entry of “non-Hindus” and hawkers were reportedly installed outside several villages in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, prompting the state police to launch a probe, even as Muslim organisations raised concerns over the increasing number of cases targeting the community.
4 September, 2024 - Baksa, Assam
In Assam's Baksa district, two Miya Muslims were attacked—an ice cream seller and a bamboo trader—amid rising ethnic tensions. Both men were beaten, harassed over their identity, and robbed. Police arrested three individuals linked to the incidents, while minority groups blamed growing anti-Miya rhetoric from CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for fuelling such violence.
4 September, 2024 - Jainoor, Telangana
On Wednesday, 4 September, communal violence erupted in the village after a crowd of over 2,000 locals vandalised shops, vehicles, five mosques and a madrasa. The violence was allegedly the reaction to a case of sexual assault by an auto-driver.
3 September, 2024 - Amroha, Uttar Pradesh
In a video that has gone viral, the principal of a private school is seen expelling a 7-year-old Muslim student for allegedly “bringing non-veg" to the school. The child’s mother can be heard protesting these claims.
August 28, 2024 - Jalgaon to Kalyan Train
Seventy-two year old Haji Ashraf Ali Syed Hussain alias Ashraf Munyar was assaulted and abused by a mob on a train Jalgaon to Kalyan, allegedly for carrying beef. The video of the incident, which took place on 28 August, has now gone viral.
August 27, 2024 - Charkhi Dadri, Haryana
A group of Hindutva vigilantes lynched Sabir Malik, a migrant worker from Bengal over suspicions that he had eaten beef. They called him to a shop on the pretext of selling plastic bottles and then killed him.
August 24, 2024 - Roorkee, Uttarakhand
In Haridwar, Uttarakhand, 24-year-old Wasim Qureshi Monu was found dead in a pond on the night of August 24, 2024, after allegedly being thrown in by a police cattle protection squad. The police claim he drowned while fleeing, but his family and locals allege he was beaten and murdered.
August 23, 2024 - Faridabad, Haryana
19-year-old Aryan Mishra was allegedly shot dead by cow vigilantes who mistook him for a cow smuggler.
August 23, 2024 - Wanaparthy, Telangana
Men allegedly belonging to the Bajrang Dal entered a school and beat up Muslim girls for offering Namaaz
August 21, 2024 - Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
In Lucknow, a Muslim Zomato delivery agent named Mohammad Aslam was allegedly beaten up due to his identity. Aslam stated, "They asked for my name, and because I have a Muslim name, they tortured me even more." He also mentioned that the four accused men held him hostage.
August 19, 2024 - Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Hindu residents protested against a Muslim woman purchasing a house in the Punjab Pura locality. They threatened a mass exodus if the house was given to her.
August 17, 2024 - Samastipur, Bihar
Mob led by Hindu Rashtra Ekta Manch allegedly beat up an elderly Muslim man on the suspicion that he was smuggling cows.
August 17, 2024 - Udaipur, Rajasthan
There were communal tensions in Udaipur, Rajasthan after a Muslim boy allegedly stabbed his Hindu classmate during an altercation. Officials demolished the house where the accused’s family was staying.
August 15, 2024 - Cachar, Assam
After being brutally beaten and paraded naked, a Class 12 student named Ali was charged under the POCSO Act. His classmates, who are affiliated with a Hindutva group, attacked him, accusing him of being in a romantic relationship with a Hindu girl, a claim that the girl herself has denied.
10 August, 2024 - Sambalpur, Odisha
Hindu right-wing groups targeted migrant labourers in Odisha's Sambalpur, labelling them 'Bangladeshi infiltrators.'
8-9 August, 2024 - Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Videos of men with sticks vandalising tents, beating people, and setting their belongings on fire in Ghaziabad’s Galdhar surfaced on social media. These acts of violence were done in retaliation to violence being reportedly meted out to the Hindu minorities in Bangladesh.
2 August, 2024 - Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
An interfaith couple had gone missing on 29 July and the couple was rescued on 1 August. But an angry mob set the guy, Saddam's house on fire. They also vandalised items in the house too.
29 July, 2024 - Ranchi, Jharkhand
A resident of the Hindpidhi area in Ranchi, Jharkhand, Obaidullah Hasnain was violently assaulted and coerced into chanting the Hindutva slogan “Jai Shri Ram” by a group of individuals. He was attacked by 4-5 people armed with sticks which made him unconscious.
14 July, 2024 - Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Out of the 20 violent incidents connected to the Kanwar Yatra, 14 took place in Western Uttar Pradesh.
20 Incidents of Violence: Kanwar Yatra Edition
From Muzaffarnagar and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh to Haridwar in Uttarakhand, there were 20 incidents of violence reported during the 2024 Kanwar Yatra. Out of the 20 violent incidents connected to the Kanwar Yatra, 14 took place in Western Uttar Pradesh.
7 July, 2024 - Ranchi, Jharkhand
Akhtar Ansari from Kadam Kulli village of Jharkhand was beaten to death by a mob over allegations of theft of goat in Tatisilwai area of Jharkhand’s Ranchi.
4 July, 2024 - Shamli, Uttar Pradesh
While the cops said there was no communal angle, the family contested this and said communal slogans were also raised.
30 June, 2024 - Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh
Mohd Tanzeem (19) and his cousin Mohd Faizan (17), both were brutally thrashed by a crowd of shopkeepers in the main market of Gulaothi area in Bulandshar. While the cops said there was no communal angle, the family contested this and said communal slogans were also raised.
30 June, 2024 - Barakatha, Jharkhand
Maulana Shahabuddin was beaten to death by a group of men after his bike allegedly hit a woman, causing her minor injuries in Jharkhand’s Koderma district. While a local AIMIM leader alleged that he was killed due to his Muslim identity, police denied any communal angle.
24 June, 2024 - Dantewada, Chhattisgarh
On 24 June, a Christian woman named Bindu Sodhi was murdered in Toylanka village in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada.
23 June, 2024 - Chikhodra, Gujarat
23-year-old Salman Vohra was brutally beaten by 4-5 men in Gujarat's Chikhodra while a mob of 30-40 others cheered the act. The incident took place late at night around 12:30 am on 23 June when people had gathered for a cricket tournament.
19 June, 2024 - Nahan, Himachal Pradesh
A mob looted and vandalised a textile shop belonging to Muslim man named Javed in Himachal Pradesh's Nahan. This was after he had reportedly shared a picture of animal sacrifice on his WhatsApp status.
19 June, 2024 - Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
There were communal tensions in parts of Aligarh after 35-year-old Mohammad Fareed alias Aurangzeb was killed. He was beaten with iron rods, dragged through the streets of Mamu Bhanja locality.
17 June, 2024 - Balasore, Odisha
There was a confrontation between two groups over allegations of cow slaughter near a mausoleum near Patrapada area.
17 June, 2024 - Khordha, Odisha
A Hindutva mob was seen entering Muslim houses, taking away freezers on suspicion of storing beef. They also allegedly vandalised the homes in the presence of the police.
15 June, 2024 - Medak, Telangana
Communal tensions gripped Telangana's Medak district where a clash erupted between two communities on 15 June over transportation of cows.
7 June, 2024 - Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Three Muslim men — Saddam Qureshi (23), his cousin Chand Miya Khan (23) and Guddu Khan (35), were allegedly killed by a mob while they were transporting cattle on 7 June.
According to reports, four persons including a BJP youth wing leader have been arrested in connection with the case.
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