Topic: Mob violence
UP: Muslim trader assaulted in train, stripped, and beard shaved
Nadim Malik, a 27-year-old Muslim textile dealer, was attacked by some unidentified men on Friday while traveling from Mumbai to the Bulandshahar district of Uttar Pradesh. They also shaved his head and beard and left him half naked.
How Holi turned ‘unholy’ for Muslims: glimpses from across Indian cities
'The festival of colours' this year was marred by multiple incidents of molestation, violence, and harassment against Muslims, particularly women, between March 23 and 25, ahead of and during Holi celebrations across different parts of the country.
“This is a 70-year-old tradition,” shout Holi-celebrating men while harassing Muslim family in UP; one arrested
One person was arrested and three minors were detained by police in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor in connection with a viral video that shows a Holi celebrating Hindu men and teenagers harassing a Muslim family.
“Why on street today?”: Muslim journalist in Jharkhand assaulted by Holi celebrating mob
Muhammad Gulzar, a journalist by profession, was traveling on his bike to attend a funeral rite in the wee hours of the Sunday morning, when a gang of 10 to 15 men forcibly smeared mud on him while celebrating Holi. This incident took place in Bishwaskhani, Godda district, Jharkhand.
Kerala: African footballer alleges racial abuse, mob attack by spectators during game
A footballer from Ivory Coast has alleged that he was assaulted and faced racial slurs by spectators at a football ground in Kerala’s Malappuram district.
“Breadwinner, expectant father,” Kin mourns for Muslim man killed in Satara violence
Nurul Hasan Liyaqat Shikalgar, killed in an anti-Muslim violence that broke out in Puseswali Village of Maharashtra’s Satara District on 10 September, was the...
