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Journalist explains how the Bengali elite justified Muslim mob violence and paved the way for downfall of Bengal

OpIndia Staff - 15 December, 2019

Soumyadipta said that his editor deliberately whitewashed the communal crimes committed by the Muslim community.

News Reports

Muslim mob pelted stones, poked rods, laughed sadistically: Survivor shares harrowing tale from Bengal anti-CAB protests

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2019

Sankhadeep Shome went through a horrific experience of anti-CAB riots near Howrah, Bengal has written a detailed post on how Muslim mob unleashed barbarity in the name of protests

News Reports

Stone pelting on trains, ambulances and more: How Friday prayers at mosques turned into violent mobs protesting CAB in Bengal

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2019

Soon after Friday prayers at Mosques, the protests against CAB became violent in West Bengal

News Reports

Hyderabad: Court asks police to book AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi for repeating his ’15-minute’ hate speech against Hindus

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2019

Court asks the police to book Akbaruddin Owaisi for repeating his "15-minute" hate speech against Hindus.

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Nepal: Communal violence after Muslims protested against Lakshmi idol procession in Kapilvastu leaves one dead

OpIndia Staff - 31 October, 2019

Communal violence broke out in Kapilvastu in Nepal after Muslims objected to Goddess Lakshmi idol immersion procession.

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Tonk: 3 days after stone pelting on Dussehra procession, curfew relaxed for 2 hours, no internet till Sunday night

OpIndia Staff - 11 October, 2019

The curfew is expected to remain in place for another few days. Internet services in Malpura have been restricted too.

Crime

Bihar: Stones pelted from mosque during Durga idol immersion in Jehanabad, 14 people injured

OpIndia Staff - 10 October, 2019

Meanwhile, the immersion of all Goddess Durga idols has been halted at Panchmahala in the area. District administration officials are in talks with locals to let the idols be immersed at Sangam Ghat.

Crime

Bihar: Stone pelting and communal violence during Tajiya procession in Kishanganj, 3 injured

OpIndia Staff - 7 September, 2019

It is notable here that Kishanganj district falls between Nepal border and West Bengal and has long been a communally sensitive area.

News Reports

Bareilly: Janmashtami procession stopped, devotees attacked by stones

OpIndia Staff - 24 August, 2019

It is being said that processions on the occasion of Janmashtami have been carried for the past three years but this is the first time that it led to communal tensions.

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