ground report

Islamic posters in Bahraich’s Maharajganj Bazaar on zakat use and “heavenly women” prompt concerns, with locals labelling the market a hub of Islamic activities amid rising tensions.

Vinod Mishra, an eyewitness to this attack, said that the Muslim mob attacked Hindu devotees after being incited from the mosque. The Bahraich police had termed his claim on social media as 'misleading'.

The communal tension that erupted in Bahraich on 13th October, 2024, has once again created an atmosphere of fear and terror in the district.

Abdul Hameed is named as the main accused in the Bahraich violence. He and his family are accused of shooting and killing Ramgopal Mishra during the violence that broke out during the immersion of Maa Durga idol on October 13.

The accused of the Badaun murder case were defended by their relatives and neighbours who portrayed them as wonderful people.

The post-mortem report in the Ayush and Ahaan murder case in Badaun has been obtained by OpIndia which details how the children were slain mercilessly.

Munnan Khan, who had close ties with the world of crime, primarily operated a brick kiln. A survivor of 1990 firing revealed that Khan had tried to kill the SDM after abducting him.

In Ayodhya, on Monday (22nd January 2024), the idol of Lord Rama was consecrated in the sanctum sanctorum of his under-construction temple.

Sandeep Das, the priest of Raja Dashrath Samadhi Sthal, told OpIndia that while the shrine remained a victim of neglect under governments run by parties like Samajwadi Party (SP), a dargah too was built next to it as part of a well-planned conspiracy.

From Nuh anti-Hindu violence to the ISIS module of AMU, to the Haldwani's Land Jihad, OpIndia conducted ground reports on a host of issues that the media normally chooses to either gloss over or distort.