The much talked about Gurugram 'hate crime' has turned out to be another instance where a crime was deliberately peddled to have been motivated by religious hatred without any basis in fact.
Many mainstream media channels had reported the incident as a case of anti-Muslim hate crime. On social media, the incident was highlighted yesterday by many influencers as a case of growing intolerance and violence against Muslims.
The Junaid murder and now the Gurugram incident where efforts were made to give a crime committed against Muslims a communal colour despite the fact that they were motivated by other factors is part of a larger pattern.