Maharashtra Police have enforced a mandatory helmet rule for all personnel riding two-wheelers, with strict penalties for violations. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/maharashtra-police-mandatory-helmet-rule-2026-j4wjkcig?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MaharashtraPolice #HelmetRule #RoadSafety #TrafficRules

In Pusesavali: doctored images, destroyed lives

In Maharashtra, majoritarian Hindutva mobs are whipping up the communal cauldron. Photoshopped images, doctored videos and rumours are enough to set them off, resulting in the loss of Muslim lives and property.

#maharashtra #satara #pusesavali #HinduMobs #IndianMuslims #CommunalViolence #hindutva #MaharashtraPolice #BJPStates #india

https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/in-pusesavali-doctored-images-destroyed-lives/

In Pusesavali: doctored images, destroyed lives

In Maharashtra, majoritarian Hindutva mobs are whipping up the communal cauldron. Photoshopped images, doctored videos and rumours are enough to set them off, resulting in the loss of Muslim lives and property #RuralIndiaOnline

People's Archive of Rural India

Mira Road: BJP Leader Gave Communal Speech – in the Police Commissioner's Office

Nitesh Rane’s press conference was not for all. Only a select few journalists, with established pro-Hindutva credentials, were allowed for the conference.

#maharashtra #MiraBhayander #CommunalViolence #MaharashtraPolice #HinduMobs #media #BJP #NitishRane #bulldozers #demolitions #IndianMuslims #india

https://thewire.in/communalism/mira-road-bjp-leader-gave-communal-speech-in-the-police-commissioners-office

Mira Road: BJP Leader Gave Communal Speech – in the Police Commissioner's Office

Nitesh Rane’s press conference was not for all. Only a select few journalists, with established pro-Hindutva credentials, were allowed for the conference.

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Why the police investigation into Mira Road violence has left Muslims with little hope of justice

A Scroll analysis of FIRs found arrests and stringent charges in cases where Muslims are accused. Hindus accused of violence face charges that are far milder.

#maharashtra #MiraBhayander #CommunalViolence #hindutva #RamTempleInauguration #BJPStates #MaharashtraPolice #india

https://scroll.in/article/1063469/is-police-investigation-into-mira-road-riots-biased-against-muslims

Why the police investigation into Mira Road violence has left Muslims with little hope of justice

A Scroll analysis of FIRs found arrests and stringent charges in cases where Muslims are accused. Hindus accused of violence face charges that are far milder.

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In Jalna: ‘Muslims don’t count’

In more than one instance, Muslims in rural Maharashtra have found the local police unwilling and hostile when asked to register complaints about Hindus attacking them. They say the cops are quick to book Muslims for alleged crimes with alacrity, but they have to fight and plead for the same privilege when they are attacked and bullied.

#maharashtra #jalna #HinduMobs #muslims #IndianMuslims #MaharashtraPolice #hindutva #india

https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/in-jalna-muslims-dont-count/

In Jalna: ‘Muslims don’t count’

In more than one instance, Muslims in rural Maharashtra have found the local police unwilling and hostile when asked to register complaints about Hindus attacking them. They say the cops are quick to book Muslims for alleged crimes with alacrity, but they have to fight and plead for the same privilege when they are attacked and bullied #RuralIndiaOnline

People's Archive of Rural India

A Muslim teenager’s Instagram account was hacked weeks before Satara erupted in violence

The families of three other Muslim men say screenshots were morphed to frame them and incite riots.

https://scroll.in/article/1056808/a-muslim-teenagers-instagram-account-was-hacked-weeks-before-satara-erupted-in-violence

#maharashtra #satara #AntiMuslimRiots #KingShivaji #instagram #facebook #meta #SocialMedia #hindutva #muslims #HinduMobs #MaharashtraPolice #india

A Muslim teenager’s Instagram account was hacked weeks before Satara erupted in violence

The families of three other Muslim men say screenshots were morphed to frame them and incite riots.

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Man booked in Navi Mumbai for using Aurangzeb’s portrait as WhatsApp profile photo

The police detained him briefly, but later released him after issuing a notice to him directing him to cooperate with the investigation.

#maharashtra #NaviMumbai #VHP #MaharashtraPolice #aurangzeb #whatsapp #hindutva #history #islamophobia #india

https://scroll.in/latest/1050800/man-booked-in-navi-mumbai-for-using-aurangzebs-portrait-as-whatsapp-profile-photo

Man booked in Navi Mumbai for using Aurangzeb’s portrait as WhatsApp profile photo

The police detained him briefly, but later released him after issuing a notice to him directing him to cooperate with the investigation.

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