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