Mob Lynchings
A person was lynched in Uttar Pradesh after false reports he had been transporting cows for slaughter when in fact they were for dairy purposes by a cow vigilante group. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016 criticised the group
Karnataka – Muslim students wearing hijabs stopped from entering college
Politicians Threatened
Hindutva hardliners set fire to the home of Muslim former foreign minister, Salman Khurshid, who compared violent Hindu nationalism with “extremist groups” such as ISIL
Some religious leaders called on Hindus to arm themselves to kill Muslims during a meeting in the northern holy town of Haridwar, in Uttarakand, in December 2021
Religious Minorities Attacked
In Haryana crowds continually heckle worshippers at Jumma prayers; Christmas Day services were disrupted and churches attacked
