Hindu extremists vandalize trucks, assault drivers over cattle transport
In Karnal, Haryana, a mob of Hindu extremists beat the driver of a pickup truck and damaged the vehicle over allegations of transporting beef. In Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, cow vigilantes vandalized a truck that was found transporting cattle.
Christians face police complaints over allegations of forced conversion
In Udaipur, Rajasthan, Hindu residents filed a police complaint against local Christians over baseless allegations that they were forcibly converting Hindus to Christianity.
In Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, police registered a complaint against a Christian-run school for allegedly teaching students the Bible. D.C.-based human rights group International Christian Concern named India among the top 10 countries persecuting Christians in its 2023 Persecutors of the Year Report.
Hindu supremacist leader calls for law to curb population of Muslims
In Chandrapur, Maharashtra, Hindu supremacist group leader Pravin Togadia delivered an inflammatory speech demonizing Muslims and called for implementing a dehumanizing law to curb their population. In Solapur, Maharashtra, Hindu supremacist group leaders Dhanajay Desai and Ambadass Gorantla delivered anti-Muslim hate speeches.