NEW DELHI – India has broken decade old record in hindu fundamentalists andextremist related hate crime against Muslims and others.
Hate Crime Watchdog report has exposed the world s largest claimeddemocracy and second populated country on globe with almost 1.3 billionpeople, of which about 17% are Dalits (Dalits, also known as”Untouchables,” are members of the lowest social group in the Hindu castesystem).
However, other minorities in India are: about 172 million Muslims ( 2011census), 2.35% Sikhs and 1.7% Christian.
Although political sloganeering of “achhe din” (good days) filled the skiesof India ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha election, research has shown that 2018has been the worst year in a decade in terms of hate crimes motivated byreligious bias in the country.
According to the report released by Hate Crime Watchdog, apart fromoppression on the Muslims of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK), India hasbroken the ten years record in the name of religion as 93 time minoritieswere assaulted while 30 persons were assassinated. 300 people, however,received injuries during these attacks.
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Hate Crime Watch dog revealed that 60pc Muslims were attacked in theseincidents though three Muslims were killed in 2018.
In so-called secular India, 280 incidents have been recorded since 2009 inwhich 100 people had been killed including 66pc Muslims, 17pc Christian,and 16pc Hindu Dalits.
