17-May-2023 Anti-Christian violence: Opening of a church resisted, police raids aid the rightwing Hindutva mobs target the Christian community in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarth, this week
17-May-2023 Kerala: Brutal lynching of migrant labour brings vigilantism back into focus In the second lynching case, eerily similar to that of Attappady Madhu, 37-year-old Bihar youth Rajesh Manjhi was beaten to death by a mob at Kizhissery in the early hours of Sunday, May 14
26-Apr-2023 Hindutva and its insecurities around Eid There have been numerous reports of local right-wing groups creating a ruckus
21-Apr-2023 SC observes preventive detention laws to have a colonial legacy with a high potential for abuse and misuse Even today, these laws that allow for arrest without trial and disbarring of anticipatory bail, remain a vital component of India's legal system
12-Apr-2023 Hate Watch: Cops allegedly set a Muslim man ablaze in Ujjain The deceased accused 5 cops before he succumbed
10-Apr-2023 CJP informs NCSC of Bihar police beating up minor Dalit boys for celebrating Holi; seeks action The boys were dancing to DJ music when the police started assaulting them
03-Apr-2023 Bihar simmers in communal tension amid Ram Navami celebrations According to Maktoob Media, the violence and destruction of property by mobs incurred crores of losses to Muslim businesses
13-Mar-2023 Zomato delivery boy attacked with sticks and bricks on Holi; colour, tilak applied forcefully After the video went viral, police arrested 4; investigation against local police for reluctance in filing FIR
13-Mar-2023 Wild Goose Chase: From filing preemptive complaints to following up with officers, a round-up of CJP’s efforts to curb hate speech Even after strict SC guideline, hate speeches flow unregulated in Maharashtra despite an active citizenry and civil rights groups, who is then to be blamed?
22-Feb-2023 Women in Bengaluru protest Pramod Mutalik’s hate speech against Muslim women When the police do not act, it is citizens who protest in outrageover hate speech given by Muthalik, demand DGP Karnataka to file suo moto FIR against him
31-Jan-2023 Making a case against capital punishment Taking the rational argument among the people will build support for its abolition
24-Jan-2023 Consistent low representation of Muslims in the police force in India While no recent NCRB data is available, who is to be blamed?
07-Dec-2022 Supercops in cinema; breaking the law in real life? A look at how fawning portrayal of police violence on screen valourises excesses.
17-Nov-2022 Seizing mobiles, laptops during arrests: A lawless act? With no legal framework in place, the police take these devices from the accused at their whimsy
20-Jun-2022 हेट बस्टर: कोलकाता में नूपुर शर्मा की पैगंबर विरोधी टिप्पणी का विरोध कर रही भीड़ ने पुलिसकर्मी को नहीं मारा बांग्लादेश उच्चायोग के बाहर राहगीरों पर गोली चलाने के बाद कांस्टेबल चौडुप लेप्चा की आत्महत्या से मौत हो गई