CATALOGUE OF HORRORS

When a mob lynches a Muslim man on the suspicion of possessing beef, it is recorded as a murder. When a North-Eastern or African student is verbally abused, it is recorded as an obscene act. When a gay man is beaten because of the way he looks and acts, it is recorded as an assault.

In all these situations, violence or abuse may be punished, but bigotry is not. Part of the problem is lack of laws dealing with hate crimes. The closest thing in the Indian legal system is The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which criminalises a range of activities prejudicial to Dalits and members of scheduled tribes. As a result, there is a dearth of information about the power and influence of hate. That makes it impossible to know the extent of the problem. There is no national database of hate crimes.

Hindustan Times intends to fill this void. We are launching a webpage that will track acts of violence, threats of violence, and incitements to violence based on religion, caste, race, ethnicity, gender identity and sexual orientation. Our project relies on international standards to determine what counts as a hate crime. These criteria include, for example, the victim’s religion, appearance and the offender’s use of slurs.

The figures and descriptions on this page are from the English-language press and reports from civil society organisations. But these sources are not adequate on their own. We’re asking you, our reader, to send us pieces you spot in the news, to share your own stories, and to give us more details of cases we’ve already listed. To make our database comprehensive, and to understand the scope of hate, we need your help.

Read more about the project at www.hindustantimes.com/ hate-tracker.

2015 SEPTEMBER 28, MOHD IKHLAQ DADRI, UP MUSLIM MAN LYNCHED BY MOB OVER BEEF CONSUMPTION

RUMOUR, SON GRIEVOUSLY INJURED SEPTEMBER 30, CHIMMA, HAMIRPUR, UP DALIT MAN BURNT ALIVE FOR TRYING TO ENTER A TEMPLE OCTOBER 6, UDUPI, KARNATAKA BAJRANG DAL MEMBERS ATTACK CATTLE TRADER OCTOBER 8, SRINAGAR, J&K MLA ATTACKED BY BJP LEGISLATORS OVER A BEEF PARTY OCTOBER 8, ALAPPUZHA, KERALA STUDENTS DAMAGE AN ACTIVIST’S CAR AFTER HE REFUSES TO SUPPORT A BEEF FEST OCTOBER 9, MAINPURI, UP COW SLAUGHTER RUMOUR SPARKS ASSAULT ON TWO BUTCHERS OCTOBER 11, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA GAY MAN ASSAULTED & ABUSED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT OCTOBER 14, NOMAN, SIRMAUR, HP YOUTH LYNCHED BY COW VIGILANTES OVER RUMOURS OF CATTLE SMUGGLING OCTOBER 19, 1 RAISINA ROAD, DELHI INK ATTACK ON J&K MLA ENGINEER RASHID BY HINDU SENA FOR HOSTING BEEF PARTY NOVEMBER 18, UNKNOWN, SAFDARJUNG ENCLAVE, DELHI GAY IT EXECUTIVE MURDERED; POLICE PROBE HATE CRIME ANGLE NOVEMBER 22, HISAR, HARYANA DALIT MAN & DAUGHTER FORCED TO EAT COW-DUNG; NHRC ISSUES NOTICE DECEMBER 3, PALWAL, HARYANA COW VIGILANTES STOP TRUCK, THRASH HELPER ON SUSPICION OF POSSESSING BEEF DECEMBER 9, KHUSH NOOR, PANIPAT, HARYANA COW VIGILANTES SHOOT ONE DEAD OVER

COW SMUGGLING ALLEGATION 2016 JANUARY 13,HARDA, MP COW VIGILANTES ASSAULT MUSLIM COUPLE FOR SUPPOSEDLY CARRYING BEEF FEBRUARY 4, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA TANZANIAN WOMAN BEATEN, PARADED NAKED AFTER ROAD ACCIDENT FEBRUARY 4,

HYDERABAD, TELANGANA NIGERIAN STUDENT

ALLEGES RACIAL ASSAULT MARCH 6, RAIPUR,

CHHATTISGARH CHURCH TARGETED IN MOB ATTACK MARCH 12, COIMBATORE, TAMIL

NADU FIVE MEMBERS OF HINDU OUTFIT VANDALISE CHURCH MARCH 14, CHITTORGARH, RAJASTHAN KASHMIRI STUDENTS ARRESTED AFTER RUMOURS OF COOKING BEEF MARCH 16, V SHANKAR, TIRUPUR, TAMIL NADU DALIT MAN HACKED TO DEATH FOR INTER-CASTE MARRIAGE MARCH 18, MAZLUM ANSARI, IMTEYAZ

KHAN, LATEHAR, JHARKHAND TWO MUSLIM COWHERDS HANGED TO DEATH BY COW VIGILANTES MARCH 24, DWARKA, DELHI TWO NIGERIAN MEN ATTACKED FOR SCOLDING A CHILD THROWING WATER BALLOONS MARCH 27, MUSTAIN

ABBAS, SHAHBAD ROAD, UP COW VIGILANTES KILL A MUSLIM MAN OVER CATTLE TRANSPORT APRIL 29, RAJPUR KHURD, DELHI SIX AFRICANS REPORT ASSAULT IN ONE DAY, COPS SAY ATTACKS NOT PLANNED MAY 24, KURUKSHETRA, HARYANA DALIT GROOM ATTACKED FOR RIDING HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE IN MARRIAGE PROCESSION MAY 29, RAJPUR KHURD, DELHI AFRICAN MAN ASSAULTED IN CAR WHILE TRAVELLING WITH HIS WIFE & BABY MAY 30, MASONDA KETADA OLIVIER, VASANT

KUNJ, DELHI CONGOLESE MAN DIES IN A RACIAL ASSAULT OVER AN AUTORICKSHAW DISPUTE JUNE 2, TONK, RAJASTHAN COW VIGILANTES ASSAULT ALLEGED CALF SMUGGLERS IN RAJASTHAN JUNE 6, UDUPI, KARNATAKA MISCREANTS DAMAGE ST. ANTHONY STATUE AT CHAPEL JUNE 10, PRABHU BAWARIA, NAGAUR, RAJASTHAN THREE UPPER CASTE MEN CRUSH DALIT MAN UNDER JEEP JUNE 10, KMP EXPRESSWAY, HARYANA COW VIGILANTES FORCE TWO MEN TRANSPORTING BEEF TO EAT COW DUNG JULY 17, CHIKKAMAGALURU, KARNATAKA BAJRANG DAL ATTACKS DALIT FAMILY FOR ALLEGEDLY POSSESSING BEEF JULY 17, GIR SOMNATH, GUJARAT COW VIGILANTES BEAT, PUBLICLY FLOG SEVEN MEMBERS OF A DALIT FAMILY FOR SKINNING A DEAD COW JULY 19, BHOPAL, MP KASHMIRI STUDENT BEATEN IN BHOPAL AFTER MENTIONING HE IS FROM PAMPORE JULY 20, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA SIKH STUDENT ALLEGEDLY MISTAKEN FOR A KASHMIRI & BEATEN UP BY ABVP JULY 22, MUZAFFARPUR, BIHAR TWO DALIT YOUTH BEATEN, URINATED ON FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING BIKE JULY 26, MANDSAUR, MP, MOB BEATS MUSLIM WOMEN AT RAILWAY STATION OVER BEEF RUMOUR JULY 28, BHARAT NAT,

MAMTA, MAINPURI, UP UPPER-CASTE SHOPKEEPER HACKS TO DEATH A DALIT COUPLE OVER ₹15 AUGUST 2, LUCKNOW, UP COW VIGILANTES THRASH TWO DALITS WHO SKIN & DISPOSE OF CARCASSES AUGUST 8, UTTARA KANNADA, KARNATAKA CATTLE TRANSPORTER ASSAULTED BY LOCALS, HINDUTVA ACTIVISTS AUGUST 9, EAST GODAVARI, ANDHRA PRADESH TWO DALITS THRASHED BY COW VIGILANTES FOR SKINNING A DEAD COW AUGUST 15, GIRSOMNATH, GUJARAT DALITS RETURNING FROM UNA

Incidents recorded between September 28, 2015 to July 23, 2017 RALLY ATTACKED BY MOB AUGUST 18, PRAVEEN

Map not to scale, only for depiction/representation purpose POOJARY, UDUPI, KARNATAKA COW VIGILANTES KILL BJP WORKER, INJURE ANOTHER FOR CARRYING CATTLE IN THEIR VEHICLE AUGUST 20, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT DALIT BOY BEATEN AFTER FATHER REFUSED TO REMOVE CATTLE CARCASS SEPTEMBER 7, NOIDA, UP KASHMIRI MAN BEATEN UP IN NOIDA SEPTEMBER 10, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA DURING THE CAUVERY DISPUTE, MOB BEATS STUDENT FOR DEROGATORY REMARKS ON KANNADA FILM STARS’ PROTEST SEPTEMBER 10, MADIKERI, KARNATAKA COW VIGILANTES ATTACK TWO FARMERS, CLAIMING CATTLE THEFT SEPTEMBER 12, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU HOTEL OWNED BY A KANNADIGA ATTACKED IN CHENNAI SEPTEMBER 13, AYYUB MEV, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT MUSLIM MAN BEATEN BY COW VIGILANTES FOR CARRYING CALF DIES SEPTEMBER 15, KIRARI, DELHI COW VIGILANTES BEAT UP TWO MUSLIMS DUMPING BUFFALO CARCASSES SEPTEMBER 16, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA FAMILY ATTACKED & HARASSED OVER RUMOUR OF COW SLAUGHTER SEPTEMBER 25, BANASKANTHA, GUJARAT PREGNANT DALIT WOMAN, OTHERS BEATEN UP FOR REFUSING TO CLEAR A COW CARCASS SEPTEMBER 27, JHAJJAR, HARYANA THREE KASHMIRI STUDENTS ARE BEATEN WITH WOODEN LOGS OCTOBER 3, RAJSAMAND, RAJASTHAN BANJARAS ON WAY BACK FROM CATTLE FAIR ATTACKED BY COW VIGILANTES OCTOBER 9, ZAHID AHMAD, UDHAMPUR, J&K COW VIGILANTES SET TRUCK ON FIRE AFTER RUMOURS OF COW SLAUGHTER, KILLING THE TRUCK DRIVER OCTOBER 17, NORTH 24 PARGANAS, WEST BENGAL AT LEAST 20 INJURED & 30 HOMES RANSACKED DURING COMMUNAL VIOLENCE IN BENGAL OCTOBER 19, MUZAFFARPUR, BIHAR BIHAR DALIT TEEN SAYS HE WAS BEATEN UP BY CLASSMATES OVER HIS GOOD GRADES FOR PAST 2 YEARS NOVEMBER 17, MOODBIDRI, KARNATAKA HOTEL OWNER ALLEGES THREATS BY BAJRANG DAL OVER CALF REARING, BEEF POSSESSION RUMOURS NOVEMBER 18, PRADEEP,

SURESH KUMAR, SUNITA, SONEPAT, HARYANA THREE OF DALIT FAMILY SHOT DEAD OVER INTER-CASTE MARRIAGE 2017 JANUARY 16, MAINPURI, UP DALIT FAMILY BEATEN FOR NOT PROPERLY GREETING MEMBERS OF A DOMINANT CASTE JANUARY 30, HISAR, HARYANA DALIT TEEN, FRIENDS THRASHED BY JAT BOYS FOR WINNING A RACE FEBRUARY 7, JAMMU, J&K HOARDINGS IN JAMMU ASK ROHINGYA, BANGLADESHI MUSLIMS TO LEAVE FEBRUARY 28, JAYSUKH MADHAD, AMRELI DISTRICT, GUJARAT DALIT SARPANCH KILLED IN GUJARAT MARCH 6, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA ARUNACHAL STUDENT CLAIMS RACIAL ASSAULT BY BENGALURU LANDLORD MARCH 16, PRADEEP CHOUDHARY, KODERMA, JHARKHAND COPS BEAT DALIT TO DEATH FOR APPLYING HOLI COLOURS MARCH 19, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN COW VIGILANTES TARGET MUSLIM-OWNED HOTEL OVER BEEF RUMOURS MARCH 25, IBRAHIM KHAN, PATAN, GUJARAT MINOR ARGUMENT TAKES COMMUNAL TURN, LEAVES ONE DEAD MARCH 27, GREATER NOIDA, UP NIGERIAN BROTHERS THRASHED BY MOB IN GREATER NOIDA MALL MARCH 28, RAMAVATI DEVI, PURNEA, BIHAR SUSPECTED TO BE WITCH, ELDERLY DALIT WOMAN BURNT ALIVE APRIL 1, PEHLU KHAN, ALWAR, RAJASTHAN COW VIGILANTES KILL A DAIRY FARMER, THRASH FOUR OTHERS ON ALWAR HIGHWAY APRIL 5, CHURU, RAJASTHAN DALIT WEDDING PROCESSION ATTACKED BY RAJPUT MEN FOR PLAYING LOUD MUSIC APRIL 7, MOHAMMAD SHALIK, GUMLA, JHARKHAND MUSLIM MAN TIED TO TREE, BEATEN TO DEATH FOR BEING IN LOVE WITH A HINDU WOMAN APRIL 8, JAMMU, J&K IF NOT DEPORTED BY STATE, THREATENS JAMMU COMMERCE CHAMBER, ROHINGYA MUSLIMS WILL BE IDENTIFIED & KILLED APRIL 10, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA BJP’S RAJA SINGH BOOKED FOR HIS THREAT TO BEHEAD THOSE OPPOSING RAM TEMPLE APRIL 19, ERNAKULAM, KERALA POLICE BOOK BJPRSS WORKERS FOR ATTACKING HOUSE OVER COW SLAUGHTER APRIL 20, JAMMU, J&K MOB ATTACKS NOMADIC FAMILY OVER SUSPICIONS OF CATTLE SMUGGLING APRIL 21, CHITTORGARH, RAJASTHAN KASHMIRI STUDENTS CALLED STONE-PELTERS, BEATEN UP BY LOCALS APRIL 22, KALKAJI, DELHI THREE MEN TRANSPORTING BUFFALOES BEATEN BY ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP APRIL 24, UDUPI, KARNATAKA THREE FROM KORAGA TRIBE THRASHED FOR KILLING COW APRIL 27, SAHARSA, BIHAR BIHAR VAN DRIVER ATTACKED FOR HONKING AT COW, MAY LOSE SIGHT IN ONE EYE APRIL 29, UDAIPUR, RAJASTHAN RAJPUT MEN ATTACK DALIT KILLED GROOM FOR RIDING HORSE IN WEDDING PROCESSION APRIL 30, MEERUT, UP HOARDINGS IN MEERUT ASK “STONE-PELTING” KASHMIRIS TO LEAVE APRIL 30,

SHAMA, JALANDHAR, PUNJAB MAN KILLS TRANSGENDER WIFE MAY 2, GHULAM MOHAMMAD, BULANDSHAHR, UP MAN KILLED BY MOB FOR HELPING INTER-RELIGIOUS COUPLE ELOPE MAY 5, CHHATARPUR, MP WEDDING PROCESSION OF A DALIT GROOM IS ATTACKED BY THAKURS MAY 5, GREATER NOIDA, UP COW VIGILANTES ATTACK TWO HINDU FARMERS FOR TRANSPORTING COWS MAY 5, SUMIT RAJPUT, ASHISH MEGHRAJ, SAHARANPUR, UP CASTE VIOLENCE LEAVES TWO DEAD, HOUSES TORCHED MAY 6, MUZAFFARPUR, BIHAR MAHADALIT WOMEN STOPPED FROM ENTERING TEMPLE, THRASHED BY VILLAGERS MAY 12, ALIGARH, UP FIVE THRASHED FOR SLAUGHTERING BUFFALO MAY 13, ASHOKNAGAR, MP MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF AN INJURED COW OWNER SENDS FIVE TO JAIL MAY 14, UJJAIN, MP MAN THRASHED BY COW VIGILANTES ON SUSPICION OF INJURING A COW MAY 22, MEDCHAL, TELANGANA NEWLY CONSTRUCTED CHURCH VANDALISED MAY 24, BAREILLY, UP HATE POSTERS AGAINST MUSLIMS FOUND OUTSIDE TWO MOSQUES MAY 24, BHUBANESHWAR, ODISHA COW VIGILANTES THRASH TWO AT RAILWAY STATION MAY 28, WASHIM, MAHARASHTRA COW VIGILANTES ASSAULT TWO OVER BEEF POSSESSION RUMOURS MAY 30, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU ABVP MEMBERS ASSAULT IIT STUDENT FOR ATTENDING ‘BEEF FEST’ JUNE 2, SONEPAT, HARYANA COW VIGILANTES MISTAKE STUDENT FOR JOURNALIST, STAB HIM JUNE 2, UDUPI, KARNATAKA COW VIGILANTES BEAT UP MAN FOR TRANSPORTING COWS JUNE 6, BANU BEGUM, VIJAYAPURA, KARNATAKA POLICE SAY A PREGNANT MUSLIM WOMAN IS BURNT TO DEATH BY NUMBER OF

FAMILY FOR MARRYING A DALIT JUNE 7, DHANBAD, INCIDENTS WHERE

JHARKHAND MUSLIM MAN ATTACKED BY MOB FOR CASES FILED

ALLEGEDLY TAKING BEEF TO IFTAR PARTY JUNE 7, SONIA VIHAR, DELHI MOB INCITED TO DEMOLISH AGAINST VICTIM

MAKESHIFT MOSQUE IN DELHI THROUGH FACEBOOK & WHATSAPP MESSAGES JUNE 8, SONIA VIHAR, DELHI KASHMIRI REPORTER INVESTIGATING MOSQUE DEMOLITION ASSAULTED BY MOB JUNE 8, JUNAGADH, GUJARAT DALIT WOMAN & SON BEATEN UP IN VIRAL VIDEO JUNE 12, BARMER, RAJASTHAN TAMIL NADU GOVT OFFICIALS TRANSPORTING CATTLE ATTACKED BY 50 COW VIGILANTES JUNE 20, ETAH, UP COW VIGILANTES THRASH THREE MEN ON CATTLE SMUGGLING Illustration: MALAY KARMAKAR CHARGES JUNE 23, JUNAID, FARIDABAD, HARYANA DISPUTE OVER SEAT TURNS COMMUNAL, 16-YEAR-OLD STABBED TO DEATH, FOUR OTHERS INJURED JUNE 23, MOHAMMAD YOUNUS, MAU, UP CLERIC SHOT DEAD BY UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS INSIDE MOSQUE JUNE 28, DEORI, JHARKHAND MOB BEATS MAN, TORCHES HOUSE AFTER DEAD COW FOUND OUTSIDE JUNE 28, SAMASTIPUR, BIHAR BAJRANG DAL MEMBERS THREATEN TO TORCH CAR, FORCE MUSLIM JOURNALIST TO SAY “JAI SHRI RAM” JUNE 29, VIJAYPURA DIST, KARNATAKA DALIT TIED TO TREE, THRASHED AFTER SON ELOPES WITH MUSLIM GIRL JUNE 29, ALIMUDDIN, RAMGARH, JHARKHAND MUSLIM MAN ACCUSED OF TRANSPORTING BEEF BEATEN TO DEATH BY MOB JULY 2, GUWAHATI, ASSAM COW VIGILANTES STOP VEHICLES CARRYING CATTLE, BEAT UP DRIVERS JULY 3, NORTH 24 PARGANAS, WEST BENGAL MUSLIM MOB TORCHES DOZENS OF SHOPS & HOMES OVER BLASPHEMOUS FB POST JULY 4, MEERUT, UP KASHMIRI STUDENT BEATEN UP BY MASKED MEN JULY 8, SEHORE, MP MUSLIM HOMES TORCHED AFTER A MUSLIM BOY ELOPES WITH A RAJPUT GIRL JULY 8, MEHLOL, GODHRA, GUJARAT CASTEIST SLURS HURLED WHEN DALIT GIRLS TRY TO ENTER TEMPLE JULY 8, KATHIRESAN , TRICHY, TAMIL NADU DALIT MAN KILLED FOR BREAKING TAP JULY 10, BAGHPAT, UP VILLAGE TENSE AFTER HINDU-MUSLIM MARRIAGE JULY 10, THANJAVUR, TAMIL NADU DALIT SCHOOLBOY & FATHER ASSAULTED JULY 11, HISAR, HARYANA MUSLIM MAN SLAPPED FOR NOT SHOUTING “BHARAT MATA KI JAI” JULY 12, NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA COW VIGILANTES BEAT UP BJP MEMBER FOR ALLEGEDLY CARRYING BEEF JULY 12, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA DALIT YOUTH WITH AMBEDKAR FLAG BEATEN UP JULY 14, GIRIDH, JHARKHAND TEMPLE DESECRATION PROVOKES VIOLENCE JULY 17, NASEEM KHAN, MUZAFFARNAGAR, UP MUSLIM MAN KILLED FOR MARRYING HINDU GIRL JULY 23, GANJAM, ODISHA MOB SETS TRUCK ON FIRE SUSPECTING THAT IT IS CARRYING BEE Names in red are of people killed