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Report: NDA 3.0 Sees 6 Lynchings, Mob Violence, And Hate Speeches In 3 Weeks

It has been three weeks since the BJP-led NDA won a reduced but clear majority in the Lok Sabha elections. During this time, there have been several communal incidents, lynchings, and demolitions in different parts of the country.

Four people were lynched in two separate incidents in Chhattisgarh, one in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh and one in Gujarat. Additionally, communal unrest and targeted harassment by right-wing mobs around Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) were reported in various parts of the country.

 

Raipur, Chhattisgarh: Three Muslim men—Saddam Qureshi (23), his cousin Chand Miya Khan (23), and Guddu Khan (35)—were allegedly killed by a mob while transporting cattle on June 7.

Qureshi and Chand were from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, and Guddu was from Shamli district. Both Chand and Guddu died on the day of the incident, while Qureshi succumbed to his injuries almost a week later. Doctors at Raipur’s Shri Balaji Super Specialty Hospital reported that Qureshi had been in a coma before he died.

According to reports, four people, including a BJP youth wing leader, have been arrested in connection with the case.

Aligarh: Communal tensions arose in parts of Aligarh after Mohammad Fareed, also known as Aurangzeb, was killed on suspicion of theft on June 19. Aligarh’s Superintendent of Police, Mrigank Shekhar Pathak, released a video about the case, stating that Fareed was sent to the hospital but died during treatment.

Meanwhile, BJP leaders Mukta Raja and Shakuntala Bharti defended the accused. Fareed’s mother, along with leaders from the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, and Congress, met with the District Magistrate and demanded that the National Security Act (NSA) be invoked against the culprits.

 

Chikhodra, Gujarat: Salman Vohra, 23, was brutally beaten by 4-5 men in Gujarat’s Chikhodra while a mob of 30-40 people cheered. The incident happened late at night, around 12:30 am on June 23, during a cricket tournament.

An FIR has been filed under IPC Section 302 (punishment for murder). Seven people have been arrested, and the investigation is ongoing.

 Dantewada, Chhattisgarh: On June 24, Bindu Sodhi, a Christian woman, was murdered in Toylanka village in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada. Allegedly, some of her relatives forbade her from ploughing the fields due to her conversion to Christianity, along with some family members. Subsequently, they attacked her with bows, arrows, axes, and knives, resulting in her death. Reports also indicate they prevented her burial on the land.

 

Mob Violence in Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, and Odisha:

 

  1. Nahan, Himachal Pradesh: On June 19, a mob looted and vandalized a textile shop owned by Javed, a Muslim man, in Himachal Pradesh’s Nahan. This incident followed reports that he had shared a picture of animal sacrifice on his WhatsApp status. In the tense atmosphere and under pressure from Hindutva groups, around 16 Muslim shopkeepers reportedly left the town.

A few days later, an investigation by Shamli police in Uttar Pradesh revealed that the photos of animal sacrifice on Javed’s WhatsApp status were not of a cow but of a legally permitted animal.

Furthermore, the police arrested one accused who had shared the photos on the day of Bakrid to disturb communal harmony.

  1. Medak, Telangana: Communal tensions escalated in Telangana’s Medak district on June 15 following a clash between two communities over the transportation of cows.

The incident occurred near Ramdas Chowrasta after leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) halted the cow transportation and proceeded to stage a protest while filing a complaint.

Subsequently, a mob also attacked Minhaj ul Uloom madrasa and a local hospital in the district. Several locals inside the madrasa were injured during the assault and had to be hospitalized.

Soon after, section 144 was imposed, and the police arrested BJP district President Gaddam Srinivas, BJP town president M Nayam Prasad, and seven others in connection with the communal violence.

 

  1. Balasore & Khordha, Odisha: In Balasore, a curfew remained in place for over a week following a communal clash that occurred on June 17. It was lifted earlier this week.

The conflict arose between two groups over allegations of cow slaughter near a mausoleum in the Patrapada area. Locals protested after noticing that water in a drain near the mausoleum had turned red, alleging it was due to cow slaughter.

 

The administration subsequently enforced Section 144 in the area.

Meanwhile, in Khordha, a Hindutva mob was observed entering Muslim residences, confiscating freezers suspected of containing beef. They purportedly vandalized the houses in the presence of police.

 

In Odisha, assembly elections coincided with the Lok Sabha elections, resulting in the BJP taking control of the state after 24 years of rule by the Biju Janata Dal.

 

From Demolition in MP to Hate Speeches by Hindutva Leaders:

Several homes owned by Muslims were demolished by authorities in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh, reportedly over alleged possession of cow meat. However, police stated the demolitions were due to the houses being built on government land.

In a separate large-scale operation, demolitions occurred in Akbarnagar, Lucknow, affecting Hindu and Muslim residents alike. Around 1,320 permanent and temporary “illegal encroachments” were demolished, including four temples, three mosques, and two madrassas. The Supreme Court had earlier upheld this demolition drive in May.

 

Meanwhile, hate speeches have continued unabated since June 4, with leaders of the Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad delivering at least five speeches in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

 

In one instance, they stated, “Would any Muslim dare to run away with our daughters? They are already circumcised, but we will cut them from top to bottom.”

 

In another incident, a Sikh man in Kaithal, Haryana, was allegedly assaulted and called a “Khalistani” by two motorcycle-borne youths while he was riding his scooter home on June 10. Two suspects were later arrested in connection with the case. Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Manoj Kumar Jha was among the few opposition leaders who explicitly condemned these hate crimes.

 

Recent weeks have seen a troubling rise in communal violence and hate speeches across India, spanning from lynching incidents to demolitions and clashes over religious and cultural differences. These incidents highlight ongoing tensions and challenges facing communal harmony and social cohesion in the country.

 

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