South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Bhopal, May 22 : A group of Hindu extremists led by a local BJP leader assaulted a 65-year-old man to death suspecting that he was a Muslim in Indian state Madhya Pradesh.Videos of the assault on the ill-fated man have gone viral on the social networking site, Twitter, showing Jain being slapped repeatedly by a person donning a redshirt in  Neemuch. The person who is seen slapping Jain can be heard saying, “What is your name… Mohammed?”  The victim was later identified as Bhawarlal Jain, a resident of Ratlam district. He is said to be mentally challenged.

BHOPAL, May 22  :A Hindutva outfit, Sanskriti Bachao Manch, has claimed that the Jama Masjid located in old Bhopal’s Chowk Bazar locality of Indian state Madhya Pradesh  was built in the 19th century on a Shiva temple. While the Gyanvapi mosque is being claimed by Hindu plaintiff, a similar issue seems to be brewing in Madhya Pradesh with a fresh instance surrounding the 19th century Jama Masjid located in Bhopal’s Chowk Bazar area.

 Islamabad,  May 19 : The Indian Charge d’ Affaires (Cd’A) was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today and handed over a demarche conveying Pakistan’s strong condemnation on the framing of fabricated charges against Hurriyat leader Muhammad Yasin Malik, who is currently imprisoned at Tihar jail by the Indian authorities.

 Amritsar, May 19: Two persons including a doctor died in two different incidents  in Indian state Punjab.A computer operator of Baba Bakala Civil Hospital, Charanpreet Singh, was shot dead  by attackers when he was returning home with his two relatives in a car near Manawala  in Amritsar district of the state.

Srinagar, May 18:  Posters have appeared in Srinagar and other areas to record the Kashmiris’ protest against the illegally detention of Liberation leader Muhammad Yasin Malik and other APHC leaders and youth languishing in different jails of IIOJK and India. 

 Srinagar, May 18: A Carpet workshop and a double-storey house were completely gutted in a mysterious fire incident in north Kashmir's Bandipora district, in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The fire broke out in the carpet workshop belonging to Mohammad Ayoub Wagay and in a two-storey house of duo, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, and Shahbaz Ahmad Khan of Potu Mohalla, in Sadunara area of the  district, locals said.

Srinagar, May 18:  Two minor girls were allegedly kidnapped  and sexually assaulted in  two districts in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. 

New Delhi ,May 18: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) held an emergency meeting amid the ongoing row surrounding the Gyanvapi mosque in Indian city Varanasi where  Hindutva party claims of a Shivling being found inside the mosque during a survey. 

Bengaluru, May 17 : The Hindutva armed group is doing undergoing training to their members in thier camps in Indian state Karnataka.The Photographs and videos of Bajrang Dal activists undergoing training holding arms and 'trishul deeksha' have gone viral on social media. The one camp was part of the 'Shaurya Prashikshana Varga' that took place from May 5 to 11 at Sai Shankar Educational Institute, at Ponnampet in Kodagu district of the state.About 400 activists were said to have taken part in the Bajrang Dal-organised event.  A Bajarang Dal activist what he claimed, the participants were trained in self-defence. Authorities of the school, where the camp was held, said the premises was being used for 'Prashikshana varga' training for several years and were unaware of training with arms. 

 Srinagar, May 12: At a time when the Indian Supreme Court has put a temporary hold on the British-era sedition law, the Indian official data reveals that 25 cases were registered under it in occupied Jammu & Kashmir from 2014 to 2019.