Bias-motivated incidents in India

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October 2026

• Women journalists allege sexual harassment by police at Delhi protest

  Three women journalists covering a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi alleged that police officers sexually harassed them, including one who said she was harassed and pushed back when she questioned an officer.

  Oct 3 · New DelhiSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

September 2026

• 17-year-old girl sexually assaulted in Delhi park by men posing as police

  A 17-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by three men posing as policemen at Astha Kunj Park in Delhi.

  Sep 21 · DelhiSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Manipur musician dies after alleged assault in Delhi

  A musician from Manipur died after an alleged assault in Delhi's Sunlight Colony, in an attack attributed to racism against people from India's northeast.

  Sep 7 · DelhiRacism1 source

• Authorities demolish century-old mosque in Uttar Pradesh

  Uttar Pradesh authorities demolished a century-old mosque in an early-morning operation under heavy police deployment.

  Sep 5 · SaharanpurReligious Discrimination1 source

• Two women journalists beaten by Delhi Police in Saket

  Two freelance journalists were manhandled and beaten by Delhi Police personnel while covering an event at a hospital in Saket, then taken to Saket Police Station where officers determined their religious identity and hurled religion-specific abuses at them.

  Sep 3 · SaketSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

July 2026

• Two Hindu migrant workers shot in Kulgam; one killed

  Attackers at a work site in the Kellam area of Kulgam district questioned migrant labourers about their identities, separated two Hindu workers from the group and shot them at close range, killing one and seriously injuring the other.

  Jul 31 · KulgamReligious Discrimination1 source

• Actress files domestic violence complaint against husband, in-laws

  A television actress filed a complaint of domestic violence and harassment against her husband and his family at a police station in Goregaon, Mumbai, and an FIR was registered.

  Jul 30 · MumbaiSexism / Gender-Based Violence3 sources

• Man stabs wife to death with scissors at East Delhi home

  A 54-year-old man stabbed his 50-year-old wife in the neck with a pair of scissors at their residence in Jagatpuri, East Delhi, then fled before police arrived.

  Jul 29 · JagatpuriSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman beaten to death by husband over money for alcohol in Rajasthan

  A 34-year-old woman was beaten to death by her husband in their home in Agwana Khurd village, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan, after she refused to give him money to buy alcohol.

  Jul 23 · Agwana KhurdSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman protester allegedly assaulted by police officer during Delhi march

  A woman protester was allegedly assaulted by an Additional DCP during a police crackdown on a students' march towards Parliament near Jantar Mantar.

  Jul 20 · DelhiSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• 12-year-old girl raped and killed in Baruipur, West Bengal

  A 12-year-old girl was raped and killed in Baruipur, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal.

  Jul 4 · BaruipurSexism / Gender-Based Violence3 sources

June 2026

• Dalit teenager beaten to death in Uttarakhand over inter-caste relationship

  An 18-year-old Dalit youth was lured, held captive and beaten through the night with sticks and belts in Deval village, Tehri district, and died; relatives say he was targeted because he loved a girl of a so-called upper caste.

  Jun 27 · DevalRacism1 source

• Woman shot dead by husband while cooking in Delhi home

  A 30-year-old woman was shot dead by her husband in Sangam Vihar, Delhi, while she was cooking.

  Jun 25 · DelhiSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Two sisters allegedly gang-raped in Naubatpur, Bihar

  Two sisters from Jharkhand, hired to perform at a tilak ceremony, were allegedly taken to a secluded location in the Naubatpur area and sexually assaulted through the night by multiple men.

  Jun 18 · NaubatpurSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Muslim man called 'Pakistani', accused of making bombs by neighbours

  Residents of an apartment building in Jawaharnagar, Hyderabad, verbally abused a 26-year-old Muslim man during a dispute over rent and a pet cat, calling him 'Pakistani' and accusing him of living there illegally and making bombs.

  Jun 18 · HyderabadRacism1 source

May 2026

• Married woman found hanging in Khammam; family alleges domestic violence

  A married woman was found hanging at her residence in Gol Thanda village, Thirumalayapalem mandal, Khammam district.

  May 22 · Gol ThandaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Two North-East women molested and assaulted outside Delhi club

  Two women from India's North-East were catcalled, molested and physically assaulted by a group of men outside a club in Nehru Place, Delhi, who also used racist slurs and attacked one woman with a bamboo stick.

  May 10 · DelhiRacism1 source

• Muslim teacher told to remove hijab or leave school on first day

  A Muslim teacher at Buddha Public School in Latho, Varanasi, was allegedly asked on her first day of work to remove her hijab or leave the job.

  May 9 · VaranasiReligious Discrimination1 source

April 2026

• Woman beaten and struck with stone by husband in Indore

  A man attacked his wife at their home in Kailod Kakad, in the Lasudia police station area of Indore, hitting her with his fists and then striking her head with a stone, leaving her bleeding.

  Apr 29 · IndoreSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Gynaecologist files domestic violence and dowry complaint against surgeon husband

  A 38-year-old gynaecologist filed a police complaint in Bhavnagar alleging her husband, a joint and spine surgeon, subjected her to physical abuse, dowry harassment, and threats to kill her and their son, and caused her to undergo a miscarriage.

  Apr 22 · BhavnagarSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman advocate stabbed by husband in domestic dispute

  A 38-year-old woman advocate was allegedly stabbed by her husband during a dispute at their home.

  Apr 22 · DelhiSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Dalit girl raped and killed in Ghazipur, body found in Ganga

  A Dalit girl in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, went missing and was later found dead in the Ganga river; police said she was sexually assaulted and drowned.

  Apr 14 · GhazipurSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Dance troupe from Arunachal Pradesh racially abused at Patna railway station

  A visiting cultural dance team from Arunachal Pradesh was allegedly stopped from using a washroom at Patna railway junction's waiting area and mocked with racial slurs by a passenger and staff member.

  Apr 2 · PatnaRacism1 source

• Muslim father and son assaulted by mob over beef sale in Telangana

  A mob of 15-20 attackers assaulted a 60-year-old Muslim man and his teenage son in Varshakonda village, Jagtial district, Telangana, over the sale of beef during Hanuman Jayanti.

  Apr 1 · VarshakondaReligious Discrimination1 source

March 2026

• Professor at Bengaluru university accused of calling Muslim student a 'terrorist'

  A professor at PES University in Bengaluru allegedly called a Muslim student a 'terrorist' and made Islamophobic remarks during a class attended by about 60 students.

  Mar 24 · BengaluruReligious Discrimination1 source

• Rapido driver in Delhi refuses ride, says Muslims not allowed in vehicle

  A Rapido driver in Delhi refused a ride to a passenger and told him that Muslims are not allowed in his vehicle.

  Mar 21 · DelhiReligious Discrimination1 source

• Northeast student beaten with belt in Delhi after resisting slurs

  A girl from India's Northeast and her friend were assaulted with belts near Saket District Court in Delhi after she objected to lewd and derogatory remarks by a group of men.

  Mar 8 · DelhiRacism2 sources

• Kerala minister's wife alleges she was restrained and assaulted at his home

  Bindu Menon, wife of Kerala Transport Minister KB Ganesh Kumar, says that after arriving unannounced at his ancestral home she was forcibly restrained, had her phone seized, and was locked in a room and overpowered by the minister's aides before she escaped.

  Mar 7 · KeralaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Hindu mob vandalizes Catholic church in Odisha village

  A Hindu mob vandalized and desecrated a Catholic church in Dengaswargi, a village in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.

  Mar 5 · DengaswargiReligious Discrimination1 source

February 2026

• College student alleges gang rape by friends in Bengaluru

  A 19-year-old female college student in Bengaluru's Jakkur area alleged she was taken to a party, given a tablet and gang-raped while unconscious by her friends; a complaint was filed at Amruthahalli police station.

  Feb 22 · BengaluruSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Three Arunachal women racially abused by neighbours in Delhi

  Two residents of an apartment complex in Malviya Nagar, Delhi, racially abused and criminally intimidated three women tenants from Arunachal Pradesh during a confrontation over construction dust.

  Feb 20 · DelhiRacism1 source

• Man stabs ex-wife to death in her Hyderabad home

  A man broke into his ex-wife's apartment in Hyderabad, forced his way into her room, and fatally stabbed her multiple times in the head.

  Feb 18 · HyderabadSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Pregnant software engineer murdered by ex-husband in Telangana

  A 29-year-old pregnant software engineer was attacked and killed in her apartment by her ex-husband, who entered with knives and a saw and was angry over her second marriage.

  Feb 18 · VanasthalipuramSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

January 2026

• Mob attacks Protestant pastor in Odisha, forces him to eat cow dung

  A mob of 20 men attacked a Protestant pastor in Odisha, India, forcing him to eat cow dung and bow before a Hindu temple.

  Jan 23 · OdishaReligious Discrimination1 source

• Congress MLA's rape remarks linking women, caste and religion spark outrage

  A senior Congress MLA in Madhya Pradesh said publicly that 'beautiful women' distract men and can lead to rape, and claimed women from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and OBC communities are raped most, citing religious scriptures as justification.

  Jan 17 · Madhya PradeshSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Assamese student assaulted by five peers at Madhya Pradesh university hostel

  A 22-year-old postgraduate student from Assam was assaulted by five fellow students at the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University hostel in Amarkantak, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh.

  Jan 13 · AmarkantakRacism3 sources

• Mob destroys homes of Christian families in Maharashtra village

  A mob of Hindu nationalists in Midapalli village, in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, gave Christian families an ultimatum to renounce their faith and returned the next day to destroy their homes.

  Jan 12 · GadchiroliReligious Discrimination1 source

• MNS chief uses xenophobic slur against South Indian migrants at Mumbai rally

  At a rally in Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray used the slur 'Hatao Lungi, Bajao Pungi' targeting South Indian migrants, framing them as a threat to Mumbai's Marathi identity.

  Jan 11 · MumbaiRacismXenophobia2 sources

• NEET aspirant in Patna found sexually assaulted and killed

  A female NEET aspirant in Patna was sexually assaulted and killed, with a post-mortem report documenting forced penetration, signs of violent resistance, and injuries inflicted before death.

  Jan 11 · PatnaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Muslim couple abused, woman threatened with rape at Mumbai D Mart

  A Muslim couple shopping at a D Mart in Virar, Mumbai, was verbally abused by a Hindu couple who targeted the woman's hijab and religion, with the man threatening to have her raped.

  Jan 4 · VirarReligious Discrimination1 source

December 2025

• Student from Tripura attacked by mob in Dehradun

  A 24-year-old student from Tripura's Unakoti district was attacked by a mob in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, who hurled racial slurs and branded him 'Chinese' during the assault.

  Dec 9 · DehradunRacism3 sources

Elsewhere in Asia

• Indonesia 13
• Israel 24
• Pakistan 10
• Palestinian Territory 61