Two Delhi-based journalists, on the request of the Tripura police, were arrested by the Assam police on Sunday, for "creating hatred between communities".
Hundreds of people, many of them holding saffron flags in their hands and raising slogans, came out on streets in the Rajkamal Chowk area of Amravati.
At least 71 cases have been filed in different parts of the country in connection with the attacks on Hindus and around 450 were arrested for spreading rumours on social media.
Attacks on Hindus and their temples have intensified in Bangladesh since last Wednesday after an alleged blasphemous post surfaced on social media during the Durga Puja celebrations.
According to a report, so far, a total of 102 cases have been filed accusing 20,619 people in connection with the recent violence against the Hindu community.
An ISKCON temple in Noakhali city in Bangladesh was vandalised and a devotee was killed by a mob on Oct 16.
Attacks that began in Cumilla during Durga Puja have spread to other parts of Bangladesh and there are reports of violence, arson and killing from several areas and cities.
Violence broke out after the reported desecration of the Holy Quran at a Durga Puja mandap in Cumilla on October 13, prompting the government to deploy paramilitary forces in 20 districts to fend off further trouble.
According to the rights group, around 196 houses, trading centres, temples, monasteries and statues were also vandalized by the end of September this year, the report said.
On Wednesday, communal violence broke out in several places in Bangladesh after news broke on social media about the alleged desecration of the Holy Quran at a Durga Puja venue on the bank of Nanuar Dighi.
Several puja venues were vandalized in the area of Chandpur, Chittagong, Gazipur, Bandarban, Chapainawabganj and Moulvibazar.
According to the officials, some policemen sustained minor injuries while dispersing a mob which pelted stones at houses and shops and ransacked some vehicles.
Samajwadi Party leader Ummed Pahalwan was arrested by Ghaziabad Police on Saturday on charges of “spreading communal hatred”. The SP leader was earlier booked for inciting communal tension via social media in connection with the assault case of an elderly man.
According to the FIR, Idrisi has been charged under sections 153A (promoting enmity), 295A (outraging religious feelings), 504 (insult), 505 (intent to incite) and 67 (transmitting obscene material online). The case was registered at Loni Border police station
As per reports, it was Ummed Pehelwan who lodged an FIR in this regard on June 7 against unidentified persons. Samad later took part in a Facebook Live with Ummed where he alleged that he was abducted and thrashed by the assailants who also forced him to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.
BJP is eyeing inroads into the state where it remains a fringe player at the moment. On the other hand after success in Bihar election AIMIM chief likely to try his luck here too.
The agitation and protests against the Uttar Pradesh administration over handling of the Hathras gangrape and murder case continued on Sunday. Though Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has already recommended a CBI probe into the case, on Sunday
The agitation and protests against the Uttar Pradesh administration over handling of the Hathras gangrape and murder case continued on Sunday. Though Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has already recommended a CBI probe into the case, on Sunday said that the opposition was indulging in a conspiracy to incite caste-driven communal riots in the state.
A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly being involved in another man's killing during the communal violence in northeast Delhi, police said.
Amid continued communal violence in parts of northeast Delhi that has claimed 17 lives, the Congress top leadership started deliberations on the issue at a meeting of its working committee on Wednesday.
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