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By Kaisar Andrabi Nuh, Haryana: Mohammad Haroon, a 35-year-old shop owner, looked despondent and helpless. On August 1, while sitting with his family, he received a distressing call from a friend in Gurgaon. The friend informed him that his shop, along with two other Muslim-owned shops in sector 66, Gurgaon, had been burnt down by a group of Hindu men. “When he told me about the attack on my shop, a shiver ran down my spine, and I almost cried upon hearing the news,” he said in a cracking voice. Haroon was running a restaurant in the area for the last four years and had never felt unsafe or fe...
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By Kashif Kakvi Bhopal — Off late, Madhya Pradesh has come to be known for its 'rule of bulldozers' as the state government demolished houses and shops to punish alleged stone pelters. However, a hamlet in Chhindwara district of the same state has been celebrating stone pelting for years. Every year, the residents throw stones at each other as part of a 'ritual'. Some believe it has been centuries since the tradition began. They call it Gotmar mela, that translates to stone-pelting fair. Every year, 350-400 people suffer injuries during the celebration; some have died too. And yet, the governm...
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By Archis Chowdhury Speaking to ANI on Monday, founder of ISHA Foundation Jagadish Vasudev, also known as Sadhguru, stated that he has not heard of any communal riots in India in the last ten years. BOOM found Sadhguru's statement to be incorrect and false; according to data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs, India has witnessed at least 3399 instances of communal riots between 2016 and 2020 alone. Furthermore, past responses from the MHA indicate another 2886 instances of communal riots happening between 2012 - 2015, bringing the overall number of communal incidents between 2012 and 20...
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