Days after India riots, victims count the losses - BBC News

 

Curfew is in place and internet suspended in the city of Nuh in the northern Indian state of Haryana. The death toll has risen to 6 since Monday’s violence triggered by religious tension during a procession by Hindu nationalist groups.

Love jihad: India's lethal religious conspiracy theory

 

The mutilated body of a 24-year-old Muslim, Arbaaz Aftab Mullah, was discovered on a railway track near his home. His family believe he was murdered because of his interfaith relationship with a Hindu woman and that he is one of the latest victims of the 'love jihad' conspiracy theory, which has swept across groups of Hindu nationalists in India. The theory claims that Muslim men are seducing Hindu women and luring them into marriage in order to convert them to Islam. The claims are baseless, yet the consequences are real

Kunal Kamra: The comedians under fire from Hindu nationalists

 

Two prominent Indian stand-up comedians - Kunal Kamra and Munawar Faruqui - have said it’s becoming unsafe to perform after they received threats from right-wing Hindu nationalists.

Faruqui, who is Muslim, was jailed earlier this year for jokes he didn’t even tell.

Authorities say the arrest was in the interest of law and order, and to protect religious sentiments.

But critics argue that laws are being misused to silence free speech, especially among critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.