Location: Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Date: April 17
VHP-Bajrang Dal staged a protest against “love jihad,” where participants chanted slogans such as “Jihadi-Mullas, come to your senses” and “down with Islamic jihad.”
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Location: Sasaram Nagar, Rohtas, Bihar
Date: April 18
VHP-Bajrang Dal staged a protest against “love jihad,” where participants marched while chanting slogans against “love jihad.”
Location: Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Date: April 17
VHP-Bajrang Dal staged a protest against “love jihad,” where participants marched while chanting slogans calling for those allegedly involved in “love jihad” to be shot.
Location: Suman Nagar, Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Date: April 22
Authorities demolished a mazar, alleging it was an illegal encroachment on government land belonging to the Irrigation Department.
Location: Fatehgarh, Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh
Date: April 20
During Parshuram Janmotsav Shobha Yatra, far-right monk Madhuram Sharan Shiva, delivered a dangerous speech calling on Hindus to kill those with a “jihadi mentality” & “kathmullas,” invoking the example of Parashuram killing “rakshas.”
Location: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
Date: 19 April
At a protest by VHP-Bajrang Dal against “love jihad,” BJP leader Abhay Singh promoted the conspiracy theory, claiming it is rapidly spreading across the state. He also praised Bajrang Dal and glorified the demolition of the Babri Masjid demolition.
Location: Mount Abu, Sirohi, Rajasthan
Date: April 18-23
Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad and Rashtriya Bajrang Dal organised a six-day arms training camp under the banner of "Akhil Bharatiya Shikshak Prashikshan Varg", where participants were trained in the use of firearms and traditional weapons.
Location: Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh
Date: April 17
VHP-Bajrang Dal staged a protest against “love jihad” where the participants chanted slogans peddling the conspiracy theories of “love jihad” and religious conversion.
Location: Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh
Date: April 17
During a VHP-Bajrang Dal protest against “love jihad,” a speaker peddled anti-Muslim conspiracy theories of “love jihad” and “land jihad.”
Location: Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh
Date: April 17
VHP-Bajrang Dal organised a protest against “love jihad.” Participants raised slogans including, “stop land jihad,” “love jihadi mentality leave India,” and “stop love jihad.”
Location: Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date: April 17
At a protest organised by Vishwa Hindu Parishad–Bajrang Dal, a Durga Vahini leader spread the conspiracies of “corporate jihad” and “love jihad” and claimed that “jihadis” would soon be exposed and “shown their place.”
Location: Kaimganj, Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh
Date: April 12
Hindu Beti Bachao Sangharsh Samiti organised a bike rally promoting the conspiracy theory of “love jihad,” during which participants raised slogans such as “Be Durga, be Kali, but never be a burqe-wali.”
Location: Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
Date: April 17
VHP-Bajrang Dal organised a protest against “love jihad” and religious conversions, where participants raised slogans including “hang those involved in love jihad” and “shoot those involved in love jihad.”
Location: Tilak Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Date: February 1
During the Virat Hindu Sammelan, a speaker promoted anti-Muslim conspiracy theories such as “love jihad,” “land jihad,” and “mutra (urine) jihad,” claiming that multiple forms of “jihad” are ongoing.
Location: Govardhan, Nashik, Maharashtra
Date: April 3
At a Bhagwat Katha, Kalicharan Maharaj, a far-right monk, condoned and promoted violence by cow vigilantes and called for them to receive financial and legal support.
Location: Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date: April 12
At a Hindu Sammelan, Shankar Gaikar, Union Co-Minister and National Spokesperson of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, spread the conspiracy of “love jihad” and promised to stop it and cow slaughter with the help of 5,000 Bajrang Dal members.
Location: Uttam Nagar, Delhi
Date: April 12
VHP–Bajrang Dal organised a Trishul Diksha (weapon initiation) ceremony, during which participants took an oath while holding trishuls to accept the country as a “Hindu Rashtra” and to work for it.
Location: Rajganj, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
Date: April 9
Suvendu Adhikari, speaking during an election campaign, alleged that Rajganj has witnessed a “demographic change” and claimed that instances of “land jihad” and “love jihad” are taking place in the area.
Location: Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
Date: April 9
At an event organised to welcome members of the Vishwa Hindu Raksha Parishad, a speaker peddled anti-Muslim conspiracy theories such as “love jihad,” “land jihad,” and religious conversion, claiming that their organisation is working to counter these.
Location: Ranchi, Jharkhand
Date: March 27
Hindu nationalist Adivasi leader Nisha Bhagat, speaking at a Ram Navami celebration, targeted Christians, alleging that “Isah and Mosa” individuals are continuously attempting to break apart their culture and religion.
Location: Mughalsarai, Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh
Date: April 10
At the Jago Hindu Jago program, Gopal Rai, president of the Vishwa Hindu Raksha Parishad, claimed that over two lakh Hindus every month are becoming victims of “Islamification” or “Christianisation.”
Location: Dimoria, Kamrup Metropolitan, Assam
Date: April 9
Polling officials denied entry to Bengali-origin Muslim families evicted from Kachutoli under the Dimoria Assembly constituency when they arrived to cast their votes, after their names were removed from the voter list.
Credit: The Hindu
Location: Nalasopara East, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date: April 6
During a Hindu Sammelan organised by Sakal Hindu Samaj, Kajal Agrawal, a member of Hindu Jagran Manch, spread the conspiracy theory of “love jihad” and recited a poem demonising Muslims as “jihadis.”
Location: Jaynagar, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Date: April 6
BJP MP and Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar, speaking during an election campaign, termed those excluded from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as “infiltrators from Bangladesh.”
Location: Malkajgir, Hyderabad, Telangana
Date: March 29
During a public event, T. Raja Singh, former Bharatiya Janata Party MLA, administered an oath calling for the protection of India, promotion of cow vigilantism, prevention of “love jihad,” and the establishment of a “Hindu Rashtra.”
Location: Malad East, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date: April 4
Members of Sakal Hindu Samaj and self-styled cow vigilantes targeted Muslim butchers over alleged beef sales, accused the police of negligence, and claimed delayed police response allowed the butchers to leave.
Location: Alwar, Rajasthan
Date: April 9
A petrol-bomb was allegedly hurled at the Meo Boarding Jama Masjid late at night by a group of individuals, including Pravin Gurjar and Paramjeet alias Nonu. Acting on CCTV footage, police arrested two accused are on lookout for the rest.
Location: Savargaon, Pune, Maharashtra
Date: March 18
During a Virat Hindu Sammelan, a speaker demonized Muslims, referring to them as "Aurangzebs" and linking them to Pakistan and Bangladesh. He warned Hindu women against relationships with Muslim men using violent imagery.
Location: Santacruz, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date: April 2
During a Hanuman Jayanti event, Nitesh Rane, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA, declared that India is a Hindu Rashtra and not “their abba’s Pakistan" and warned that Hindu festivals would match displays during Eid.
Location: Bapunagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat,
Date: April 8
A Muslim man running a food cart was driven away by Lakhs Rawal and co-coordinator Hitesh Ragi, along with the Bajrang Dal team, and warned that only Hindus can do business in Hindu areas.