Hate crimes spike sharply against India’s minorities
UP tops hate cases, Telangana reports multiple incidents
India’s Hate Surge: 67 Crimes in Feb 2026, Telangana Bleeds with 14—But Heroes Rise
Hyderabad feels it deep—67 hate crimes scorched India in February 2026, up 59.5% from January, per Siasat.com data. Uttar Pradesh led with 20; Telangana tallied 14, 13 targeting Muslims, one Dalit. Five erupted right here in the city, ripping at our shared fabric. Rallies spewed venom, an AI video showed a CM gunning down bearded men, caste slurs flew. Yet glimmers shone—the “Mohammed Deepak effect,” ordinary folks shoving back communal fire.
Muslim Families Shunned, Votes Targeted
In Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat, 10 Muslim families endure a chilling social boycott. A Mahasabha resolution ordered Hindus to cut all ties—shops empty, kids isolated. Hearts break in silent homes.
Uttar Pradesh’s electoral roll purge chilled spines. BLO Prashad Yadav uncovered Dharmendra Maurya’s Form 7 push to erase 86 living Muslim names. “They’re right there, alive,” Yadav said, a small stand against erasure.
Assam’s BJP X handle posted AI horror: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma blasting a skull-capped man point-blank. Deleted amid outrage, but AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi filed charges in Hyderabad. Sarma shrugged: “Not aware.” Hate’s digital poison lingers.
Food Jihad Lies, Sacred Spaces Defiled
Telangana’s Medaram Jatara turned ugly for khova vendor Shaik Shaiksha Vali. Tejaswi News YouTubers screamed “food jihad,” forcing him to eat his buns on camera. Humiliation for a simple seller.
Maharashtra’s Nageshwar temple got “purified” with cow urine after Muslim MLA Abdul Sattar’s puja. Ramzan eve, Yadadiri Bhuvanagiri’s Jama Masjid lay vandalized—beer bottles, desecrated Qurans. Worshippers’ faith tested.
Kamareddy’s flashpoint: Muzzamil questions a devotional song, stones fly, 19 arrested. Clashes scar communities.
Speeches Incite, Lives Snuffed
Delhi’s Virat Hindu Sammelan mocked: “Allah ko bas puncture banana aatha tha.” Store weapons for “Muslim terrorists,” they urged.
Mohammed Umardeen died shielding his teen son from a Delhi mob. A father’s last stand.
Madhya Pradesh’s Sihora: Loudspeaker row during aarti and Taraweeh erupts; 60 arrested, mostly Muslims.
Cow vigilante Daksh Chaudhary beat Imran on video, false love jihad claims. Goshamahal’s T Raja Singh roared at Hindu Garjana: “My Bajrangis can behead 10 Bangladeshis—no FIRs!” Hyderabad BJP youth Nithin Nandhkar slurred AIMIM’s Sahar Yunus Shaikh, booked.
The Pushback: Mohammed Deepak Effect
Amid darkness, sparks. “Mohammed Deepak effect” names citizens like Deepak—neighbors calling out hate, bridging divides. National eyes turned to these quiet rebels: a UP officer rejecting bogus deletions, Hyderabad voices amplifying victims, rallies countered by unity pleas. In Telangana, it’s personal—our streets, our mosques. As hate climbs, so does resilience. Will it tip the scale?