Moral Policing
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Mob forces woman to remove burqa in Bhopal
In a video, a man who was a part of the mob, is heard repeatedly telling the woman that she was ‘bringing disrepute to the community’.
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Bengaluru: Man dropping his Muslim colleague home allegedly assaulted, police arrest two
The accused persons also abused the Muslim woman.
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Bengaluru: Congress leader denies harassing actor Samyuktha Hegde for wearing sports bra in a park
On Saturday, Hegde filed a complaint against the Congress leader for allegedly abusing and attacking her in a park in Bengaluru over her clothes.
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Remove illegal mannequins displaying lingerie, Shiv Sena corporator asks Mumbai civic body
BMC Law Committee head Sheetal Mhatre said it was ‘very embarrassing for women’ to see mannequin busts hanging on tree branches with lingerie on them.
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Railways drop massage service plan after BJP MP says it is against Indian culture
Indore legislator Shankar Lalwani had wondered if it would be appropriate to provide such a service in the presence of women.
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UP: After video of police harassing woman, another clip emerges of her Muslim friend being assaulted
Meanwhile, the woman accused the police of coercing her to file a rape case.
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Video
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‘Over, out’: US school teacher uses a ‘preposition rap’ to teach students grammar
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‘No democracy’: Feminist activist Gloria Steinem on the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US
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Meerut viral video: Students anxious as cops and Hindutva groups join forces to play moral police
On Sunday, the police and members of the VHP barged into the home of a Muslim man when a Hindu classmate was visiting and assaulted the two.
Abhishek Dey
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This photo of a Bangladeshi couple kissing in rain went viral – and got the photographer assaulted
The picture has become the latest topic of controversy in a country where secular nationalism and Islamism have long battled each other.
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Assam: Mob allegedly beats up couple for ‘having illicit affair’ in Nagaon district, eight arrested
The villagers also shaved the woman’s head, the police said.
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The Reel
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Assam: Mob allegedly beats up couple, forces them to marry in Goalpara district; two arrested
In a video that surfaced on social media, a group of people is seen assaulting a man and a woman for travelling together.
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Kolkata police file suo motu FIR in alleged moral policing incident in a metro train
Police said a case was registered after a petition signed by passengers was forwarded by metro officials.
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No clear evidence of assault on couple found in CCTV footage, say Kolkata Metro authorities
The general manager also said the couple had not yet filed a complaint.
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