17 verified cases involving Communal violence, newest first.
Communal violence occurred in Sambhal in November 2024. The Supreme Court has examined the detention of accused persons under the National Security Act, questioning the Uttar Pradesh government on their custody.
The Supreme Court declined to review its April 2026 ruling dismissing a hate speech complaint against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma. The Court held that the speeches in question did not disclose a cognisable offence or incite communal violence.
An FIR was registered against Karnataka BJP MLC C.T. Ravi for alleged hate speech. The Karnataka Rajya Muslim Okkuta condemned his alleged remarks as shocking and highly provocative, accusing him of insulting Muslim religious leaders and attempting to provoke communal divisions.
Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others were convicted in the murder of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during the February 2020 Delhi communal violence. Police alleged Hussain's residence functioned as an operational base for rioters, with recovery of stones, petrol bomb materials, acid packets and other items. A chargesheet was filed on June 3, 2020.
Two Naga youths were shot dead and two others were injured in an incident of violence in the Senapati district of Manipur. The incident is reported as part of the ongoing ethnic conflict in the state.
Ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur involving Meitei, Kuki, and Naga communities has resulted in significant casualties and displacement since May 2023. Government officials have reported hundreds of deaths and ongoing security challenges, including attacks on security personnel.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested 10 individuals in connection with the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur. The arrests were conducted in coordination with the Manipur Police and the CRPF.
A Madhya Pradesh judge convicted 14 persons of rioting, attempted murder, and murder in connection with a mob lynching case involving cow vigilantes. Following the conviction and life sentences, the judge received death threats and communal remarks on social media, prompting the registration of an FIR against the threateners.
Multiple criminal cases arising from Aland communal violence in Karnataka. The Siddaramaiah government attempted to withdraw these cases through government orders, but the Karnataka High Court has stayed and blocked the withdrawal attempts, ruling that the executive cannot usurp the independent discretion vested in public prosecutors under Section 321 CrPC.
Multiple investigations and trials arising from ethnic violence and sexual assault incidents in Manipur are ongoing. The Supreme Court has proposed constituting special courts to conduct day-to-day trials and directed expedited submission of chargesheets to victims' families within one week.
A sessions court in Mumbai has acquitted the last remaining accused in a case related to the 1993 communal riots that followed the demolition of the Babri Masjid. The acquittal marks the conclusion of a trial that spanned over three decades.
Following a communal flare-up in Maddur, the Karnataka government transferred the Additional Superintendent of Police of Mandya district.
The Supreme Court quashed a private criminal complaint pending in Uttar Pradesh against Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The complaint accused him of spreading communal disharmony by defaming right-wing ideologue V.D. Savarkar.
A mob-lynching case was identified during investigation in Karnataka. An FIR was registered on April 28, 2025, and chargesheet was filed on July 25, 2025. The Karnataka High Court ordered drafting of a victim compensation scheme in response to the incident.
Eleven men were accused of rioting, arson, and vandalism during communal violence that erupted in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, on April 10, 2022, during a Ram Navami procession. A sessions court acquitted all 11 accused after finding the prosecution had failed to prove the charges, citing investigative lapses and eyewitness identification failures.
Umar Khalid, a student activist, was accused by Delhi police of being a key conspirator in the February 2020 north-east Delhi riots. He has been held in Tihar Jail for over five years without trial or bail, except for a brief reprieve granted in December 2022. The case involves allegations related to the riots but remains pending without final judgment.
In a case arising from the Muzaffarnagar communal riots of 2013 that resulted in more than 60 deaths, a special court in Muzaffarnagar has allowed the prosecution to withdraw charges against 25 people, including BJP leader Sanjeev Balyan and Hindu activists. The withdrawal occurred thirteen years after the riots.