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Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma — Supreme Court hate speech complaint dismissal

The Supreme Court dismissed a review petition on 3 August 2026, upholding its earlier ruling that cleared BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma of hate speech charges. The court confirmed that the speeches in question did not disclose a cognisable offence or incite communal violence. This decision follows a challenge to a June 2022 Delhi High Court judgment that had refused to direct the registration of an FIR against the leaders.

State vs. Cow Vigilantes — Mob Lynching and Murder Conviction in Madhya Pradesh

A Sessions Court in Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh, sentenced seven cow vigilantes to life imprisonment on 13 June 2026 for a 2022 mob lynching. Following the verdict, the presiding judge received death threats and communal abuse, resulting in the Madhya Pradesh High Court ordering police protection for her on 3 July 2026.