Documenting Anti-Muslim and Islamophobic incidents in India: June 2026

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No.DatePlaceTypeIncident summarySource
13 June 2026Barrackpore, West BengalCoercion / humiliationBJP MLA Koustav Bagchi publicly pressured a Muslim woman at an Annapurna Yojna event to chant “Bharat Mata ki Jai” and “Vande Mataram” while implying BJP was not expelling Muslims from the country.Alt News, 8 June 2026.
2Early June 2026 (around Eid ul-Adha)Multiple statesAggregate hate-crime patternAPCR recorded 46 anti-Muslim hate-crime incidents around Eid ul-Adha; Maktoob Media reported that 30 were directly linked to Eid, involving restrictions, threats, surveillance, assaults, and three killings.Maktoob Media, 6 June 2026.
311 June 2026Parola, Jalgaon district, MaharashtraForced sloganeering / intimidationImam Hafiz Quazim was allegedly threatened and coerced by far-right men into chanting “Jai Sri Ram,” “Jai Sita Ram,” and praise for Shivaji; police said three accused were identified and arrested before release on bail.Alt News round-up.
411 June 2026 (FIR date; assault described as a few days earlier)Farmapur, Sultanpur district, Uttar PradeshAssault / forced sloganeeringTwo Muslim youths riding a motorcycle were stopped, beaten, abused, and forced to chant “Jai Sri Ram”; police said two attackers had been identified.Alt News round-up.
512 June 2026Lakhimpur, Uttar PradeshHate speechAt a Rashtriya Bajrang Dal meeting, Dev Juneja alleged Muslim vegetable vendors surveil Hindu homes and women for “love jihad,” and another speaker claimed mosques stockpile weapons to destroy Hindus.Alt News round-up.
614 June 2026Gwalior, Madhya PradeshHate speech / dehumanisationAt a Hindu Raksh Dal programme, a speaker referred to Muslims as “jihadi pigs,” claimed Muslims divide and kill Hindus, and repeated “love jihad” conspiracy allegations.Alt News round-up.
714 June 2026Gokulpur Sarasi, Purnea, BiharVigilante assault / public humiliationHotel owner Mohammad Tajammul, his son, and his minor nephew were allegedly beaten, humiliated, and accused of selling beef; police later said investigation found no trace of beef.Alt News round-up.
815 June 2026Naroda, Ahmedabad, GujaratHousing exclusion / communal intimidationVHP-Bajrang Dal-linked leader Ganesh Vanzara allegedly demanded a Muslim tenant’s Aadhaar card, identified him as Muslim, and ordered him to vacate the locality while invoking “love jihad” rhetoric.Alt News round-up.
915 June 2026India-wide public discourse triggerDenial context linked to incidentsAlt News framed the June incidents against Kiren Rijiju’s 15 June statement that saying Muslims are unsafe in India maligns the nation, arguing that the reported incidents contradicted that claim.Alt News round-up.
1017 June 2026Purnea, BiharInstitutional confirmation after anti-Muslim allegationPurnea Police issued a press note on 17 June stating investigation into the 14 June hotel assault found no evidence of beef, undermining the vigilante accusation that triggered the attack.Alt News round-up.
1118 June 2026Dasna/Ghaziabad, Uttar PradeshHate speech / conspiracy rhetoricIn a video released on 18 June, Yati Narsinghanand alleged Muslim clerics and an opposition MP were preaching “jihad” and “ghazwa-e-hind,” casting Muslims as a civilisational threat.Alt News, 30 June 2026.
1218 June 2026Purnea, BiharArrest following communal assaultPolice arrested one accused in the 14 June assault on Tajammul and his family after the incident had circulated as a communal “beef” allegation case.Alt News round-up.
1321 June 2026Dasna temple, Ghaziabad, Uttar PradeshGenocidal hate speechAt a “Hindu Mahapanchayat,” Anil Yadav, aide of Yati Narsinghanand, openly called for the “annihilation” of Muslims and framed violence as necessary to end Islam.Alt News, 30 June 2026.
1421 June 2026Dasna temple, Ghaziabad, Uttar PradeshOrganised anti-Muslim mobilisationThe same Mahapanchayat portrayed Muslims as an imminent threat to Hindu families and children and urged Hindus to prepare collective action against Muslims.Alt News, 30 June 2026.
1521 June 2026Dasna temple, Ghaziabad, Uttar PradeshAnti-Muslim rhetoric targeting interfaith tiesIn the same speech, Yadav said his brother would die because he had “kept a Muslim,” using a Muslim woman in an interfaith marriage as proof of danger from Muslims.Alt News, 30 June 2026.
1621 June 2026Dasna temple, Ghaziabad, Uttar PradeshExplicit incitementYadav concluded that “sanghar” against Muslims must be carried out and said whoever acts first would win the battle, amounting to direct exhortation toward anti-Muslim violence.Alt News, 30 June 2026.
1725 June 2026Ghaziabad, Uttar PradeshEndorsement of prior hate speechAfter criticism of the Mahapanchayat speech, Narsinghanand released a 25 June video backing Yadav’s claims and praising harsh responses to “jihadis” and Islam.Alt News, 30 June 2026.
1823 June 2026Varanasi, Uttar PradeshSelective criminalisation of MuslimsAlt News reported that in two Varanasi boat cases, 14 Muslims remained jailed for two months while five others in a separate case got same-day bail, illustrating discriminatory legal treatment linked to communalised allegations.Alt News, 29 June 2026.

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