A PIL in SCseeks recognition of racial violence as hate crime after Anjel Chakma’s death in Dehradun, urging special police units and legal reforms for North-East citizens.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal rejected Pakistan’s remarks on minorities in India, highlighting Pakistan’s own abysmal record and systemic victimisation of minorities.

A horrific incident has come to light from Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba district, where a retired railway employee and his mentally challenged daughter were held captive and tortured by their caretakers for five years, resulting in the man’s death.