Muslim students were allegedly being beaten up, forced to strip their clothes in the bathroom, coerced into saying "Jai Shree Ram" and also being provoked to commit suicide.

From coastal Gujarat to UP's Sambhal, several reports of voter suppression, particularly targeting Muslims and marginalised groups, have surfaced across the country.

'This time, out of the strength of 2,125 policemen in Rohtak district alone, only 148 have voted. The others have chosen not to. Why will they vote when the SP’s office is collecting and handling their papers?'

While construction and painting are still ongoing in Ayodhya’s three main roads now known as the ‘Ram Path’, ‘Ram Janmabhoomi Path’ and ‘Bhakti Path’, an estimate of between 4,000 and 4,500 shops and homes reportedly have been broken down or displaced.

The absence of opportunities and a documented fall in handloom work has pushed many to move to other textile hubs.

Dozens of dhabas along NH-58 were reportedly targeted after a campaign was launched by one Swami Yashveer to advocate for the boycott of Muslim-owned eateries during the Kanwar Yatra.

Since October 2022, the region's coastal belt has experienced several targeted demolition drives. Today, thousands of Muslim fishermen are suffering the consequences, with communal tensions escalating around coastal Gujarat.

People whose houses and establishments were demolished say only properties of Muslims were singled out by the administration, a question that even the Punjab and Haryana high court raised while halting the action.

Industries that once offered socio-economic mobility for local Muslims are now being targeted across UP, albeit “silently", some believe.

A former Supreme Court judge, a high court judge and advocates have pointed out the glaring legal lapses in the case against the fact-checker and his incarceration.

Lamenting the "sad state of affairs", the experts noted that it is incumbent upon the state machinery to uphold the rule of law and ensure the officers responsible for the incident are held to account.

'There is almost no restriction, because it [the SC] has read the categories of women very broadly,' said an expert, noting how the decision has paved the way for anyone in India to now access abortion till 24 weeks.

While the Gujarat government says the convicts were released as per its 1992 policy, experts say many other factors should have convinced the authorities to reject the applications.

Prior to his elevation as a judge in August 2014, Justice Lalit’s career as a lawyer involved several high-profile and controversial cases, including representing Amit Shah in the alleged Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

While refusing bail, the sessions court said "There is no need to give detail and elaborate reasons for the same".

The complaint said that the book 'Ret Samadhi', whose English translation won the International Booker Prize, hurt Hindu sentiments.

The apex court's recent rulings against activist Himanshu Kumar and its observations in Zakia Jafri's plea will 'intimidate the public into silence', experts opine.

The bench’s accusations, leading to the subsequent arrests, were “highly improper” on procedural terms, a former judge says.

Wasim Khan had simply wanted the police to break up a fight in his neighbourhood. But when he was taken to the police station to give a statement, he was allegedly beaten with lathis.