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The complaint was filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party leader Akash Saxena, who alleged that Khan was trying to incite violence between Hindus and Muslims.

Lucknow: In a 2019 hate speech case, the special MP/MLA court of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh sentenced Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan to three years in jail on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the court found Khan guilty of hate speech. He was also asked to pay a fine of Rs 25,000 by the court.  SP leader was charged for a ‘provocative speech’ against Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

A notice has also been issued to the Director General of Police, Rajasthan to submit a detailed report mentioning the initiation of criminal prosecution against the perpetrators of such crime and their abettors/sympathisers. �� Rajasthan: NHRC Issues Notice to Chief Secretary on Reported ‘Auctioning of Girls on Stamp Paper’, ‘Rape of Their Mothers’ on Caste Panchayat Diktats.

A top court bench headed by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit told petitioner Advocate Abu Sohel that his plea against Nupur Sharma looked innocuous but had far-reaching consequences. 

Prophet row case: The top court was hearing a plea filed by lawyer Abu Sohel seeking directions for an independent, credible and impartial investigation into the matter.

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal against denial of sanction to prosecute Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in an alleged 2007 hate speech case. �� Relief for Yogi Adityanath in Hate Speech Case, Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Denial of Sanction To Prosecute UP CM.

Hyderabad: Amid ongoing protests in parts of Hyderabad over the suspended BJP leader’s alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammed, Gosha Mahal MLA T Raja Singh, who was out on bail, was arrested again from his residence in Hyderabad on Thursday.  The Hyderabad police is likely to file a petition before a Sessions Court challenging the bail of suspended BJP MLA Raja

AfriForum says it plans to appeal the Equality Court verdict on the “Shoot the Boer” chant.

Judge Edwin Molahlehi has dismissed AfriForum’s hate speech case against the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), over its use of the song as well as of Biza Ama Fire Brigade (‘call the fire brigade’), by the party’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi at the Brendin Horner murder case in 2020.

Closing arguments are expected to commence on Monday in the hate speech case between the EFF and lobby group AfriForum.