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Man assaulted after being seen with Muslim woman in Karnataka’s Koppal

February 05, 2026 10:01 pm

The Koppal man said he was assaulted after being accused of having a relationship with the woman’s daughter.

Jadavpur University launched an investigation after four engineering students were accused of moral policing. (File)

Jadavpur University forms team to probe alleged moral policing on campus

November 20, 2025 2:15 pm

A group of women submitted a complaint after four engineering students ‘passed inappropriate comments’. The letter states that a student was hospitalised during a scuffle after the comments.

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The tragedy of Raseena and other women who continue to be policed by men

June 23, 2025 11:12 pm

A woman in Kannur allegedly died by suicide after she was shamed for talking to a man. Her death is an indictment of a society that still believes it can tell women how to live and how to be

Bengaluru student dies in ‘moral policing’ incident, 3 held

November 04, 2024 7:24 am

The incident took place on October 26 when Puneeth and his seven classmates including two girls went for an excursion to ASP Layout Farmhouse in Chikkenahalli village.

4 men arrested over questioning Hindu woman for 'talking to a Muslim' in Mangaluru

February 07, 2024 8:33 am

The police commissionerate in Mangaluru was the first to establish an ‘anti-communal wing’ in Karnataka last year to combat moral policing and handle cases related to communal violence.

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Ninth accused in police custody, cops study link to anonymous posters that came up in June'

September 05, 2023 2:28 am

The DCB, which has so far questioned over 100 people in the case, is also analysing the call detail records (CDR) of over 610 people who are members of a WhatsApp group opened by the Army of Mahdi.

Zero tolerance for moral policing, hate politics: Siddaramaiah

May 31, 2023 3:28 am

“There is no question of compromising on the issue of protecting the harmony and secular heritage of Karnataka… hate politics will not be tolerated and the environment of fear will be eradicated,” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said.

'Moral policing' in Karnataka: Four arrested for 'assaulting' Muslim youth for talking to Hindu classmate

May 05, 2023 12:29 am

The incident happened at Puttur in the Dakshina Kannada district. When Mohammed Parees was talking to his classmates, the accused called him aside and allegedly assaulted him

Karnataka: Group of men and women on outing targeted over presence of Muslims

August 18, 2022 9:46 am

The three men were allegedly beaten up and their two female friends verbally abused in Madikeri by a mob that also photographed them and punctured the tyres of their car.

Bajrang Dal members stop party at Mangaluru pub: A string of moral policing instances in Karnataka

July 27, 2022 6:41 am

Last year, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had come under fire when his reply to a question on incidents of moral policing was seen as an endorsement.