Beaten, insulted, harassed: How the month of May treated Muslims

As the heat-wave heightened in the month of May, there was little to no respite for members of the Muslim community. While April placed Muslims in a precarious state, May worsened it as the controversy surrounding Gyanvapi mosque, atrocities against children of the Muslim community among other issues, saw a notable increase.
This article is a part of Siasat.com’s hate-crime tracker which chronicles atrocities against Muslims in India.
May 1: Senior politician PC George at an event in Karnataka organised by the Hindu Dharma Parishad, said, “Muslim traders were deliberately mixing infertility drugs in others’ drinks so that the Muslim community can increase its population and turn India into a Muslim country.” Also Read Kerala leader booked for controversial remarks against Muslims May 6: A day after Eid-ul-Fitr, authorities of Kanpur demolished an Islamic School including a mosque, and desecrated copies of Quran. The demolition was carried out without serving any prior notice to the madrasah administration.
A day after Eid-ul-Fitr, Indian authorities in #Kanpur , #UttarPradesh demolished an Islamic school including a mosque and desecrated copies of Holy #Quran . The demolition was carried out without serving any prior notice to the madrasah administration. #India #Islamophobia pic.twitter.com/aBoEUJAIkD — DOAM (@doamuslims) May 6, 2022 May 7: Around 600 Muslims from Gosabar in Gujarat filed an application in the Ahmedabad High court seeking permission to euthanize themselves. According to the plea filed in the court, the authorities of the concerned department do not allow them to anchor boats at Gosabar or Navi Bandar port and have been harassing them since 2016. Hence, they wanted to end their lives.
गुजरात के पोरबंदर गोसाबरा में मुस्लिम मछुआरों का आरोप है कि उन्हें मछली पकड़ने एवं बेचने की इजाज़त नहीं दी जा रही है जिस कारण उनका परिवार आर्थिक तंगियों से गुज़र रहा है… pic.twitter.com/Nf3mxAFFUO — Ashraf Hussain (@AshrafFem) May 22, 2022 Also Read Gujarat: Alleging discrimination, 600 Muslim fishermen approach HC seeking death May 8: A personal issue turned communal in Shivammoga. A mob led by Sangh Parivar damaged more than five Muslim houses, vehicles. Further, a Muslim couple were attacked in Indiranagar.