The high court had dismissed a petition by Brinda Karat and K M Tiwari challenging the trial court's refusal to direct registration of an FIR against Mr. Thakur and Mr. Verma for their alleged hate speeches over the anti-CAA protest at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh.
The court said hate crimes continue to shed blood because of poor enforcement of existing laws, and not because there are no laws to address the issue and punish the perpetrators
A video of the right-wing speaker making "objectionable" statements against St. Xavier, whose Holy Relics are preserved at Basilica of Bom Jesus Church, Old Goa, went viral, leading to an outrage
Congress functionary Peter D'Souza had lodged a complaint against Mr. Khattar at Vasco police station
It is recommended that person repeating crime related to hate speech and hate crime may have to undergo two to seven years of jail term with pecuniary fine of ₹50,000