The Crime Branch of the Goa Police has filed a case against two Muslim sisters studying at DAV School for posting disparaging posts about Hinduism and their devi-devtas on Instagram. The Crime Branch has summoned both sisters for questioning.
This action was taken when a Twitter user shared screenshots of the two Muslim sisters’ contentious posts as well as links of their Instagram profiles.
The two sisters in question were abusing Hindus and instigating communal animosity. Currently, the Instagram accounts of the two Muslim sisters are not available.
Goa Police took note of the matter; meanwhile, the Instagram accounts of the two Muslim sisters are unavailable. IPS officer Nidhin Valsan tweeted that an FIR had been filed in response to the tweet that highlighted the actions of the two sisters, tainted with an anti-Hindu mindset. After that, on April 25, 2023, IPS Valsan quoted the tweet and stated that the Crime Branch had summoned the accused twin sisters to appear for questioning.
The IPS officer tweeted, “Twin sisters from Goa who allegedly made religiously derogatory Instagram posts have been summoned under crpc 41(a) by Crime Branch Goa in the case registered”.
Notably, social media sites such as Instagram have become a hub for spreading anti-Hindu sentiment. Instagram is becoming a hotbed for promoting an anti-Hindu mindset due to the lack of rapid action against unpleasant content regarding Hindus posted.
On July 7, 2022, NCRI (Network Contagion Research Institute) and Rutgers University presented a report titled: ‘Anti-Hindu Disinformation: A Case Study of Hinduphobia on Social Media’. This paper discusses the patterns of hatred directed at the Hindu community.
The report talks about the frightening trend aimed towards the Hindu community across many social media platforms, analysing 1 million tweets with artificial intelligence to analyse the evolution of a disguised and coded language pattern published on social networks.
The use of ethnic pejoratives, slurs, and coded language disguises disinformation against Hindus.
The paper also talks about the Hinduphobic code words and memes. It said, “In July the signal on the Hinduphobic code words and memes reached record highs that could inflame a spill out to real world violence, especially in light of escalating religious tensions in India and the recent beheading of an Indian shopkeeper. Social media platforms largely are unaware of the code words, key images, and structured nature of this hatred even as it is surging”.
