US State Department Report

Ref: https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/india/

The National Crimes Record Bureau reported 272 instances of communal violence in 2022 compared with 378 in 2021(most recent data). Attacks on members of religious minority groups, including killings, assaults, and intimidation, occurred in various states throughout the year, including cases of “cow vigilantism” based on allegations that Muslim men were participating in cow slaughter or trade in beef. There were also attacks on religious leaders, disruption of Christian and Muslim worship services, vandalism of religious minorities’ houses of worship, and violence between religious groups. Islamic groups in Jammu and Kashmir also reportedly attacked non-Muslims during the year.