Report Finds Hindutva Misinformation and Police Failures Fuelled Leicester Riots

Report finds Hindutva misinformation and police failures fuelled Leicester riots

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail A new report on the 2022 Leicester riots has found that significant failures in policing and responses to Hindutva misinformation contributed to the serious disorder between Hindu and Muslim communities. The study led by researchers from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and the London School of Economics (LSE), found that rapidly […]

India-Pakistan 2022 cricket match clashes: New U.K. report into Leicester communal violence calls for unity forum

Both Hindu nationalist and political Islamist actors were found responsible for actively seeking to “inflame division for political ends”

Police and Sir Peter Soulsby could have done more during Leicester disorder, inquiry finds

The report says that both religious communities were victims and perpetrators of the violence

Hindutva-inflected chants permeated Leicester mobilisation, conditioning unrest: Inquiry

Chants such as Vande Mataram, Jai Shree Ram and Bharat Mata Ki Jai reverberated through Muslim residential quarters during orchestrated motorcades by Hindu youths, as a report asserts militant Hindutva ideology exerted expansive influence and warrants recognition under the UK’s extremism framework.

UK Hindu Bodies Reject SOAS Report on Leicester Unrest, Raise Concerns Over Soros-Linked Funding

Hindu Groups in UK Slam SOAS-Led Report on 2022 Leicester Unrest, Question Soros Funding and Investigation Impartiality. Upendra Bharti | HENB | New Delhi | Feb 23, 2026:: Hindu organisations in the United Kingdom have strongly rejected a new inquiry report into the 2022 communal unrest in Leicester, alleging that it unfairly blames Hindus and…

Online disinformation and leadership failures behind 2022  Leicester unrest, inquiry report finds

HighlightsAn independent inquiry has blamed online disinformation and leadership failures for the 2022 Hindu-Muslim violence in Leicester.The 200-page report found "no evidence of leadership" from Leicester city council and its Labour mayor Peter Soulsby.Leicestershire police were criticised for intelligence gaps, poor communication and inconsistent operational decisions.An independent inquiry into the 2022 communal violence in Leicester has con…