Summary:
Gujarat has reported more than 70 incidents of hate-crime against migrants, including the propagation of hate messages on social media. On Friday, police arrested 15 more persons for spreading hate against migrants, mainly from UP and Bihar, on social media. Ahmedabad rural police arrested five persons in Bagodara taluka, for allegedly spreading hate messages against migrant workers on social media. AHMEDABAD: Violence against migrant workers in the state — purportedly the fallout of the rape of a toddler at Dhundhar village in Himmatnagar — has reportedly ceased, but the spewing of hatred on social media continues unabated. The five persons arrested in Bagodara on Friday had made a group on WhatsApp and were circulating message against non-Gujaratis working at the Dholi GIDC estate in Bagodara..