Days after Bajrang Muni Das allegedly made a hate speech and issued a “rape threat” in Sitapur, the Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday arrested the seer.
Meanwhile, in the Haridwar speech case, the Supreme Court has asked the Uttarakhand government to file a status report by April 22 after the state said that four FIRs have been registered in connection with the alleged hate speeches made in December last year during an event in Haridwar.
So, why the surge in hate speech? And, how to stop hate from spiraling? Watch as top scholars share their views.