After multiple years of declining trend, the number of communal incidents in Karnataka appear to be increasing with the state reporting one such incident every 12 days on average between January 1, 2019 and February 15, 2023. As per data from the home department, cases in 2022 more than doubled from the previous year to touch 63, while 2021 and 2020 – the two Covid years – have also seen more cases than 2019, indicating an increasing trend. This year has seen one case as of mid-February, reported in Kolar. After multiple years of declining trend, the number of communal incidents in Karnataka appear to be increasing with the state reporting one such incident every 12 days on average between January 1, 2019 and February 15, 2023. As per data from the home department, cases in 2022 more than doubled from the previous year to touch 63, while 2021 and 2020 – the two Covid years – have also seen more cases than 2019, indicating an increasing trend. This year has seen one case as of mid-February, reported in Kolar.
