, Jan. 19 -- The overwhelming majority of incidents involving minority communities in 2025 were criminal in nature rather than communal, said the government on Monday sharing the yearlong police record on minority-related incidents, law and order situation.

Describing every incident as a matter of concern, the government said the data presents a clear and evidence-based picture.

This underscored both the complexity of law-and-order challenges and the importance of grounding public discussion in facts rather than fear or misinformation, it added.

A yearlong review of official police records for January to December 2025 documents 645 incidents involving members of minority communities, compiled from verified First Information Reports, Ge...