21–25 February –2019 Assam alcohol poisonings: At least 168 people died after consuming poisonous liquor and more than 300 admitted in hospitals inJorhat andGolaghat districts.
17 June –Tabrez Ansari lynching: 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari was attacked by aHindu lynch mob inJharkhand, India. Ansari, aMuslim, was tied to atree, brutally beaten and forced to chantHindu religious slogans. He died four days later.
7 August – Over 132,000 people evacuated inSangli andKolhapur districts ofMaharashtra state due to heavy rains.
16 August – Millions of residents inJammu and Kashmir still have no communication with the outside world, eleven days after theGovernment of India imposed restrictions on 5 August.[12] Meanwhile, 11 deaths (3Pakistani soldiers, 6Indian soldiers, 2 Pakistani civilians) have been reported in theKashmir region.[13]