During the COVID-19 pandemic, while the world was fighting a health crisis, Indian media and government-aligned narratives targeted Muslims, blaming them for the virus's spread under the term "Corona Jihad." This propaganda centered around the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi’s Nizamuddin Markaz in March 2020, which occurred just before the sudden nationwide lockdown. Stranded due to lack of transport and government planning, the attendees were vilified as virus carriers. Mainstream TV channels like Zee News, Republic TV, and India TV framed the event as a deliberate conspiracy, calling attendees “Corona Bombs” and “Jihadis.” Terms like “hiding in mosques” were selectively used for Muslims, while similar situations involving stranded Hindu and Sikh pilgrims were sympathetically described as “trapped.” The media thus criminalized one community while empathizing with others. Seventy Muslim attendees, including foreigners, faced criminal cases for violating lockdown norms and spreading COVID-19. But five years later, all have been acquitted. The Delhi High Court and other courts found no solid evidence in the police chargesheets. The government not only ignored the biased and hateful TV coverage in court but also selectively quoted parts of digital media reports to suit its narrative, avoiding regulation of poisonous content under the Cable TV Act. WHO also had to step in, stating that religion or ethnicity should not be linked to disease spread. The consequences were dire: Muslims were assaulted, boycotted, and their livelihoods were destroyed. Even in hospitals, religious segregation occurred. Meanwhile, the real causes of the crisis—government mismanagement, lack of oxygen, PPE kits, and accurate data—were conveniently sidelined. The "Corona Jihad" wasn’t just a media invention; it was a tool to scapegoat a community and protect an unprepared state. The damage remains long after the truth has emerged.