Lynchistan: A look at mob lynching cases across India
News | July 19, 2018 11:21 ISTSupreme Court instructed Parliament to come up with a new law which would deal with offences of mob-lynching
Supreme Court instructed Parliament to come up with a new law which would deal with offences of mob-lynching
The apex court clearly said, "horrendous acts of mobocracy" cannot be allowed and "extra-judicial acts, such as cow vigilantism" have to be nipped in the bud.
Google engineer lynched to death by mob in Bengaluru. The rumour of being a child lifter took the life of the engineer.
Mob lynching case: Stating that no citizen can take law into his hands nor become law unto himself, the top court said that it is the duty of state to ensure maintenance of law and order.
Mob lynching case: Stating that no citizen can take law into his hands nor become law unto himself, the top court said that it is the duty of state to ensure maintenance of law and order.
Stating that no citizen can take law into his hands nor become law unto himself, the top court said that it is the duty of state to ensure maintenance of law and order.
The police said the mob frenzy started after the man from Qatar was seen distributing chocolates to local children. The police have arrested 32 people.
The Congress president's reaction comes at a time when Union minister Jayant Sinha has come under severe criticism for felicitating eight men convicted for the lynching of cattle trader Alimuddin Ansari on June 29 last year.
MHA directs State govt to check mob lynching incidents in their states
"It was also stressed that complaints of child abduction or kidnapping should be properly investigated to instill confidence among the affected persons," the ministry said today.
Amid continuing mob lynchings, govt asks WhatsApp to take preventive steps for checking spread of 'irresponsible, explosive' messages
WhatsApp rumours have already claimed at least 29 lives in last 4 months in the country.
Sukanta Chakrabarty (33) was lynched by a mob suspecting him of being a child-lifter at Kalachhara in South Tripura district last night, Assistant Inspector General of Police Smriti Ranjan Das said.
How fake viral message claiming life of people in several states
Mob lynches man to death over alleged child theft in Chattisgarh
Mob lynches another man over suspicion of child theft
Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia said the prime accused allegedly had an argument with the two men, following which he spread the rumour that they were child lifters, to instigate the villagers.
In a shocking incident, two youths from Guwahati were beaten to death by an agitated mob at a remote location in Karbi Anglong district on suspicion of being child lifters.
"We request people not to be misled by such posts. All such posts must be reported to the nearest police station and we asked all Superintendents of Police to take immediate action so that such posts do not go viral," a senior police officer said.
A group of 114 veterans of the Indian Armed Forces have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, condemning the targeting of Muslims and Dalits in the country and a “clampdown” on freedom of speech
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