Pakistan: Six sentenced to death for lynching Sri Lankan man on blasphemy allegations

Nine persons were sentenced to life.

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· Apr 19, 2022 · 01:38 pm

Jharkhand passes Bill to prevent mob violence and lynching, provides up to life term for culprits

Bharatiya Janata Party opposed the Bill, saying it was an attempt at appeasement politics.

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· Dec 22, 2021 · 08:02 am

No data on persons killed in vigilante violence, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

The Union home ministry said it has issued advisories from time to time to ensure that people who take the law into their own hands are promptly punished.

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· Dec 15, 2021 · 11:20 pm

Pakistan: Over 100 arrested for lynching of Sri Lankan man accused of blasphemy

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said they will be prosecuted with ‘full severity of the law’.

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· Dec 05, 2021 · 01:49 pm

NHRC orders Assam to pay Rs 1 lakh to man assaulted by mob on suspicion of selling beef

On April 8, 2019, Shaukat Ali was assaulted by a mob in Assam on the suspicion of serving beef. He was also forced to eat pork.

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· Sep 17, 2020 · 12:25 pm

Gurugram: Police arrest second suspect in attack on man accused of carrying cow meat

The case has been transferred to the Crime Unit of the Gurugram Police.

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· Aug 03, 2020 · 11:24 am

Palghar lynching: SC orders Maharashtra to submit probe report within four weeks

Two local religious leaders and their driver were beaten to death by a mob in Palghar earlier this month.

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· May 01, 2020 · 06:07 pm

Delhi violence: Akali Dal MP writes to Amit Shah over police inaction, says reminiscent of 1984

Naresh Gujral said the police took no action on his request for assistance to 16 Muslims who were trapped in a house in Maujpur.

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· Feb 27, 2020 · 06:25 pm

Rajasthan: Mob beats up three Dalit men for allegedly stealing donkeys, one accused arrested

Jaisalmer Superintendent of Police Kiran Kang said around 16 people have been accused of thrashing the Dalits.

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· Feb 23, 2020 · 02:14 pm

Kerala man acquitted in the Walayar sisters’ rape-murder case attacked by mob, left on road

People said the Telangana incident, in which four men accused of rape and murder of a veterinarian were shot dead by the police, had triggered the assault.

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· Dec 07, 2019 · 04:31 pm

Mumbai Police arrest 33 mourners, book nearly 200 for violence at a funeral procession

The deceased had allegedly committed suicide after being unable to find his missing teenage daughter.

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· Oct 23, 2019 · 04:10 pm

Hailakandi mob attack: Police arrest nine assaulted by crowd after locals file complaints

Police and CRPF personnel had rescued six of the nine arrested after a mob attacked them while three others were arrested later.

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· Oct 13, 2019 · 01:58 pm