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

Bulandshahr violence: Allahabad High Court grants bail to Yogesh Raj, one of the main accused

Yogesh Raj is a Bajrang Dal member and was accused of inciting a mob of over 400 people to attack a police inspector who died in the attack.

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· Sep 25, 2019 · 10:11 pm

Delhi: Pregnant woman suspected of being a child abductor beaten by a mob, five arrested

The incident occurred last week in the city’s Harsh Vihar locality. The woman is hearing and speech impaired.

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· Sep 02, 2019 · 10:11 am

In Bihar, five people have been killed in just one month over rumours of child lifting

All eight attacks stemmed from rumours circulated on social media.

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· Aug 30, 2019 · 01:30 pm

UP: 10 injured in mob attack on police, healthcare team after child abduction rumours in Fatehpur

Three cases were filed and 15 people were arrested after the incident.

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· Aug 29, 2019 · 02:10 pm