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

Jharkhand lynching: Probe team says police negligence, doctors’ lapses led to Tabrez Ansari’s death

The district administration has sought to take action against the police officials and doctors who were involved in the incident.

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· Jul 12, 2019 · 11:17 pm

West Bengal: Man lynched in Malda for allegedly stealing a bike, two arrested

The incident occurred on Wednesday. Shanaul Sheikh’s death three days later triggered protests in some areas of the district.

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· Jul 01, 2019 · 04:40 pm

Pehlu Khan lynching: Dairy farmer killed in 2017 not named in chargesheet, claims Ashok Gehlot

However, the Rajasthan chief minister said a case was registered against Khan’s sons during the rule of the previous Bharatiya Janata Party government.

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· Jun 29, 2019 · 04:26 pm

Jharkhand mob attack: Rahul Gandhi calls it ‘blot on humanity’

The Congress president said the silence of powerful leaders of the BJP in both central and state governments was shocking.

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· Jun 25, 2019 · 09:44 pm

Jharkhand mob attack: ‘Jai Shri Ram’ can be said by embracing people, says minority affairs minister

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi called the lynching ‘heinous’, and said such a destructive narrative cannot dominate the development agenda.

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· Jun 25, 2019 · 06:57 pm