Mob Violence
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Pakistan: Six sentenced to death for lynching Sri Lankan man on blasphemy allegations
Nine persons were sentenced to life.
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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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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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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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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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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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Video
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Field
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