Pehlu Khan lynching: Two juveniles convicted, months after six accused were acquitted

This is the first conviction in the case and the sentencing will take place on Saturday.

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· Mar 06, 2020 · 10:36 pm

West Bengal: Farmer allegedly lynched in Malda after son damages neighbour’s phone

The police have registered a case against five people – all of whom are absconding.

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· Feb 24, 2020 · 01:43 pm

Rajasthan: Two Dalit brothers beaten and stripped for alleged theft, seven arrested

Rahul Gandhi and other Congress members condemned the crime and asked Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to order an investigation.

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· Feb 20, 2020 · 03:15 pm

Tamil Nadu: Dalit youth lynched in Villupuram for defecating by roadside, seven arrested

R Sakthivel was assaulted in a village dominated by Vanniyars, a powerful OBC community. The police said they were investigating if it was a caste murder.

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· Feb 16, 2020 · 01:38 pm

Madhya Pradesh lynching: BJP leader arrested for allegedly provoking mob that killed a farmer

The police have arrested four people till now. Meanwhile, the government suspended five policemen for failing to intervene.

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· Feb 06, 2020 · 10:34 pm

Madhya Pradesh: Mob lynches farmer in Dhar district, injures 5 on suspicion that they are kidnappers

The police on Thursday arrested three persons in connection with the attack.

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· Feb 06, 2020 · 02:14 pm

UP hostage drama: Captor’s wife beaten to death by locals hours after he was killed in rescue effort

Locals reportedly pelted bricks and stones at the woman.

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· Jan 31, 2020 · 11:24 am

Jharkhand mob lynching: High Court grants bail to six arrested in Tabrez Ansari case

The six accused – Bhimsen Mandal, Chamu Nayak, Mahesh Mahali, Satyanarayan Nayak, Madan Nayak and Vikram Mandal – have been in jail since June 25.

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· Dec 11, 2019 · 08:30 am

Mob lynching: Centre will change laws to curb cases, Amit Shah tells Rajya Sabha

The Home Ministry also told Parliament that it had not released data on lynching in its NCRB report last month as it was ‘prone to misinterpretation’.

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· Dec 04, 2019 · 03:14 pm

West Bengal: Two lynched allegedly on suspicion of cattle theft in Coochbehar, 13 arrested

The police said they had yet to ascertain if the cows were actually stolen.

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· Nov 22, 2019 · 12:16 pm

Jharkhand: One allegedly lynched, another injured over suspicion of stealing truck battery

Police were called to the scene and one of the two people, identified as Akhtar Ansari, was rescued from the mob while Mubarak Ansari was found dead.

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· Nov 07, 2019 · 01:47 pm

Assam: Cattle rearer killed, one injured after allegedly refusing to donate money to tribal group

The 55-year-old man died during a clash between members of the cattle-rearing community and the students’ body of the Mising tribe.

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· Oct 21, 2019 · 04:16 pm