West Bengal sees spike in mob lynching, 12 cases reported in a week
Jul 02, 2024, at 06:27 am
Kolkata/IBNS: As the recent incident of mob lynching surfaced, where a woman was beaten up by a man in full public view, it has come to the fore that 12 such incidents took place in West Bengal in a span of just a week, media reports said.
Man lynched in Punjab gurdwara over 'sacrilege', FIR filed against him
May 05, 2024, at 06:26 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: An FIR has been registered against a 19-year-old who was beaten to death for allegedly tearing pages of the revered Guru Granth Sahib at a gurdwara in Punjab's Ferozepur.
Assam: Chargesheet filed against 14 accused in Jorhat lynching case
Jan 18, 2022, at 03:34 am
Guwahati/IBNS : The Assam Police on Monday filed the chargesheet against 14 accused persons in an All Assam Students Union (AASU) leader mob lynching case in Jorhat after 50 days.
Punjab: Mob kills another man over alleged sacrilege in less than 24 hrs
Dec 19, 2021, at 09:04 pm
Kapurthala/IBNS: A second man has been killed on allegations of sacrilege in less than 24 hours after the accused in a similar incident was beaten to death in Amritsar's Golden Temple.
Two men thrashed on suspicion of theft in Bokaro, one dead, another serious
Nov 06, 2019, at 08:30 pm
Bokaro/UNI: An angry mob beat up two men when they were allegedly trying to steal items from a bike and car service center near Gobindpur colony under Bokaro Thermal Police Station area of this district.
Mob lynching letter to PM Modi: Bihar police close sedition case against intellectuals
Oct 09, 2019, at 10:10 pm
Patna: After huge controversy broke out over the First Information Reports (FIRs) against intellectuals who had voiced concerns over mob lynching in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bihar police on Wednesday closed the sedition case calling it "maliciously false", NDTV reported.
Have you changed your opinion? Shashi Tharoor slams Modi over FIRs against intellectuals
Oct 08, 2019, at 11:33 am
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi: Citing Narendra Modi's reference to freedom of speech and expression during a 2016 address in the US Congress, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor slammed the Prime Minister over the First Information Reports (FIRs) filed against the intellectuals who had voiced concerns over mob lynching.
Two youths beaten to death with iron rods in Bihar
Sep 15, 2019, at 01:50 pm
Buxar, Sep 15 (UNI) There seems no end to the incidents of mob lynching in Bihar as two youths were beaten to death with iron rods and their bodies were recovered from an orchard at Kurthia village under Bagen police station area in the district late last night.
Jharkhand mob lynching: Accused avoid murder charges as autopsy claims Tabrez died of cardiac arrest
Sep 10, 2019, at 11:45 am
Patna: Murder charges against the accused in the Jharkhand mob lynching case were dropped as the post-mortem report claimed victim Tabrez Ansari died of a cardiac arrest, media reports said.
Mani Ratnam denies signing any letter to PM on mob lynchings
Jul 28, 2019, at 03:11 pm
Mumbai, Jul 28 (IBNS): Eminent filmmaker Mani Ratnam has denied signing in the letter sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with 49 signatures by notable intellectuals from industry and other fields raising concern over the "rising intolerance" in the country, media reports said.
Jul 26, 2019, at 12:41 pm
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 26 (IBNS): Actress Kangana Ranaut and 61 other personalities have accused 49 intellectuals, who wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over attacks against minorities couple of days ago, of "selective outrage, false narratives, clear political bias and motive".
Mob lynching became epidemic now: Swara Bhasker supports intellectuals' letter to PM Modi
Jul 25, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Mumbai, July 25 (IBNS): Supporting the letter sent by 49 intellectuals to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over mob lynching, actress Swara Bhasker said the practice of beating people has become epidemic, media reports said.
Stringent law a must to curb mob-lynchings: BSP chief Mayawati
Jul 13, 2019, at 02:41 pm
Lucknow, Jul 13 (UNI) Calling for a stringent law against rising incidents of mob-lynching, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Saturday said not only the Dalits, tribals and religious minorities, but everybody, including police, were becoming victims of the violence.
Pehlu Khan chargesheet row: Asaduddin Owaisi urges Rajasthan Muslims not to support Congress
Jun 29, 2019, at 09:24 pm
Hyderabad, June 29 (IBNS): AIMIM chief Asauddin Owaisi has urged the Muslims of Rajasthan not to support the Congress whose government in the state on Saturday received widespread criticism over naming of mob lynching victim Pehlu Khan in chargesheet for an alleged cattle trading.
Victim of mob lynching Pehlu Khan not named in chargesheet, says Ashok Gehlot
Jun 29, 2019, at 09:04 pm
Jaipur, June 29 (IBNS): After receiving criticisms from the Opposition, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has denied naming of mob lynching victim Pehlu Khan in the chargesheet for an alleged cattle trading.
Jun 24, 2019, at 11:14 am
Ranchi, June 24 (IBNS): In yet another incident of mob lynching, a Muslim man from Jharkhand was beaten up in Kharsawa district of the state over suspicion of theft and was also forced to chant "Jai Shree Ram" and "Jai Hanuman", media reports said.
Manipur mob lynching: Special Investigation Team formed
Sep 18, 2018, at 12:34 pm
Guwahati, Sept 18 (IBNS): The Manipur police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the mob lynching of a youth last week.
Manipur mob lynching : Four police personnel suspended, inquiry initiated
Sep 17, 2018, at 12:19 pm
Guwahati, Sept 15 (IBNS) : Four policemen, including a Sub-Inspector, who were present when a youth was lynched last week in Manipur on suspicion of being a bike thief, were suspended on Sunday.
Karbi Anglong mob lynching: Gauhati HC directs shift of trial to Nagaon
Sep 04, 2018, at 10:26 pm
Guwahati, Sept 4 (IBNS): The Gauhati High Court has directed to shift the trial of Assam’s Karbi Anglong mob lynching case to Nagaon.
Assam mob lynching incident: Police file 844-page chargesheet accusing 48 persons
Sep 01, 2018, at 10:55 pm
Guwahati, Sep 1 (IBNS): The Assam police on Saturday filed the chargesheet in the sensational Karbi Anglong mob lynching incident where two youths were killed by a mob on rumours of being child-lifters on June 8 this year.
Gujarat: Mob beats up man to death over suspicion of theft
Jul 29, 2018, at 08:22 pm
Ahmedabad, July 29 (IBNS): In another shocking incident of lynching, a mob has beaten to death a man in Gujarat's Dahod area, reports said on Sunday.
Rajnath Singh condemns mob lynching but says it is a state matter
Jul 19, 2018, at 01:40 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Condemning the recent acts of mob lynching across the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said unverified fake news circulated through social media was the trigger for such incidents and it is up to the State Governments to take remedial measures as this is a state matter.
Assam Rifles rescue three men from mob lynching
Jul 05, 2018, at 10:56 pm
Guwahati, July 5 (IBNS): The Assam Rifles personnel on Thursday rescued three men dressed like ‘Sadhus’ at Mahur railway station in Assam’s Dima Hasao district as a mob of around 500 people attacked them on suspicion of being child lifters.
Kerala: Mob beats tribal man to death over theft allegation
Feb 24, 2018, at 01:58 am
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 23 (IBNS): A 27-year-old tribal man was on Thursday night beaten to death by local people over allegation of theft in Kadukumanna village in Attappady, near Palakkad in Kerala.
Another incident of rape triggers violence in Arunachal Pradesh
Feb 22, 2018, at 05:21 am
Itanagar, Feb 21 (IBNS): Just two days after two rape accused persons were lynched in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tezu town, another rape incident triggered violence in the China bordering state.
Mob lynching in the name of cow protection must be condemned: Arun Jaitley
Jul 21, 2017, at 02:53 am
New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): Reacting to the rapid rise in mob lynching by the Gau Rakshaks across the country over the last few months, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said such activities in the name of cow protection must be condemned.
Opposition protests mob lynching, RS adjourned
Jul 19, 2017, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): The Rajya Sabha was adjounred on Wednesday following a ruckus following the opposition castigating the Government over incidents of mob lynching, reports said.
Pranab Mukherjee slams mob lynchings, asks 'are we vigilant enough'
Jul 02, 2017, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now President Pranab Mukherjee has condemned the recent mob lynching incidents and has asked citizens to refrain themselves from this frenzy.