West Bengal sees spike in mob lynching, 12 cases reported in a week
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.