Dhule Lynching

Maharashtra Police says at least five videos that fuelled child-lifting rumours were 'misrepresented to create panic'

Some of the clippings which fuelled rumours in Maharashtra were from places like Bengaluru, Syria and Karachi in Pakistan, a police official said.

Dhule lynching: Viral video showing 'child-lifters on the prowl' was doctored, originated in Pakistan, says police

The video on the basis of which five persons were lynched in Dhule was made in Karachi, Pakistan, and was meant to be a promotional video on child safety, which was edited to trigger panic

Dhule lynching: Maharashtra Opposition leader Dhananjay Munde demands SIT investigation

Describing the Dhule lynching incident as "very disturbing", the Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council Dhananjay Munde on Wednesday demanded a probe by a SIT and compensation of Rs 25 lakh for the kin of the deceased.

Dhule lynching: Key accused arrested from forest hideout near Rainpada; 26th person to be taken in custody

The key accused involved in the Dhule lynching incident was arrested by the local crime branch squad on Sunday, media reports said.

Devendra Fadnavis expresses grief over Dhule lynching; police warns of strict action against those spreading rumour on social media

Devendra Fadnavis expressed grief over the death of five people in Dhule district only because of rumours and sought stronger measures by social media platforms to check their spread.

Dhule lynching: Only a handful of people stay back in Rainpada, residents say village's image being unfairly tarnished

Residents of Rainpada village in Dhule district, where five men were lynched following a rumour, say their village is being unfairly maligned.

Dhule lynching: Nobody to arrange food and water for elderly as people abandon Rainpada village fearing arrest

Rainpada in Dhule, a remote village of Maharashtra which was the scene of the brutal lynching of five men a few days ago, has virtually turned into a ghost place.

Dhule lynching: Fearing arrest, most Rainpada men have fled their village and maybe even the state

Twenty-three people were arrested by the Dhule Police in connection with the lynching of five men in Rainpada village on 1 July. Five of those arrested belong to the village.

Maharashtra DGP appeals to people not to believe in rumours after 5 'child-lifters' lynched in Dhule

A day after the Dhule lynching incident, Maharashtra DGP Datta Padsalgikar appealed to people to not believe in rumours.

5 'child lifters' lynched in Dhule: Victims' families refuse to accept bodies; Devendra Fadnavis promises Rs 5 lakh compensation

Families of the five persons killed in a mob attack in Maharashtra's Dhule district staged a protest on Monday. They also refused to accept victims' bodies.